Burglary in Duval County, Florida

In Duval County, burglary cases result in conviction at notably high rates. Of 1,537 cases, 84.6% ended in guilty verdicts and another 14.6% received adjudication withheld—a Florida mechanism where judges find guilt but spare defendants a formal conviction record. Combined, 99.2% of burglary cases resulted in guilt findings, compared to a statewide withheld rate of 12.9%. Dismissals occurred in just 0.4% of local cases versus a statewide average of 1.5%, suggesting Duval's State Attorney pursues burglary charges more aggressively or that cases here are stronger when filed. The county offers no diversion program for burglary defendants, unlike statewide availability in 2.1% of cases, eliminating an alternative path to avoiding conviction.

Sentencing outcomes reflect burglary's severity in Duval County. The median sentence was 731 days, though the average of 2,035 days indicates some lengthy terms pulling the mean higher. More than half of defendants (56.5%) received prison time, with another 25.8% sentenced to jail. Most defendants (69%) were represented by public defenders, with fines averaging $500. Probation averaged 887 days for those who received it, extending supervision well beyond incarceration for many burglary offenders.