Jim Wells County Court Cases
Find Jim Wells County court case information. Lookup your case detail via the Jim Wells County case website. Jim Wells County Texas was established in 1911. The county was once part of Nueces County. The county was named after James Babbage Wells Jr., judge and Democratic party boss in southern Texas, Jim Wells County covers an area of 865 square miles and has a reported population of 40838. The county seat and court are located in the city of Alice, Texas.
Crime & Case Details for Jim Wells County
For 2016, the following crime related statistics were reported in the county:
- DWI & Alcohol-Related Driving Deaths: 11
- Violent Crime Cases: 258
- Murder / Homicide Rate (per 100k residents): 9.7
For the felony cases tried in the county last year (2016), here’s how the defendants were sentenced:
- Prison: 41
- Texas State Jail: 26
- County Jail: 1
- Probation Time: 82
- Fines Only: 0
Jim Wells County Court Case Volume
As of August 2016, the county had the following active-pending caseload volume:
- Civil Cases: 1692
- Family Relations Cases: 23
- Juvenile Cases:
- Criminal Cases: 616