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Overview of Utah's Correctional System Utah

The Jail System

Utah has 29 counties and 29 jail facilities with a rated capacity of 7,694. A jail inspection and voluntary standards compliance program is operated by the UT Sheriffs' Assoc.

The Prison System

In 2007. the Dept. of Corrections managed 6,509 inmates in 2 prisons and 4 community facilities. The DOC has 2,263 employees.

The Community Corrections System

The DOC's Div. of Adult Probation & Parole supervision supervised 10,829 probationers and 3,597 parolees using 8 regional offices.
2007 Crime Rate for Utah
The crime rate in Utah is about 0% higher than the national average rate. Property crimes account for around 93.7% of the crime rate in Utah which is 7% higher than the national rate. The remaining 6.3% are violent crimes and are about 50% lower than other states. The following graph shows how Utah compared to the rest of the states.

State Crime Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Utah National Avg.
Crime Rates (2007) 3,735 3,731
Violent Crimes 235 467
Property Crimes 3,500 3,264
2004 Corrections Population
Utah has 29,023 adults under correctional supervision (prisons, jails, probation, and parole). The supervision rate (number of offenders per 100,000 people) is about 46% lower than the national rate.

State Population Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Utah National Avg.
Population Rate (2004) 1,397 2,572
2007 Incarceration Information
Utah has a rate 47% lower than than the national average of incarcerated adults per 100,000.

Incarceration Rate (Per 100,000)

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Utah National Avg.
Incarceration Rate (2007) 239 447
2007 Probationers
Utah has a rate 69% lower than than the national average number of probationers per 100,000 people.

Probationers (Per 100,000)

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Utah National Avg.
Probationer Rate (2007) 584 1,863
2007 Parolees
Utah has a rate 39% lower than than the national average number of parolees per 100,000 people.

Parolees (Per 100,000)

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Utah National Avg.
Parolee Rate (2007) 194 319
2008 Corrections Percentage of Total State Government Expenditures
Taxpayers paid 15% lower than than the national average in 2008.

Percentage Spent on Corrections

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Utah National Avg.
% Spent on Corrections (2008) 5.7% 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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