Larceny / Theft in Taylor County, Florida

Larceny cases in Taylor County result in guilty verdicts at a substantially higher rate than statewide norms. Of 248 cases, 87.9 percent ended in conviction, compared to a statewide withheld adjudication rate of 16.1 percent—a measure that protects defendants' records. Taylor County shows zero dismissals, a stark contrast to the statewide dismissal rate of 1.8 percent, indicating the State Attorney's office pursues these cases aggressively. The county does divert very few defendants into pre-trial programs (0.4 percent versus a statewide average of 8.5 percent), meaning defendants rarely have the opportunity to avoid conviction through program completion.

Defendants convicted of larceny in Taylor County face median sentences of 90 days but average 345 days when incarceration is imposed, suggesting wide variation based on case circumstances. Confinement rates reveal that 31 percent receive jail time and 12.9 percent receive prison sentences. Probation sentences average 669 days. Public defenders represented 62.5 percent of defendants. Average fines totaled $460.33, a modest financial penalty that typically accompanies longer sentences rather than replacing them.