Assault in Union County, Florida

In Union County, assault defendants face a conviction rate substantially higher than the statewide pattern. Of 19 cases, 78.9 percent resulted in guilty verdicts—well above the state average. The county shows a notably low withheld adjudication rate of 10.5 percent compared to Florida's 21.9 percent statewide average, meaning fewer defendants here avoid formal conviction through that mechanism. Union County also recorded zero dismissals, whereas statewide 2.6 percent of assault cases are dismissed. The diversion rate of 10.5 percent—double the statewide average of 4.8 percent—suggests the local prosecutor does use pre-trial diversion programs, though this represents only two of the nineteen cases.

Sentencing in Union County assault cases reflects substantial confinement. The average sentence length is 1,307 days with a median of 1,218 days. Nearly half of defendants received prison time, with 47.4 percent incarcerated in prison and 26.3 percent in jail. Probation averaged 639 days. About 47 percent of defendants were represented by public defenders, indicating most had limited financial resources to hire private counsel.