This interview was recorded Wednesday, Jan. 19, at the Henderson County Justice Center.

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In the first podcast of 2022, Sheriff Botie Hillhouse reviews the county's statistics from 2021.

Highlights from the interview:

-- There are currently 423 inmates in custody with 92 of those being contract inmates. (1:14)

-- Jail visitation is currently shut down because of COVID. (2:00)

-- The Sheriff's Office is still hiring new detention officers. (4:56)

-- The average population in the jail for 2021 was 413 with a high of 453. The jail averaged 109 out-of-county inmates, which brought in $1.8 million dollars to the county. The Sheriff's Office booked in 3,816 individuals in 2021. (7:00)

-- Dispatch in 2021 handled more than 57,000 calls for service and over 8,600 9-1-1 calls. (7:57)

-- The Patrol Division answered calls/took reports on 474 Theft/Burglary cases, 456 Assaults, 3 Murders, and 1 Attempted Murder. (8:21)

-- The Sheriff Office investigated 260 crimes against children in 2021. (9:05)

-- The Sheriff's Office rolled out a new communications system in 2021. (10:12)

-- A new K-9 officer joined the Sheriff's Office in 2021. (12:54)

-- Sheriff Hillhouse talks about the Sheriff's Office, District Attorney, County Attorney, and Maggie's House Child Advocacy Center working together to start a task force for child crimes. (15:28)

-- The Henderson County First Responders PRCA Rodeo is scheduled for April 22 and 23. (26:35)

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