A new tool released Wednesday gives the public a daily snapshot of the demographics of inmates booked into Salt Lake County jails.
The interactive dashboard has been in the works for about a year, said Salt Lake County Sgt. Kevin Hunter. County officials tapped employees to create it in response to residents’ concerns about who is incarcerated and to inform ideas for alternatives to jail.
The tool shows the demographics of the jail population as of 4 a.m., the time of its daily update. It shows the gender, age, employment status, race, martial status, and housing status of inmates, in addition to other metrics, such as the average length of stay for current inmates and a breakdown of the population by the arresting law enforcement agency.