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Overview of Missouri's Correctional System Missouri

The Jail System

There are 116 jail facilities in Missouri's 115 counties with a rated capacity of 10,790. There is no inspection or jail standards program in the state.

The Prison System

The Dept. of Corrections managed 29,857 inmates in 21 correctional facilities at the end of 2007. The DOC has 11,598 employees.

The Community Corrections System

The Board of Probation & Parole, an agency within the DOC, supervised 54,240 probationers and 19,849 parolees at yearend 2007. The agency has 40 districts in six regions.
2007 Crime Rate for Missouri
The crime rate in Missouri is about 12% higher than the national average rate. Property crimes account for around 88.1% of the crime rate in Missouri which is 13% higher than the national rate. The remaining 13.5% are violent crimes and are about 8% higher than other states. The following graph shows how Missouri compared to the rest of the states.

State Crime Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Missouri National Avg.
Crime Rates (2007) 4,243 3,731
Violent Crimes 505 467
Property Crimes 3,738 3,264
2004 Corrections Population
Missouri has 125,613 adults under correctional supervision (prisons, jails, probation, and parole). The supervision rate (number of offenders per 100,000 people) is about 1% higher than the national rate.

State Population Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Missouri National Avg.
Population Rate (2004) 2,595 2,572
2007 Incarceration Information
Missouri has a rate 12% higher than than the national average of incarcerated adults per 100,000.

Incarceration Rate (Per 100,000)

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Missouri National Avg.
Incarceration Rate (2007) 506 447
2007 Probationers
Missouri has a rate 33% lower than than the national average number of probationers per 100,000 people.

Probationers (Per 100,000)

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Missouri National Avg.
Probationer Rate (2007) 1,256 1,863
2007 Parolees
Missouri has a rate 28% higher than than the national average number of parolees per 100,000 people.

Parolees (Per 100,000)

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Missouri National Avg.
Parolee Rate (2007) 443 319
2008 Corrections Percentage of Total State Government Expenditures
Taxpayers paid 1% higher than than the national average in 2008.

Percentage Spent on Corrections

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Missouri National Avg.
% Spent on Corrections (2008) 6.8% 6.7%

Data Sources:

  • The PEW Center on the States
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • American Jail Assoc.
  • American Correctional Assoc.
  • State Government Websites
  • State-provided information
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