James K. Jones, Inspector General | doc.nv.gov
James K. Jones, Inspector General | doc.nv.gov
There were 161 inmates incarcerated in May, the same amount as the month before.
Clark County saw the most inmates incarcerated in May 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 May
| Rank | County | # of inmates incarcerated |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clark County | 5,541 |
| 2 | Washoe County | 1,613 |
| 3 | Carson City | 196 |
| 4 | Nye County | 178 |
| 5 | Elko County | 161 |
| 6 | Douglas County | 160 |
| 7 | Lyon County | 152 |
| 8 | Churchill County | 124 |
| 9 | White Pine County | 82 |
| 10 | Humboldt County | 46 |
| 11 | Lincoln County | 30 |
| 11 | Mineral County | 30 |
| 13 | Pershing County | 16 |
| 14 | Lander County | 8 |
| 15 | Storey County | 7 |
| 16 | Eureka County | 3 |
| 17 | Esmeralda County | 2 |
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