Other in Broward County, Florida

1,341 cases (2025) · Broward County courts

Updated September 2026 · 2025 data

In 2025, Broward County handled 1,326 miscellaneous offense cases with strikingly defendant-favorable outcomes. Conviction occurred in only 32.6% of cases, far below statewide average, while dismissals reached 32.9%—four times the statewide rate of 8.2%. Adjudication withheld was 31.4%, 13 percentage points above statewide average. Only 2.9% received diversion, suggesting Broward resolves cases through dismissal rather than diversion programs.

Sentences for those convicted were lengthy—median 364 days, average 899 days—but confinement was minimal. Prison was 8.3% and jail 9.8%, among the lowest measured. Probation was exceptionally long at 1,173 days on average. The data indicates Broward County's State Attorney applies substantial prosecutorial discretion, dismissing or withholding adjudication on many cases while still imposing demanding probation terms when conviction occurs.

Citing these figures? Attribution line and monthly data pack.

1,341
Total Cases (2025)
33.0%
Guilty Rate
31.5%
Withheld Rate
32.5%
Dismissal Rate
▲ vs 15.5% statewide, 2025
2.5 years
Avg Sentence (confined)

Before Court: State Attorney Decisions

Not every Other charge in Broward County makes it in front of a judge. Of 11,019 prosecutor decisions on Other charges (2023-2025), the State Attorney declined to file, dropped, or dismissed 36.7% — below the 43.1% statewide rate. These decisions happen early in a case, before trial.

Filed for prosecution
63.3% (6,975)
Declined to file
0.0% (2)
Dropped after filing
5.5% (601)
Administratively dismissed
31.2% (3,441)
Pre-trial diversion
0.0% (0)

Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement, State Attorney case data (2023-2025). Rates are per charge, not per defendant — a dropped charge often reflects a plea agreement on another charge in the same case, not the case going away. Percentages are of charges receiving a prosecution decision; transfers between courts are excluded. Court outcome data on this page is a separate dataset covering cases that reached disposition. Statewide charging patterns: The Florida Prosecution Report.

I Outcomes

Outcome Breakdown (2025)

Exhibit · Case outcomes (2025)

Guilty
33.0% (442)
Withheld
31.5% (422)
Diversion
2.8% (37)
Dismissed
32.5% (436)
Acquitted
0.3% (4)

Largest outcomeGuilty — 33.0% of 1,341 cases.

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 1,341 cases · 2025 — FloridaCourtFile.com

II Sentencing

Sentencing Breakdown (2025)

Exhibit · Sentencing when convicted (2025)

2.5 years
Avg Sentence (confined)
0 year, 12 months
Median Sentence
3.2 years
Avg Probation
8.5%
Prison Rate
10.0%
Jail Rate

Confinement-type detail below is computed across all available years (2023-2025).

Confinement Type Count Avg Sentence (confined)
County Jail 356 6.0 months
State Prison Facility 320 4.2 years

Convicted defendants' full sentencing detail — sentence ranges, fines, prison vs. probation odds: Other sentencing in Broward County.

Demographics (2025)

Demographic data reflects systemic patterns in the criminal justice system and should not be used to draw conclusions about any racial or ethnic group. Disparities may reflect differences in policing, prosecution, and socioeconomic factors rather than actual crime rates.

Race Cases Guilty Rate Dismissal Rate
Black 654 39.1% 38.2%
Not Available 644 28.1% 28.3%
Asian 10 50.0% 20.0%

Age Distribution (2025)

7.0%
Under 21
27.5%
21-29
28.1%
30-39
19.8%
40-49
7.3%
50-59
10.5%
60+

Year-Over-Year Trends

Exhibit · Disposition trends

Year Cases Guilty Rate Dismissal Rate Avg Sentence (confined)
2023 790 31.1% 22.2% 1 year, 12 months
2024 1,091 34.9% 22.4% 2.2 years
2025 1,341 33.0% 32.5% 2.5 years

Quarterly detail

40.1%
8.4%
16.8%
16.4%
11.5%
15.7%
22.3%
31.2%
39.6%
29.5%
30.6%
30.1%
Q1’23 Q2’23 Q3’23 Q4’23 Q1’24 Q2’24 Q3’24 Q4’24 Q1’25 Q2’25 Q3’25 Q4’25

Quarterly figures recompute from monthly disposition counts; quarters with fewer than 30 cases are suppressed.

Charge Level Breakdown

Level Degree Cases
Misdemeanor Second Degree 999
NULL NULL 708
Felony Third Degree 642
Misdemeanor First Degree 478
Felony Second Degree 247
Infraction NULL 117
Local NULL 15
Felony First Degree 14
County NULL 2

Related Charges in Broward County

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Charge Cases Guilty Rate Dismissal Rate
Traffic Offense 6,643 22.2% 1.7%
Larceny / Theft 3,223 62.6% 1.7%
Drug Possession 2,033 54.5% 12.2%
Resisting Officer 1,592 52.6% 5.2%
Trespassing 1,381 55.9% 4.6%
Battery 830 54.1% 8.4%
Fraud 992 55.0% 3.2%
DUI 837 82.4% 2.9%

Was Your Case Dismissed?

32.5% of Other cases in Broward County are dismissed. If your case was dismissed, you may be eligible to have it expunged from your record.

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Cite this page

FloridaCourtFile.com (2026). Other in Broward County, Florida (2025). Based on 1,341 public court records; last updated September 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/charges/other/broward

About this data: Statistics are derived from FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency records for Broward County. "Guilty" includes all cases where the defendant was found guilty. "Adjudication withheld" is a Florida-specific disposition where guilt is found but the court withholds formal adjudication under FL Statute 948.01. "Dismissed" includes all cases dismissed by the court or prosecution.

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 1,341 cases (2025) · Data last updated September 2026 — FloridaCourtFile.com