Metadata Information

Overview

Originator:
Vera Institute of Justice
Title:
Incarceration Trends by County
Abstract:
The Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends by County dataset tracks county-level jail population by year, sex, age, and race from 1970-2018. Each record in the dataset is a unique combination of year and county. To learn more about the dataset, see the Documentation at https://github.com/vera-institute/incarceration-trends?tab=readme-ov-file or the data codebook at https://github.com/vera-institute/incarceration_trends/blob/main/Incarceration%20Trends%20Codebook%2005-2025.pdf?raw=true
Time Period of Content Date:
1970-2018
Theme Keywords:
Data is available for U.S.counties.
Contact Person Information:
trends@vera.org

Data Quality

Completeness:
Data are available for the United States.
Missing Data:
NA
Lineage:
Vera Institute of Justice. Incarceration Trends. GitHub, https://github.com/vera-institute/incarceration-trends. Accessed March 24 2024.

Distribution

Publisher:
Vera Institute of Justice
Publication Date:
2020

Attributes

Column Type Label Description
yfips numeric Year + county FIPS code NA
year numeric Year NA
fips numeric Unique county FIPS code NA
state character State abbreviation NA
county_name character County name NA
total_pop numeric Total population NA
total_pop_15to64 numeric Total population aged 15-64 NA
female_pop_15to64 numeric Total female population aged 15-64 NA
male_pop_15to64 numeric Total male population aged 15-64 NA
aapi_pop_15to64 numeric Total Asian American Pacific Islander population aged 15-64 NA
black_pop_15to64 numeric Total Black population aged 15-64 NA
latinx_pop_15to64 numeric Total Latinx population aged 15-64 NA
native_pop_15to64 numeric Total Native population aged 15-64 NA
white_pop_15to64 numeric Total White population aged 15-64 NA
urbanicity character Urbanicity NA
region character Region NA
division character Division NA
commuting_zone numeric Commuting zone NA
metro_area numeric Metro area NA
land_area numeric Land area NA
total_jail_pop numeric Total jail population NA
female_jail_pop numeric Female jail population NA
male_jail_pop numeric Male jail population NA
female_adult_jail_pop numeric Female adult jail population NA
female_juvenile_jail_pop numeric Female juvenile jail population NA
male_adult_jail_pop numeric Male adult jail population NA
male_juvenile_jail_pop numeric Male juvenile jail population NA
aapi_jail_pop numeric Asian American Pacific Islander jail population NA
black_jail_pop numeric Black jail population NA
latinx_jail_pop numeric Latinx jail population NA
native_jail_pop numeric Native jail population NA
white_jail_pop numeric White jail population NA
other_race_jail_pop numeric Other race jail population NA
total_jail_pretrial numeric Total pretrial jail population NA
total_jail_from_prison numeric Jail population held on behalf of Prison NA
total_jail_from_other_jail numeric Jail population held on behalf of another jail NA
total_jail_from_fed numeric Jail population who are federal detainees NA
total_jail_from_bia numeric Jail population held on behalf of The Bureau of Indian Affairs NA
total_jail_from_bop numeric Jail population held on behalf of The Federal Bureau of Prisons NA
total_jail_from_ice numeric Jail population held on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement NA
total_jail_from_marshals numeric Jail population held on behalf of The U.S. Marshals Service NA
total_jail_from_other_fed numeric Total population of other federal detainees NA
jail_rated_capacity numeric Jail capacity NA
private_jail_flag numeric Private jail flag 1 = private jail, 0 = public
regional_jail_flag numeric Regional jail flag 1 = regional jail, 0 = single county jail
total_jail_adm numeric Total jail admissions NA
total_jail_dis numeric Total jail discharges NA
total_jail_pop_dcrp numeric Total jail population from the Death in Custody Reporting Program NA
female_jail_pop_dcrp numeric Female jail population from the Death in Custody Reporting Program NA
male_jail_pop_dcrp numeric Male jail population from the Death in Custody Reporting Program NA
total_jail_adm_dcrp numeric Total jail admissions from the Death in Custody Reporting Program NA
female_jail_adm_dcrp numeric Female jail admissions from the Death in Custody Reporting Program NA
male_jail_adm_dcrp numeric Male jail admissions from the Death in Custody Reporting Program NA
total_prison_pop numeric Total prison population NA
female_prison_pop numeric Female prison population NA
male_prison_pop numeric Male prison population NA
aapi_prison_pop numeric Asian American Pacific Islander prison population NA
black_prison_pop numeric Black prison population NA
latinx_prison_pop numeric Latinx prison population NA
native_prison_pop numeric Native prison population NA
other_race_prison_pop numeric Other race prison population NA
white_prison_pop numeric White prison population NA
aapi_female_prison_pop numeric Asian American Pacific Islander female prison population NA
aapi_male_prison_pop numeric Asian American Pacific Islander male prison population NA
black_female_prison_pop numeric Black female prison population NA
black_male_prison_pop numeric Black male prison population NA
latinx_female_prison_pop numeric Latinx female prison population NA
latinx_male_prison_pop numeric Latinx male prison population NA
native_female_prison_pop numeric Native female prison population NA
native_male_prison_pop numeric Native male prison population NA
other_race_female_prison_pop numeric Other race female prison population NA
other_race_male_prison_pop numeric Other race male prison population NA
white_female_prison_pop numeric White female prison population NA
white_male_prison_pop numeric White male prison population NA
total_prison_adm numeric Total prison admissions NA
female_prison_adm numeric Female prison admissions NA
male_prison_adm numeric Male prison admissions NA
aapi_prison_adm numeric Asian American Pacific Islander prison admissions NA
black_prison_adm numeric Black prison admissions NA
latinx_prison_adm numeric Latinx prison admissions NA
native_prison_adm numeric Native prison admissions NA
other_race_prison_adm numeric Other races prison admissions NA
white_prison_adm numeric White prison admissions NA
aapi_female_prison_adm numeric Asian American Pacific Islander female prison admissions NA
aapi_male_prison_adm numeric Asian American Pacific Islander male prison admissions NA
black_female_prison_adm numeric Black female prison admissions NA
black_male_prison_adm numeric Black male prison admissions NA
latinx_female_prison_adm numeric Latinx female prison admissions NA
latinx_male_prison_adm numeric Latinx male prison admissions NA
native_female_prison_adm numeric Native female prison admissions NA
native_male_prison_adm numeric Native male prison admissions NA
other_race_female_prison_adm numeric Other race female prison admissions NA
other_race_male_prison_adm numeric Other race male prison admissions NA
white_female_prison_adm numeric White female prison admissions NA
white_male_prison_adm numeric White male prison admissions NA
total_jail_pop_rate numeric Rate of total population in jail per 100,000 NA
female_jail_pop_rate numeric Rate of female population in jail per 100,000 NA
male_jail_pop_rate numeric Rate of male population in jail per 100,000 NA
aapi_jail_pop_rate numeric Rate of Asian American Pacific Islander population in jail per 100,000 NA
black_jail_pop_rate numeric Rate of Black population in jail per 100,000 NA
latinx_jail_pop_rate numeric Rate of Latinx population in jail per 100,000 NA
native_jail_pop_rate numeric Rate of Native population in jail per 100,000 NA
white_jail_pop_rate numeric Rate of White population in jail per 100,000 NA
total_jail_adm_rate numeric Rate of total jail admissions per 100,000 NA
total_jail_pretrial_rate numeric Rate of total population in jail pretrial per 100,000 NA
total_prison_pop_rate numeric Rate of total population in prison per 100,000 NA
female_prison_pop_rate numeric Rate of female population in prison per 100,000 NA
male_prison_pop_rate numeric Rate of male population in prison per 100,000 NA
aapi_prison_pop_rate numeric Rate of Asian American Pacific Islander population in prison per 100,000 NA
black_prison_pop_rate numeric Rate of Black population in prison per 100,000 NA
latinx_prison_pop_rate numeric Rate of Latinx population in prison per 100,000 NA
native_prison_pop_rate numeric Rate of Native population in prison per 100,000 NA
white_prison_pop_rate numeric Rate of White population in prison per 100,000 NA
total_prison_adm_rate numeric Rate of total prison admissions per 100,000 NA
female_prison_adm_rate numeric Rate of female prison admissions per 100,000 NA
male_prison_adm_rate numeric Rate of male prison admissions per 100,000 NA
aapi_prison_adm_rate numeric Rate of Asian American Pacific Islander prison admissions per 100,000 NA
black_prison_adm_rate numeric Rate of Black prison admissions per 100,000 NA
latinx_prison_adm_rate numeric Rate of Latinx prison admissions per 100,000 NA
native_prison_adm_rate numeric Rate of Native prison admissions per 100,000 NA
white_prison_adm_rate numeric Rate of White prison admissions per 100,000 NA