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Overview of Oregon's Correctional System Oregon

The Jail System

There are 36 jail facilities in 36 counties with a rated capacity of 7,666. A jail inspection and standards program (voluntary compliance) is managed by the Dept. of Corrections.

The Prison System

In 2007, the Dept. of Corrections managed 13,948 inmates in 14 state facilities. The DOC has 4,300 employees and a budget of more than $1 billion.

The Community Corrections System

County agencies, under the Community Partnership Act administered by the DOC, supervises most probationer and parolees (the DOC provides services in 2 counties). In 2007. there were 43,732 probationers and 22,658 parolees in Oregon.
2007 Crime Rate for Oregon
The crime rate in Oregon is about 2% higher than the national average rate. Property crimes account for around 92.4% of the crime rate in Oregon which is 7% higher than the national rate. The remaining 7.7% are violent crimes and are about 38% lower than other states. The following graph shows how Oregon compared to the rest of the states.

State Crime Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Oregon National Avg.
Crime Rates (2007) 3,814 3,731
Violent Crimes 288 467
Property Crimes 3,526 3,264
2004 Corrections Population
Oregon has 89,589 adults under correctional supervision (prisons, jails, probation, and parole). The supervision rate (number of offenders per 100,000 people) is about 17% higher than the national rate.

State Population Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Oregon National Avg.
Population Rate (2004) 3,082 2,572
2007 Incarceration Information
Oregon has a rate 17% lower than than the national average of incarcerated adults per 100,000.

Incarceration Rate (Per 100,000)

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Oregon National Avg.
Incarceration Rate (2007) 369 447
2007 Probationers
Oregon has a rate 19% lower than than the national average number of probationers per 100,000 people.

Probationers (Per 100,000)

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Oregon National Avg.
Probationer Rate (2007) 1,504 1,863
2007 Parolees
Oregon has a rate 59% higher than than the national average number of parolees per 100,000 people.

Parolees (Per 100,000)

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Oregon National Avg.
Parolee Rate (2007) 779 319
2008 Corrections Percentage of Total State Government Expenditures
Taxpayers paid 37% higher than than the national average in 2008.

Percentage Spent on Corrections

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Oregon National Avg.
% Spent on Corrections (2008) 10.6% 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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