Will County sheriff—s office reports lower daily jail population, higher arrests and large drug seizures in 2024

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Deputy Chief Dan Jungels told the Will County Public Health & Safety Committee that average daily jail population fell by about 45 inmates since the SAFETY Act, intake and releases were roughly equal in 2024, crime overall dipped, traffic enforcement and interdiction produced large seizures, and detectives reported sharply higher case loads.

Deputy Chief Dan Jungels of the Will County Sheriff—s Office presented the department—s 2024 statistics to the Will County Public Health & Safety Committee, reporting an average daily adult detention population of just over 465 inmates and saying that figure is roughly 45 inmates lower than before the SAFETY Act.

The presentation covered intake and release volumes, daily population highs and lows, crime categories, traffic enforcement, canine and interdiction operations, fugitive apprehensions, criminal investigations workload, and evidence-handling burdens. Jungels said the office processed just north of 5,900 intakes in 2024 and released about 5,900 people, a net increase of 36 intakes over releases. He gave a maximum jail population of 526 and a minimum of 421 for the year.

Why it matters: the statistics reflect how changes in state law and enforcement practice are reshaping jail occupancy, deputies— workloads and evidence-processing needs, and they document large drug and currency seizures that county and federal partners are relying on for prosecutions.

Jungels summarized crime trends for unincorporated Will County: overall crime declined about 3.93% year‑over‑year, crimes against persons rose 1.8% (with homicides in the unincorporated county…

Will County sheriff—s office reports lower daily jail population, higher arrests and large drug seizures in 2024

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