All tracked states: Friday, August 21, 2026

Jails we track nationwide booked 2,072 people on Friday, August 21, 2026. Among the 159 jails that also reported in each of the previous four weeks, that was about the same as a typical Friday (2,049 vs. about 2,000). The most common charge types were drugs (242), assault & battery (206) and traffic & license (190).

People booked
2,072
≈ same vs. a typical Friday
Typical Friday
2,000
Average of the previous four Fridays, same jails
Jails compared
159
Reported that day and on each of the four earlier Fridays

Charge types

Aug 21 Typical Friday
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Aug 21
BookingsTypical Friday
Drugs242270
Assault & battery206240
Traffic & license190169
Warrants & court172155
Theft & shoplifting135152
DUI / DWI131138
Domestic violence115131
Probation & parole109120
Trespass & disorder104118
Resisting & obstruction103121
Holds & sentences7682
Weapons6989
Burglary & robbery5059
Sex offenses4744
Threats & harassment4238
Fraud & forgery2724
Child abuse & endangerment2217
Immigration1613
Homicide66

Last 30 days

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Bookings per day, All tracked states
DayBookings
Fri, Aug 21, 20262,072
Thu, Aug 20, 20262,448
Wed, Aug 19, 20262,598
Tue, Aug 18, 20262,428
Mon, Aug 17, 20262,362
Sun, Aug 16, 20261,888
Sat, Aug 15, 20262,036
Fri, Aug 14, 20262,310
Thu, Aug 13, 20262,505
Wed, Aug 12, 20262,589
Tue, Aug 11, 20262,521
Mon, Aug 10, 20262,334
Sun, Aug 9, 20261,991
Sat, Aug 8, 20262,009
Fri, Aug 7, 20262,477
Thu, Aug 6, 20262,514
Wed, Aug 5, 20262,579
Tue, Aug 4, 20262,400
Mon, Aug 3, 20262,188
Sun, Aug 2, 20261,737
Sat, Aug 1, 20261,781
Fri, Jul 31, 20262,116
Thu, Jul 30, 20262,141
Wed, Jul 29, 20262,167
Tue, Jul 28, 20262,160
Mon, Jul 27, 20261,925
Sun, Jul 26, 20261,513
Sat, Jul 25, 20261,577
Fri, Jul 24, 20261,969
Thu, Jul 23, 20262,186

Busiest jails that day

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Bookings, Aug 21
Bookings
Orange, FL126
Shelby, TN84
Polk, FL83
Kern, CA81
Los Angeles, CA63
Volusia, FL60
Stanislaus, CA57
Cobb, GA56
Broward, FL54
Seminole, FL53

Names and booking records are on Arre.st.