Disorderly Conduct in Suwannee County, Florida

Disorderly conduct cases in Suwannee County result in guilty verdicts at a strikingly high rate of 87.8 percent, compared to a statewide withheld adjudication rate of 25 percent that allows defendants to avoid a formal conviction. In Suwannee, withheld adjudications occur in only 7.3 percent of cases, and cases are dismissed or diverted at zero percent rates—both falling far below the statewide diversion average of 7.6 percent. The county shows no dismissals despite a 2.4 percent statewide dismissal rate, suggesting the local State Attorney's office pursues these charges aggressively and the courts resolve them through conviction rather than alternative outcomes.

Defendants convicted of disorderly conduct in Suwannee receive an average sentence of 26.6 days, slightly longer than the 25-day median, paired with an average of 209 days of probation and fines averaging $226.67. Over half of defendants—51.2 percent—spend time confined, while 48.8 percent rely on public defenders, indicating economic hardship among those charged. The combination of high guilty rates, confinement in most cases, and mandatory probation suggests the county treats disorderly conduct as a serious violation rather than a minor infraction.