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Q4 2023: Douglas County had the sixth highest number of inmates incarcerated

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Kristina Shea, Deputy Director - Support Services | doc.nv.gov

Kristina Shea, Deputy Director - Support Services | doc.nv.gov

Douglas County saw the sixth highest number of inmates incarcerated among Nevada counties in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.

There were 144 inmates incarcerated in the fourth quarter of 2023, a 2.7% decrease from the quarter before.

Clark County saw the most inmates incarcerated in the fourth quarter of 2023 in all of Nevada.

Every year, at least 38,000 people are booked into Nevada's local jails.

Nevada has an incarceration rate of 713 per 100,000 people, which means it incarcerates a higher percentage of its population than any other democracy in the world, according to 2020 U.S. Census data obtained by the Prison Policy Initiative.

Nevada Counties With Highest Number of Inmates incarcerated in Q4 2023
RankCounty# of inmates incarcerated
1Clark County5,339
2Washoe County1,553
3Carson City184
4Nye County161
5Elko County151
6Douglas County144
7Lyon County142
8Churchill County124
9White Pine County66
10Humboldt County48
11Mineral County30
12Lincoln County29
13Pershing County16
14Lander County7
15Storey County6
16Esmeralda County3
17Eureka County2

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