Other in Clay County, Florida

424 cases (2025) · Clay County courts

Updated September 2026 · 2025 data

In 2025, Clay County resolved 424 'Other' cases with a guilty rate of 47.6%. The dismissal rate of 32.3% was extraordinarily high, exceeding the statewide average of 8.2% by nearly fourfold. This pattern reflects a prosecution strategy favoring case dismissal over conviction. Withheld adjudications (12.3%) and diversion programs (1.2%) remained below state norms.

Among convicted defendants, sentences showed extreme variance: averaging over three years but with a median of just 15 days, indicating some received negligible terms while others drew substantial sentences. Confinement occurred in 45.5% of cases (16.3% prison and 29.2% jail combined). Average probation extended 2.3 years, and fines averaged $608.

Citing these figures? Attribution line and monthly data pack.

424
Total Cases (2025)
47.6%
Guilty Rate
12.3%
Withheld Rate
32.3%
Dismissal Rate
▲ vs 15.5% statewide, 2025
3.1 years
Avg Sentence (confined)

Before Court: State Attorney Decisions

Not every Other charge in Clay County makes it in front of a judge. Of 882 prosecutor decisions on Other charges (2023-2025), the State Attorney declined to file, dropped, or dismissed 15.4% — below the 43.1% statewide rate. These decisions happen early in a case, before trial.

Filed for prosecution
82.8% (730)
Declined to file
0.0% (0)
Dropped after filing
14.7% (130)
Administratively dismissed
0.7% (6)
Pre-trial diversion
1.8% (16)

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
47.6% (202)
Withheld
12.3% (52)
Diversion
1.2% (5)
Dismissed
32.3% (137)
Acquitted
0.0% (0)

Largest outcomeGuilty — 47.6% of 424 cases.

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 424 cases · 2025 — FloridaCourtFile.com

II Sentencing

Sentencing Breakdown (2025)

Exhibit · Sentencing when convicted (2025)

3.1 years
Avg Sentence (confined)
15 days
Median Sentence
2.3 years
Avg Probation
$608
Avg Fine
16.3%
Prison Rate
29.2%
Jail Rate

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

Confinement Type Count Avg Sentence (confined)
County Jail 265 3.0 months
State Prison Facility 197 6.9 years

Convicted defendants' full sentencing detail — sentence ranges, fines, prison vs. probation odds: Other sentencing in Clay 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
White 319 53.0% 29.8%
Black 77 35.1% 35.1%

Age Distribution (2025)

6.2%
Under 21
39.1%
21-29
24.1%
30-39
17.9%
40-49
8.4%
50-59
4.3%
60+

Year-Over-Year Trends

Exhibit · Disposition trends

Year Cases Guilty Rate Dismissal Rate Avg Sentence (confined)
2023 411 35.0% 35.8% 3.1 years
2024 396 35.4% 33.8% 3.1 years
2025 424 47.6% 32.3% 3.1 years

Quarterly detail

28.6%
38.7%
44.7%
28.9%
42.5%
25.2%
35.2%
35.9%
42.9%
37.6%
40.9%
19.8%
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
Infraction NULL 430
Felony Third Degree 246
Misdemeanor Second Degree 180
Misdemeanor First Degree 164
NULL NULL 115
Felony Second Degree 62
Felony First Degree 22
County NULL 4
Felony Life 4
Local NULL 4

Related Charges in Clay County

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Charge Cases Guilty Rate Dismissal Rate
Traffic Offense 1,116 59.9% 0.9%
Drug Possession 559 70.1% 1.1%
Larceny / Theft 411 69.8% 0.0%
Battery 361 66.2% 1.1%
Resisting Officer 194 73.2% 0.0%
DUI 133 99.2% 0.0%
Trespassing 129 81.4% 2.3%
Sex Offense 110 96.4% 1.8%

Was Your Case Dismissed?

32.3% of Other cases in Clay 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 Clay County, Florida (2025). Based on 424 public court records; last updated September 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/charges/other/clay

About this data: Statistics are derived from FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency records for Clay 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 · 424 cases (2025) · Data last updated September 2026 — FloridaCourtFile.com