Population Statistics for
Kotzebue Regional Jail Facility
There are 12 beds and 2 -individual "Holding Cells"

Kotzebue Regional Jail Page



The Red Line is the Jail Capacity number of 12.
The Purple line is the average of everyone held each day, which "normal" is usually closer to 15.

Statistics from April, 1998 to Present

Latest months at the top.

Highest months (over 140%) are in Yellow.
"--" is uncalculated or unavailable data.

MONTH/YEAR
# of NEW BOOKINGS
MALES/FEMALES
RANGE OF POPULATION*
AVERAGE
POPULATION 
% OF 
OPERATIONAL CAPACITY 
# of TRANSPORTS
MAN-DAYS 
May, 2012 94 67/27 4-16 9.48 79% 12 292.5
April, 2012 79 63/16 3-15 9.26 77% 7 278
March, 2012 74 57/17 2-13 7.22 60% 6 222
February, 2012 23 18/5 0-4 1.34 11% - 35.5
January, 2012 40 29/11 0-9 2.26 19% - 68

MONTH/YEAR
# of NEW BOOKINGS
MALES/FEMALES
RANGE OF POPULATION*
AVERAGE
POPULATION 
% OF 
OPERATIONAL CAPACITY 
# of TRANSPORTS
MAN-DAYS 
December, 2011 32 24/8 0-5 1.7 14% - 50.5

KRJ closed for December, 2011 January and February, 2012 to State prisoners.
After was a Very Firm cap of 12 prisoners (More transports).

MONTH/YEAR
# of NEW BOOKINGS
MALES/FEMALES
RANGE OF POPULATION*
AVERAGE
POPULATION 
% OF 
OPERATIONAL CAPACITY 
# of TRANSPORTS
MAN-DAYS 
November, 2011 65 57/8 2-12 6.66 56% 9 195.5
October, 2011 66 56/10 0-12 6.0 50% 9 183
September, 2011 90 60/30 4-16 9.96 83% 8 264
August, 2011 90 73/17 4-17 10.58 88% 9 317.5
July, 2011 150 116/34 13-29 19.29 161% 10 585
June, 2011 109 82/27 10-23 15.93 133% 6 478.5
May, 2011 99 67/32 10-26 16.38 137% 8 498
April, 2011 92 63/29 5-28 14.6 122% 5 417.5
March, 2011 79 62/17 5-25 13.54 113% 5 417.5
February, 2011 66 50/16 7-22 13.64 114% 5 380
January, 2011 58 48/10 7-17 11.22 94% 3 342.5

MONTH/YEAR
# of NEW BOOKINGS
MALES/FEMALES
RANGE OF POPULATION*
AVERAGE
POPULATION 
% OF 
OPERATIONAL CAPACITY 
# of TRANSPORTS
MAN-DAYS 
December, 2010 76 57/19 8-15 10.83 90% 7 342.5
November, 2010 60 45/15 5-20 11.86 99% 6 321
October, 2010 62 48/14 5-17 10.64 89% 6 329.5
September, 2010 77 59/18 7-23 13.46 112% 7 397.5
August, 2010 113 86/27 9-27 15.7 131% 8 370.5
July, 2010 117 91/26 7-25 15.7 131% 10 478.5
June, 2010 93 78/15 10-27 15.6 130% 8 473.0
May, 2010 90 66/24 4-23 13.35 111% 10 406.5
April, 2010 79 59/20 6-19 13.87 116% 8 401
March, 2010 69 58/11 6-21 12.52 104% 8 384.5
February, 2010 58 44/14 5-24 12.36 104% 7 332
January, 2010 88 68/20 7-26 14.8 123% 10 447

(Note - City-Run liquor store opened 8-25-10)

*This month begins Misdemeanor Probation arrests (June, 2009) (without new charges as was normal before this time).
MONTH/YEAR
# of NEW BOOKINGS
MALES/FEMALES
RANGE OF POPULATION*
AVERAGE
POPULATION 
% OF 
OPERATIONAL CAPACITY 
# of TRANSPORTS
MAN-DAYS 
December, 2009 74 60/14 6-28 14.29 119% 9 445
November, 2009 65 50/15 4-21 12.36 103% 8 370.5
October, 2009 96 77/19 8-24 16.22 135% 8 505
September, 2009 74 64/13 5-27 14.76 123% 9 424.5
August, 2009 82 63/19 10-25 16.13 134% 8 457
July, 2009 92 72/20 7-21 15.93 133% 6 460
June, 2009 * 112 80/32 9-30 16.8 140% 10 496.5
May, 2009 106 82/24 6-24 15.93 133% 10 487.5
April, 2009 87 70/17 11-25 15.6 130% 12 477
March, 2009 76 58/18 7-24 13.16 110% 6 401
February, 2009 75 64/11 8-23 15.39 128% 9 425.5
January, 2009 93 77/17 7-17 13.23 110% 12 419



MONTH/YEAR
# of NEW BOOKINGS
MALES/FEMALES
RANGE OF POPULATION*
AVERAGE
POPULATION 
% OF 
OPERATIONAL CAPACITY 
# of TRANSPORTS
MAN-DAYS 
December, 2008 86 81/5 6-25 13.93 116% 10 445
November, 2008 104 95/9 7-24 15.4 128% 7 439
October, 2008 85 65/20 6-20 12.61 105% 7 392
September, 2008 82 59/23 7-21 12.4 103% 9 375.5
August, 2008 111 93/18 9-23 14.87 124% 10 478.5
July, 2008 107 77/30 6-26 16.20 135% 10 438.5
June, 2008 103 80/23 6-26 16.03 134% 9 484.5
May, 2008 102 80/22 8-31 16.35 136% 9 477
April, 2008 99 78/21 8-26 14.23 119% 9 405
March, 2008 96 77/19 7-25 14.19 118% 10 434.5
February, 2008 73 52/21 6-20 11.79 98% 8 329.5
January, 2008 75 55/20 7-19 9.70 81% 10 291.0


MONTH/YEAR
# of NEW BOOKINGS
MALES/FEMALES
RANGE OF POPULATION*
AVERAGE
POPULATION 
% OF 
OPERATIONAL CAPACITY 
# of TRANSPORTS
MAN-DAYS 
December, 2007 74 51/23 8-22 13.03 109% 9 395.5
November, 2007 113 96/17 11-23 16.13 134% 7 467
October, 2007 75 6015 6-17 10.74 90% 9 330.5
September, 2007 99 79/20 5-23 12.43 104% 9 376
August, 2007 85 55/30 6-22 13.32 111% 11 407.5
July, 2007 120 82/38 2-25 13.67 114% 10 422
June, 2007 99 68/31 8-23 14.2 118% 9 436.5
May, 2007 93 73/20 7-20 13.83 115% 10 441.5
April, 2007 100 84/16 7-25 13.2 110% 10 381.5
March, 2007 107 90/17 8-21 14.32 119% 9 430
February, 2007 92 78/14 9-23 15.39 128% 12 426
January, 2007 102 75/27 8-22 14.29 119% 10 437


MONTH/YEAR
# of NEW BOOKINGS
MALES/FEMALES
RANGE OF POPULATION*
AVERAGE
POPULATION 
% OF 
OPERATIONAL CAPACITY 
# of TRANSPORTS
MAN-DAYS 
December, 2006 95 76/19 6-25 12.22 102% 12 372.5
November, 2006 112 90/22 6-23 13.63 114% 13 405
October, 2006 95 81/14 8-20 12.97 108% 10 389.5
September, 2006 109 89/20 7-19 13.56 104% 10 401.5
August, 2006 111 85/26 5-22 13.19 109% 11 385
July, 2006 98 86/11 8-21 13.80 115% 12 427
June, 2006 68 57/11 6-21 12.29 102% 9 357.5
May, 2006 91 68/23 6-16 10.70 89% 10 511.5
April, 2006 94 79/15 9-26 14.53 121% 9 422.5
March, 2006 97 83/14 7-23 14.74 122% 14 427
February, 2006 98 82/16 11-27 15.11 125% 8 425
January, 2006 96 77/19 8-24 13.64 113% 9 436


On May 1, 2005 KRJ re-opened to State Prisoners. The "cap" of 12 was again in effect, but the numbers were immediately large.
MONTH/YEAR
# of NEW BOOKINGS
MALES/FEMALES
RANGE OF POPULATION*
AVERAGE
POPULATION 
% OF 
OPERATIONAL CAPACITY 
# of TRANSPORTS
MAN-DAYS 
December, 2005 84 75/9 3-20 11.80 98% 10 397
November, 2005 89 75/14 4-20 12.86 107% 9 416
October, 2005 125 101/24 9-26 17.16 143% 18 530
September, 2005 120 97/23 11-30 16.56 138% 11 508.5
August, 2005 153 125/28 12-29 19.64 163% 16 581.5
July, 2005 178 142/36 7-25 18.29 152% 16 570.5
June, 2005 125 104/21 4-28 15.46 128% 14 446
May, 2005 103 81/22 4-25 14.09 117% 12 557.5

After June 30, 2003, KRJ was only pre-arraignment and holding only locally arrested prisoners until arraignment. It didn't hold state prisoners (Village) at all, nor for court appointments, so numbers are significantly lower. The village arrests were held at a holding facility run by the Alaska State Troopers. Village arrestee's accounted for 50-60% of population before change of status. Some % stats too insignificant to calculate. # of Transports isn't recorded by KRJ but were almost daily.

MONTH/YEAR
# of NEW BOOKINGS
MALES/FEMALES
RANGE OF POPULATION*
AVERAGE
POPULATION 
% OF 
OPERATIONAL CAPACITY 
# of TRANSPORTS
MAN-DAYS 
April, 2005 24 20/4 0-# -- --% -- 33
March, 2005 39 27/12 0-# -- --% -- 61.5
February, 2005 20 19/1 0-# -- --% -- 28.5
January, 2005 30 21/9 0-# -- --% -- 46


MONTH/YEAR
# of NEW BOOKINGS
RANGE OF POPULATION*
AVERAGE
POPULATION 
% OF 
OPERATIONAL CAPACITY 
# of TRANSPORTS
MAN-DAYS 
December, 2004 27 16/11 0-# -- --% -- 30.5
November, 2004 39 33/6 0-# -- --% -- 58.5
October, 2004 55 40/15 0-# -- --% -- 76
September, 2004 52 39/13 0-# -- --% -- 69.5
August, 2004 47 32/15 0-# -- --% -- 69.5
July, 2004 40 28/12 0-# -- --% -- 60
June, 2004 24 16/8 0-# -- --% -- 36
May, 2004 22 14/8 0-# -- --% -- 29
April, 2004 31 26/5 0-# -- --% -- 47.5
March, 2004 18 14/4 0-# -- --% -- 28.5
February, 2004 31 24/7 0-4 -- --% -- 46.5
January, 2004 20 11/9 0-5 -- --% -- 29


MONTH/YEAR
# of NEW BOOKINGS
MALES/FEMALES
RANGE OF POPULATION*
AVERAGE
POPULATION 
% OF 
OPERATIONAL CAPACITY 
# of TRANSPORTS
MAN-DAYS 
December, 2003 12 10/2 0-3 -- --% -- 28.5
November, 2003 28 22/6 0-5 -- --% -- 39
October, 2003 24 18/6 0-3 -- --% -- 41
September, 2003 22 14/8 0-2 -- --% -- 35.5
August, 2003 26 19/7 0-3 1.35 11% -- 41
July, 2003 65 45/20 0-8 3.06 26% -- 86.5

Starting August 12, 2002 the City of Kotzebue put a cap on the population of the City Jail of 12, with overages to be transported after arraignment. This will affect the statistics of the jail from this point.

MONTH/YEAR
# of NEW BOOKINGS
MALES/FEMALES
RANGE OF POPULATION*
AVERAGE
POPULATION 
% OF 
OPERATIONAL CAPACITY 
# of TRANSPORTS
MAN-DAYS 
June, 2003 82 69/13 5-19 11.9 99% 9 354
May, 2003 96 80/16 6-20 13.48 112% 11 422
April, 2003 79 66/13 6-20 11.66 97% 9 346
March, 2003 103 88/15 8-23 13.77 115% 10 433
February, 2003 88 74/14 5-21 13.11 109% 9 417
January, 2003 106 89/17 7-23 14.48 121% 11 305


MONTH/YEAR
# of NEW BOOKINGS
MALES/FEMALES
RANGE OF POPULATION*
AVERAGE
POPULATION 
% OF 
OPERATIONAL CAPACITY 
# of TRANSPORTS
MAN-DAYS 
December, 2002 88 67/21 4-21 12.19 102% 10 383
November, 2002 90 70/20 5-19 12.13 101% 9 369
October, 2002 105 82/23 6-21 12.77 106% 10 389
September, 2002 86 74/12 5-22 11.63 97% 8 333
August, 2002 110 88/22 5-26 13.94 116% 11 422.5

Normal Operations without a 'cap' on the Population:

MONTH/YEAR
# of NEW BOOKINGS
MALES/FEMALES
RANGE OF POPULATION*
AVERAGE
POPULATION 
% OF 
OPERATIONAL CAPACITY 
# of TRANSPORTS
MAN-DAYS 
July, 2002 120 92/28 10-30 19.48 162% 12 645
June, 2002 91 80/11 12-22 17.37 144% 7 509
May, 2002 102 87/15 11-25 17.35 144% 10 533
April, 2002 81 63/18 13-29 18.0 150% 9 540
March, 2002 109 82/27 11-27 19.1 159% 8 574.5
February, 2002 77 57/20 11-25 18.3 153% 9 512
January, 2002 76 59/17 7-25 16.0 133% 9 479


MONTH/YEAR
# of NEW BOOKINGS
MALES/FEMALES
RANGE OF POPULATION*
AVERAGE
POPULATION 
% OF 
OPERATIONAL CAPACITY 
# of TRANSPORTS
MAN-DAYS 
December, 2001 95 83/12 9-24 17.5 146% 6 187
November, 2001 81 68/13 11-26 16.5 137% 7 490.5
October, 2001 75 60/15 9-30 14.8 123% 6 447.5
September, 2001 73 60/13 10-26 16.5 137% 8 501
August, 2001 87 68/19 10-26 17 142% 7 537
July, 2001 86 69/17 12-27 18.4 153% 5 581
June, 2001 89 72/17 13-24 19.3 161% 5 586
May, 2001 73 57/16 9-22 15.29 127% 5 478
April, 2001 82 63/13 9-23 15.8 132% 6 462
March, 2001 103 87/16 11-23 13.32 111% 7 576
February, 2001 55 44/11 4-22 11.39 95% 2 319
January, 2001 80 66/14 5-20 12.74 106% 6 504

MONTH/YEAR
# of NEW BOOKINGS
RANGE OF POPULATION*
AVERAGE
POPULATION 
% OF 
OPERATIONAL CAPACITY 
# of TRANSPORTS
MAN-DAYS 
December, 2000 76 9-21 15.35 127% 4 --
November, 2000 93 9-26 17.35 144% 4 --
October, 2000 89 7-21 13.03 108% 1 --
September, 2000 79 8-25 15.4 128% 4 --
August, 2000 80 8-21 12.94 107% 6 --
July, 2000 84 8-26 13.55 112% ? --
June, 2000 80 10-26 16.94 141% ? --
May, 2000 99 12-26 17.00 140% 1 --
April, 2000 91 8-26 17.53 146% 4 --
March, 2000 75 8-26 13.65 113% 2 --
February, 2000 60 4-26 11.72 97% 2 --
January, 2000 94 12-25 17.55 146% 4 --

MONTH/YEAR
# of NEW BOOKINGS
RANGE OF POPULATION*
AVERAGE
POPULATION 
% OF 
OPERATIONAL CAPACITY 
MAN-DAYS 
December, 1999 81 8-26 15.61 103% --
November, 1999 92 8-24 14.97 106% --
October, 1999 133 9-25 16.55 138% --
September, 1999 100
11-24
16.30
135%
 --
August, 1999 87 5-20 12.35 103% --
July, 1999 118
11-32
15.90
132%
 --
June, 1999 100
6-21
13.97
116%
 --
May, 1999 126 14-26 16.58 138% --
April, 1999 109 10-27 15.73 131% --
March, 1999 87
9-21
13.68
114%
 --
February, 1999 87
8-22
15.93
132%
 --
January, 1999 112 6-23 14.03 117% --

MONTH/YEAR
# of NEW BOOKINGS
RANGE OF POPULATION*
AVERAGE
POPULATION 
% OF 
OPERATIONAL CAPACITY 
MAN-DAYS 
December, 1998 91 9-24 14.03 117% --
November, 1998 110 8-21 13.70 114% --
October, 1998 106 9-22 14.52 121% --
September, 1998 100 8-26 13.70 114% --
August, 1998 107 7-21 13.29 110% --
July, 1998 102 10-19 14.58 121% --
June, 1998 90 5-24 12.65 105% --
May, 1998 98 10-20 14.87 124% --
April, 1998 106 10-26 15.40 128% --
* Population is # of inmates handled in one day, not necessarily how many stay overnight on any given day.

The Jail Population and Number of New Bookings (Doesn't include carry-overs from previous month) are affected by numerous factors, some being: Season, Weather, Annual Dividends, Holidays, Court scheduling, Types of charges, Number of Transportations to & from other facilities, and decisions by the State Legislature regarding mandatory jail times, or changes in the degree of any crime (Violation/Misdemeanor/Felony).

Recently added is Male/Female ratios and graphs. Data before 2001 unavailable.(3/08)

Range of & Average Population is over the whole month.

% of Operational Capacity is compared to the cap of 12.

# of Transports shows the number of times the Troopers moved prisoners between Anvil Mountain Correctional Center. This is dictated by capacity (12) and pending court dates of incarcerated Kotzebue prisoners at AMCC. Transports are usually twice each week or so. Data before 2001 less than reliable.

Man-Days shows how long individual prisoners were in the jail through the whole month. Under 4 hours is .5, over 4 hours is 1.

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