Larceny / Theft in Miami-Dade County, Florida

In Miami-Dade County, larceny and theft charges result in conviction at notably high rates. Of 13,324 cases, 61.6 percent ended in guilty verdicts and 21.4 percent in adjudication withheld—meaning over 83 percent of defendants faced formal or functional conviction outcomes. This exceeds the statewide withheld rate of 16.1 percent by 5.3 percentage points. Miami-Dade's dismissal rate of 1.0 percent falls below the statewide average of 1.8 percent, suggesting these cases proceed to resolution with less pretrial attrition. The county's diversion rate of 15.9 percent substantially exceeds the statewide average of 8.5 percent, indicating prosecutors here channel a larger share of defendants into program-based alternatives rather than traditional prosecution.

Sentenced defendants in Miami-Dade face a median of 220 days confinement but an average of 423.7 days, reflecting a small proportion receiving lengthy incarceration: 18.0 percent were imprisoned and 31.6 percent jailed. Average probation spans roughly three years at 1,037 days, paired with average fines near $388. Two-thirds of defendants relied on public defenders, with 22.2 percent retaining private counsel, creating disparate resources across the docket.