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Washington State County Criminal Justice Databook: 1985 to 1995

February 1996

Douglas County

County Seat: Waterville

Population - Office of Financial Management
Reported Index Crimes - Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
Adult Arrests - Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
Superior Court Filings - Office of the Administrator for the Courts
Jail Average Daily Populations (ADP) - Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
Felony Jail Sentences - Sentencing Guidelines Commission
Average Felony Jail Sentences (Months) - Sentencing Guidelines Commission
Prison Admissions - Department of Corrections
Prison Sentences - Sentencing Guidelines Commission
Average Prison Sentences (Months) - Sentencing Guidelines Commission

Population

Calendar Year 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Age 0-17 6,743 6,839 6,847 7,036 7,206 7,599 7,937 7,999 8,128 8,271 8,253
Age 18-39 7,982 8,047 7,960 8,106 8,236 8,467 8,705 8,672 8,653 8,696 8,580
Age 40+ 8,481 8,699 8,889 9,287 9,618 10,139 10,859 11,229 11,719 12,333 12,766
Total 23,206 23,585 23,695 24,429 25,060 26,205 27,500 27,900 28,500 29,300 29,599

Reported Index Crimes

Calendar Year 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Murder 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 2 0 NA
Forcible Rape 3 1 0 5 10 9 21 20 31 14 NA
Robbery 10 5 0 0 2 1 6 2 3 5 NA
Aggravated Assault 20 7 0 35 30 51 39 41 54 38 NA
Arson 1 3 0 4 5 5 7 5 1 10 NA
Burglary 155 94 39 334 222 202 193 163 145 198 NA
Theft 527 422 316 704 618 655 623 799 677 702 NA
Motor Vehicle Theft 31 15 17 36 46 27 46 44 51 36 NA
Total 748 548 372 1,118 936 952 935 1,075 964 1,003 NA

Adult Arrests

Calendar Year 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Murder 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 3 0 NA
Forcible Rape 3 0 0 2 7 6 5 3 10 5 NA
Robbery 6 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 NA
Aggravated Assault 11 6 0 17 14 30 30 25 35 25 NA
Arson 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 NA
Burglary 14 6 6 12 13 13 16 17 7 14 NA
Theft 101 75 63 101 137 235 217 253 271 223 NA
Motor Vehicle Theft 2 1 1 0 4 3 4 2 2 4 NA
Drug Crimes 13 8 15 51 39 31 31 41 58 35 NA
Other Crimes 278 233 174 642 679 782 767 952 876 762 NA
Total 429 331 259 825 897 1,102 1,076 1,294 1,262 1,070 NA

Superior Court Filings

Calendar Year 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Homicide 2 2 1 0 2 3 2 1 3 1 5
Sex Crimes 11 10 10 2 10 16 14 11 24 10 9
Robbery 6 1 3 0 5 1 3 0 0 2 2
Assault 11 13 9 14 10 14 24 22 29 26 29
Property Crimes 20 24 56 23 30 48 41 40 35 63 55
Drug Crimes 2 2 27 27 33 23 24 28 31 37 46
Other Felony 9 11 24 27 23 22 13 31 29 40 26
Total 61 63 130 93 113 127 121 133 151 179 172

Jail Average Daily Populations (ADP)

Calendar Year 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
*Douglas County is a partner in the Chelan Regional Jail Facility and does not operate its own county facility.

Felony Jail Sentences

Fiscal Year 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Manslaughter NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Sex Crimes NA 2 1 4 1 4 3 2 5 4 2
Robbery NA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Assault NA 2 9 0 5 3 9 17 13 11 20
Burglary NA 8 4 6 7 8 7 5 7 8 2
Other Property Crimes NA 2 17 23 11 16 17 18 25 24 21
Drug Crimes NA 2 3 4 9 10 9 10 13 14 20
Other Crimes NA 2 7 3 4 5 1 6 5 2 10
Total NA 20 41 40 37 46 46 59 68 63 75

Average Felony Jail Sentences (Months)

Fiscal Year 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Manslaughter NA - - - - - - 12.0 - - -
Sex Crimes NA 1.0 6.0 0.9 0.5 2.8 3.1 5.0 3.2 5.2 2.6
Robbery NA 6.5 - - - - - - - - -
Assault NA 3.0 2.9 - 4.6 3.9 3.8 2.6 2.6 3.1 3.4
Burglary NA 2.9 2.6 1.7 2.1 4.5 3.3 1.6 2.0 2.8 1.7
Other Property Crimes NA 5.5 1.7 1.8 3.0 2.1 2.3 1.6 1.6 2.2 1.6
Drug Crimes NA 1.0 0.2 2.9 2.0 1.3 1.7 1.2 2.8 2.6 1.1
Average Sentence NA 3.0 2.0 1.9 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.1 2.1 2.7 2.2

Prison Admissions

Fiscal Year 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
New Admissions 10 11 7 4 6 12 14 10 16 20 25
Readmissions 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 4 2 7
Parole/CCI Violations 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 0
Total 12 14 9 5 7 12 18 17 21 23 32

Prison Sentences

Fiscal Year 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Murder NA 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
Manslaughter NA 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0
Sex Crimes NA 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 3 7 5
Robbery NA 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
Assault NA 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 3 4 10
Burglary NA 1 3 1 2 1 7 3 2 3 4
Other Property Crimes NA 0 2 1 2 1 4 2 5 2 4
Drug Crimes NA 0 1 4 4 4 4 3 8 5 8
Other Crimes NA 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 1
Total NA 7 12 8 9 14 21 17 22 23 36

Average Prison Sentences (Months)

Fiscal Year 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Murder NA 178.0 144.0 - - 300.0 144.0 - 347.0 - 102.0
Manslaughter NA 15.0 18.0 - - - 28.5 24.0 - 27.0 -
Sex Crimes NA 13.0 36.5 79.0 14.0 15.5 50.7 70.0 40.3 47.1 64.2
Robbery NA 68.0 41.0 - - - - 64.3 - - 44.0
Assault NA 62.0 29.0 - - 47.0 - 13.3 25.0 22.5 41.0
Burglary NA 15.0 23.7 50.0 36.0 13.0 29.7 26.7 13.5 21.0 19.3
Other Property Crimes NA - 15.0 16.0 18.8 26.0 16.3 12.5 21.6 23.0 19.8
Drug Crimes NA - 12.0 18.1 20.6 26.8 54.8 50.3 36.0 31.6 57.6
Other Crimes NA - - 12.0 - 18.0 - - - 12.0 17.0
Average Sentence NA 52.0 34.8 28.7 22.9 44.6 40.2 38.4 43.9 31.6 44.4

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