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Overview of Washington's Correctional System Washington

The Jail System

Washington has 39 counties and 54 jail facilities with a combined rated capacity of 10,264. There are no jail inspection or jail standards programs in the state.

The Prison System

The Dept. of Corrections managed 17,772 inmates in 2007 and has a staff of 8,124. The DOC operates 13 institutions, 16 work / training facilitites, and 2 pre-release centers.

The Community Corrections System

118,885 probationers were supervised by the DOC's Community Corrections unit and local probation offices in some jurisdictions. The DOC also supervised 13,017 parolees in 2007. Washington abolished parole in 1984. The DOC has 83 community corrections field offices.
2007 Crime Rate for Washington
The crime rate in Washington is about 15% higher than the national average rate. Property crimes account for around 92.4% of the crime rate in Washington which is 19% higher than the national rate. The remaining 8.9% are violent crimes and are about 29% lower than other states. The following graph shows how Washington compared to the rest of the states.

State Crime Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Washington National Avg.
Crime Rates (2007) 4,364 3,731
Violent Crimes 333 467
Property Crimes 4,031 3,264
2004 Corrections Population
Washington has 165,725 adults under correctional supervision (prisons, jails, probation, and parole). The supervision rate (number of offenders per 100,000 people) is about 41% higher than the national rate.

State Population Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Washington National Avg.
Population Rate (2004) 4,350 2,572
2007 Incarceration Information
Washington has a rate 39% lower than than the national average of incarcerated adults per 100,000.

Incarceration Rate (Per 100,000)

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Washington National Avg.
Incarceration Rate (2007) 273 447
2007 Probationers
Washington has a rate 22% higher than than the national average number of probationers per 100,000 people.

Probationers (Per 100,000)

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Washington National Avg.
Probationer Rate (2007) 2,390 1,863
2007 Parolees
Washington has a rate 18% lower than than the national average number of parolees per 100,000 people.

Parolees (Per 100,000)

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Washington National Avg.
Parolee Rate (2007) 262 319
2008 Corrections Percentage of Total State Government Expenditures
Taxpayers paid 6% lower than than the national average in 2008.

Percentage Spent on Corrections

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Washington National Avg.
% Spent on Corrections (2008) 6.3% 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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