Burglary in Holmes County, Florida

Burglary convictions in Holmes County result in guilty verdicts at a notably high rate of 79.5 percent, with an additional 13.6 percent receiving adjudication withheld—meaning nearly 93 percent of cases end in some form of guilty finding. The dismissal rate of 6.8 percent is substantially higher than the statewide average of 1.5 percent, suggesting Holmes County prosecutors pursue these charges more selectively than their counterparts elsewhere in Florida. No cases went to diversion, compared to a statewide average of 2.1 percent, indicating this county does not routinely offer pre-trial program alternatives for burglary defendants.

Confinement follows conviction at significant rates, with 54.5 percent of defendants receiving prison sentences and another 11.4 percent sent to jail. The average sentence spans 1,250 days—roughly 3.4 years—while probation obligations averaged 1,607 days. Just over half of defendants in these cases retained private counsel, while 15.9 percent had public defenders, suggesting financial disparity among the defendant population. Fines averaged $1,443.86 per case.