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Annual Report

 

 

Quick Facts

Number of 1st District Employees:  202

 

1st District Facilities

          Capacity

Waterloo                150

Dubuque                  80

West Union              48

Total                     278

 

Offenders

Number of Offenders:
On 6/30/04: 4,772
On 6/30/08: 4,912

3% increase from 2004

Demographics

 

Male 75.1%            Female 24.9%

 

Age Group

%

19 and under

5.0%

20 through 29

42.8%

30 through 39

23.1%

40 through 49

19.6%

50 and older

9.5%

Total

100.0%

 

Race/Ethnic Origin

%

White

76.2%

Black

20.4%

Latino/Hispanic

2.6%

American Indian or Alaska Native

0.4%

Asian or Pacific Islander

0.4%

Total

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employment
Status

% ‘07

  %  ‘08

Disabled

6.2%

6.8%

Employed

69.0%

68.0%

Retired

0.6%

0.7%

Unemployed

19.1%

18.1%

Not Recorded

5.2%

6.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Service Worked

1,074 offenders performed
33,348 hours of community service

Victim Restitution Paid

Offenders paid $361,003.79 in Victim Restitution in fiscal year 2008. This figure does not includes other court fees. 

Offenses

 

Offense Type

Percent

Violent

15.2%

Property

25.9%

Drug

24.0%

Public Order

33.8%

Other

1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closures

 

Closures

Residential

Field

Closed Cases

907

3379

Successful

80.5%

78.1%

Unsuccessful

18.3%

15.2%

*Administrative

1.2%

4.9%

**Intermediate Sanctions

0%

1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*    Administrative:  i.e.  Death, Transfer to another District

**Intermediate Sanction: i.e. placed in Violator Program, moved from field to facility

 

The Substance Abuse

Of the high risk offenders assessed, 88.9% of the District’s population active on June 30, 2008 reported having alcohol and/or drug problems currently and/or in the past.