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24 <br /> Table 2a <br /> ARRESTS -ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 1991 1992 1993 <br /> number of arrests 4,158 4,036 4,701 <br /> rate per 1,000 43.1 40.4 46.1 <br /> rate per 100,000 4,313.4 4,044.5 4,610.2 <br /> More specific information on arrests for both Orange and Chatham Counties are in the Appendix. <br /> JAIL <br /> The rated capacity for the Orange County Jail is 71. In 1991, the average daily population of the <br /> jail exceeded the capacity by 5. The average daily population continued to increase in 1992 and <br /> 1993. This may not, however, be as serious as it appears because of the increasing number of <br /> Federal Prisoners that the jail holds for the U.S. Marshall's Service. According to the monthly <br /> reports for 1991, an average of 18 federal prisoners were held in the jail on the last day of the <br /> month. In 1992, that average rose to 27. In 1993, the format of the monthly report changed and <br /> the number of federal inmates admitted and released during a one month period were now <br /> reported. In 1993, an average of 39 inmates were admitted during one month. Even though the <br /> statistics for 1991 & 1992 can't be compared with the statistics of 1993, it is still reasonable to <br /> attribute some of the increase in the jail population to federal prisoners. The number of yearly <br /> admissions for all inmates decreased from 1991-92 but increased by nearly 400 from 1992-93. <br /> In 1991, 85% of all inmates committed to the Orange Couhty Jail were pre-trial. In 1992, the <br /> percentage of pre-trial inmates decreased by 3 percentage points but then increased seven <br /> percentage points in 1993. The average length of stay (ALOS) for 1991 was 10.5 days. This <br /> rose to 12.2 days in 1992, and decreased slightly to 11.6 in 1993. <br /> Table 3a <br /> JAIL INFORMATION <br /> 1991 1992 1993 <br /> Jail Capacity 71 71 71 <br /> Average Daily Pop. 76.3 86.3 94.1 <br /> No. Admissions 2655 2584 2969 <br /> %Pre-trial 85% 82% 89% <br /> % Sentenced 15% 18% 11% <br /> Ave. Length of Stay 10.5 12.2 11.6 <br /> Bond amounts and types of offenses were gathered for 1991, 1992 and 1993. The sample periods <br /> were January 1-7; April 1-7; July 1-7; and September 1-7 of 1991, 1992, 1993; and were used <br />