Burglary in Franklin County, Florida

Burglary prosecutions in Franklin County result in conviction at exceptionally high rates. The guilty rate of 88.6 percent substantially exceeds statewide patterns, where judges withhold adjudication in nearly 13 percent of cases and divert defendants through programs in over 2 percent of cases. Franklin County shows neither withheld adjudications nor diversions, meaning defendants convicted here face a permanent record. The dismissal rate of 2.9 percent runs slightly higher than the statewide average of 1.5 percent, suggesting marginally more cases do not proceed to conviction, but this difference is minimal.

Confinement follows conviction in most Franklin County burglary cases. Forty-three percent of defendants receive prison sentences while another 43 percent receive jail time, leaving roughly 14 percent on probation alone. The median sentence of 364 days masks significant variation—the average stretches to 920 days, indicating some defendants face substantially longer terms. Public defenders represent nearly 63 percent of defendants, while only 3 percent hire private counsel, reflecting the economic circumstances of the accused population.