• There were 86,776 inmates booked in 2012.
  • The average daily jail population is 6,500.
  • 7,100 is the maximum capacity of inmate housing.
  • Lew Sterrett Justice Center houses the 2nd largest mental health facility in Texas.
  • There are 22,000 meals prepared and served daily to inmates.
  • There are 1.7 million loads of laundry washed daily in the Dallas County jail.
  • The mail room processes 600,000 pieces of inmate mail yearly.
  • 1,000 volunteers assist with Inmate Programs per month.
  • The Dallas County Sheriff’s Department answers 250,000 public calls annually.
  • The Dallas County Sheriff’s Department cleared 4,757 accidents last year throughout Dallas County.
  • 55,538 traffic stops were conducted last year by sheriff’s deputies across Dallas County.
  • There were 8,688 prisoner transfers to Texas Department of Correction facilities in 2012.