Burglary in Union County, Florida

Burglary cases in Union County result in conviction at notably high rates. The guilty verdict rate of 76.7 percent substantially exceeds the path to non-conviction outcomes, with adjudication withheld occurring in 13.3 percent of cases at nearly the statewide average of 12.9 percent. Critically, Union County has recorded zero dismissals in its 30 burglary cases, compared to a statewide dismissal rate of 1.5 percent. This suggests aggressive prosecution of burglary charges locally with minimal pretrial case attrition. Diversion programs, which allow defendants to avoid conviction through program completion, are used sparingly at 6.7 percent, double the statewide rate of 2.1 percent, indicating the county pursues conviction more often than alternatives.

When burglary defendants in Union County receive sentences, confinement is the predominant outcome. Fifty-three percent of defendants are incarcerated in prison, with sentences averaging 1,288 days and a median of 1,096 days. An additional 10 percent serve jail time. Sixty percent of defendants are represented by public defenders, reflecting the financial constraints typical of burglary defendants.