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=== Incidents === | === Incidents === | ||
[[Crime, Courts, and Corrections Guide:Incidents]] | |||
Crime incident reports are often created following a police investigation. Incident reports may also be generated from calls for service. | Crime incident reports are often created following a police investigation. Incident reports may also be generated from calls for service. | ||
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=== Prison === | === Prison === | ||
[[Crime, Courts, and Corrections Guide:Prison]] | |||
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections manages 25 state correctional institutions and a number of other correctional facilities in Pennsylvania. Data on the monthly prison population by facility, and annual admissions and releases by county are available, along with information on inmates through the State’s Inmate locator tool. | The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections manages 25 state correctional institutions and a number of other correctional facilities in Pennsylvania. Data on the monthly prison population by facility, and annual admissions and releases by county are available, along with information on inmates through the State’s Inmate locator tool. | ||
=== Non-Traffic Citations === | === Non-Traffic Citations === | ||
[[Crime, Courts, and Corrections Guide:Non-Traffic Citations]] | |||
Non-Traffic Citations in Pittsburgh are given for minor criminal offenses, and are often called summary offenses. The types of offenses that often result in a citation include loitering, disorderly conduct, harassment, public drunkenness, and low-level retail theft. | Non-Traffic Citations in Pittsburgh are given for minor criminal offenses, and are often called summary offenses. The types of offenses that often result in a citation include loitering, disorderly conduct, harassment, public drunkenness, and low-level retail theft. | ||
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=== Jail === | === Jail === | ||
[[Crime, Courts and Corrections Guide:Jail]] | |||
The population of the Allegheny County Jail changes on a daily basis as people are arrested, released on bail, exonerated, sentenced, transferred to another facility, paroled, or released. | The population of the Allegheny County Jail changes on a daily basis as people are arrested, released on bail, exonerated, sentenced, transferred to another facility, paroled, or released. | ||
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=== Courts === | === Courts === | ||
Crime, Courts, | |||
The Allegheny County Department of Court Records’ Criminal Division is the custodian of criminal records in Allegheny County. While the county manages this information, the data is owned by the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania. | The Allegheny County Department of Court Records’ Criminal Division is the custodian of criminal records in Allegheny County. While the county manages this information, the data is owned by the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania. | ||