Larceny / Theft in Clay County, Florida

Larceny cases in Clay County result in conviction at unusually high rates compared to statewide outcomes. Of 1,400 cases, 62.6 percent ended in guilty verdicts and another 23.1 percent resulted in adjudication withheld—a Florida-specific outcome that protects the defendant's record from a formal conviction. Combined, 85.7 percent of cases concluded with some form of guilty finding. The statewide dismissal rate sits at 1.8 percent, but Clay County recorded zero dismissals in this dataset, suggesting the State Attorney's office pursues larceny charges with particular intensity. The diversion rate of 14.3 percent exceeds the statewide average of 8.5 percent, indicating that pre-trial diversion programs—which allow defendants to avoid conviction through program completion—occur more frequently here than in most Florida counties.

Sentences vary widely: the average runs 349 days, but the median is just 60 days, showing that a small number of longer sentences pull the average upward. About half of convicted defendants faced confinement, split between jail (38.6 percent) and prison (10.5 percent). Probation averaged 591 days, and fines averaged roughly $407. The combination of high conviction rates and widespread use of probation rather than incarceration suggests Clay County's approach emphasizes supervision and financial penalties alongside custody.