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Overview of Virginia's Correctional System Virginia

The Jail System

Virginia has 95 counties and 80 jail facilities with a rated capacity of 16,670. The state Dept. of Corrections inspects jails and enforces compliance with jail standards.

The Prison System

The Dept. of Corrections managed 38,069 inmates in 2007, operates 50 institutions and smaller correctional units, and has 11,584 employees.

The Community Corrections System

The DOC's Community Corrections section supervised 51,954 probationers and 6,850 parolees in 2007. The agency operates in 4 regions and 42 district offices.
2007 Crime Rate for Virginia
The crime rate in Virginia is about 27% lower than the national average rate. Property crimes account for around 90.1% of the crime rate in Virginia which is 24% lower than the national rate. The remaining 7.2% are violent crimes and are about 42% lower than other states. The following graph shows how Virginia compared to the rest of the states.

State Crime Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Virginia National Avg.
Crime Rates (2007) 2,736 3,731
Violent Crimes 270 467
Property Crimes 2,466 3,264
2004 Corrections Population
Virginia has 129,681 adults under correctional supervision (prisons, jails, probation, and parole). The supervision rate (number of offenders per 100,000 people) is about 29% lower than the national rate.

State Population Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Virginia National Avg.
Population Rate (2004) 1,827 2,572
2007 Incarceration Information
Virginia has a rate 9% higher than than the national average of incarcerated adults per 100,000.

Incarceration Rate (Per 100,000)

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Virginia National Avg.
Incarceration Rate (2007) 490 447
2007 Probationers
Virginia has a rate 53% lower than than the national average number of probationers per 100,000 people.

Probationers (Per 100,000)

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Virginia National Avg.
Probationer Rate (2007) 877 1,863
2007 Parolees
Virginia has a rate 64% lower than than the national average number of parolees per 100,000 people.

Parolees (Per 100,000)

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Virginia National Avg.
Parolee Rate (2007) 116 319
2008 Corrections Percentage of Total State Government Expenditures
Taxpayers paid 12% higher than than the national average in 2008.

Percentage Spent on Corrections

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Virginia National Avg.
% Spent on Corrections (2008) 7.6% 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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