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The West Frankfort Police Department was established in 1960 and is located at 201 East Nolen Street in West Frankfort, Illinois. Beginning in 2020, it employed approximately 91 people and served a population of over 87046 people.

Every day, information about West Frankfort Police inmates is updated and made available on the official website. Offenders are held here for a short period of time before being transferred to the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center, located at 409 East Washington in Benton, Illinois.

The West Frankfort City Jail is located at 201 East Nolen Street, West Frankfort, Illinois, 62896 and serves as a holding facility for the West Frankfort Police Department.

West Frankfort is a city in the Illinois county of Franklin. The city has a total area of 5.02 square miles, according to the United States Census Bureau (12.99 km2). In the year 2019, the population of West Frankfort was approximately 8,182.

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Visitation Rules

In the West Frankfort City Jail, there will be no visits.

You will have to wait until arrestees are transferred to the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center, which is located at 409 East Washington in Benton, Illinois. To make prior arrangements, call the jail administration at 618-438-2222.

Phone Calls

All offenders are not permitted to accept incoming calls. Please wait for the offender to contact you. All calls are timed out after 15 minutes. Please keep in mind that all calls will be monitored by a member of the West Frankfort Jail staff.

The West Frankfort Police Department has 16 full-time police officers serving a population of approximately 13,500 people.

John Prudent, Chief of Police
West Frankfort Police Department
201 East Nolen Street
West Frankfort, Illinois 62896
Phone: (618) 937-3502
Fax: (618) 937-3503

Police Records Request in West Frankfort, Illinois

We couldn’t find any information about police records on the West Frankfort Police Department’s website. Instead, during normal business hours, police records can be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office. Requests can be made by filling out the fillable/printable FOIA Request form, which can then be mailed, faxed, or delivered in person.

West Frankfort, IL has a crime rate of 176 in 2018, which is 1.5 times lower than the national average. It was higher than in 63.7% of American cities. The crime rate in West Frankfort increased by 18% in 2018 compared to 2017. In the last five years, West Frankfort has seen a decrease in violent crime and an increase in property crime.

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2018, including police officers: 20 (15 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here: 1.89
Illinois average: 2.09

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