King County Adult Jail Bookings from May 2025 to April 2026

King County adult jail bookings data provided by the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention. The dataset is a snapshot of bookings from May 1, 2025, to April 30, 2026, extracted on May 4, 2026. It contains information associated with the booking event, not with any subsequent court case or criminal filing.

Use Cases

• Analyze booking trends over time using Booking Date Time and Release Date Time.
• Categorize release outcomes by facility using Release Reason and Current Facility.
• Examine charge frequency and associated statutes using Charge and RCW / Ordinance Number.
• Link booking events to court proceedings using Court Case / Cause Number and Court.

Strengths

• Data is current as of a specific extraction date and time (2026-05-04 17:27:22).
• Contains 13 distinct columns covering booking, charge, and release details.
• Covers a defined 12-month period from May 2025 to April 2026.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is a static snapshot; updates may have occurred since extraction.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention via data.kingcounty.gov.

Collection Method

Extracted from jail management systems.

Time Range

May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026 (as of snapshot on May 4, 2026).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 17:27:22; freshness should be verified.

Geography

King County, Washington, USA.