Larceny / Theft in Holmes County, Florida

In Holmes County, theft cases result in guilty findings or adjudication withheld in 98.3% of cases—a rate significantly higher than statewide patterns. The guilty rate of 83.8% exceeds typical outcomes, while the withheld rate of 14.5% slightly underperforms the statewide average of 16.1%. Holmes County shows virtually no dismissals (1.7%, matching statewide baseline) and zero acquittals or diversion program usage, suggesting the local State Attorney pursues theft charges aggressively and with high conviction success, offering defendants fewer alternatives to adjudication than are available statewide.

Sentences are consequential: the average of 512 days obscures the median of 76 days, indicating some cases draw lengthy terms while most remain shorter. Confinement follows a jail-heavy pattern, with 43.6% of defendants jailed compared to 17.1% imprisoned, and probation averaging over 1,077 days. Notably, 41% of defendants retained private counsel versus 15.4% with public defenders, which may reflect either case seriousness or defendant resources. Average fines of $355 are modest relative to incarceration exposure.