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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

February: Washoe County had the second highest number of inmates incarcerated

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Washoe County saw the second highest number of inmates incarcerated among Nevada counties in February, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.

There were 1,576 inmates incarcerated in February, a one percent increase over the month before.

Clark County saw the most inmates incarcerated in February 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.

Nevada Counties With Highest Number of Inmates Incarcerated in February
RankCounty# of inmates incarcerated
1Clark County5,472
2Washoe County1,576
3Carson City197
4Nye County175
5Douglas County157
6Lyon County154
7Elko County150
8Churchill County122
9White Pine County75
10Humboldt County46
11Mineral County31
12Lincoln County30
13Pershing County17
14Lander County8
15Storey County6
16Eureka County3
17Esmeralda County2

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