Stolen Property in Duval County, Florida

In Duval County, stolen property cases result in conviction or adjudication withheld in 100 percent of cases—there are no dismissals, acquittals, or diversion outcomes on record. This stands sharply against the statewide dismissal rate of 2.2 percent, indicating the State Attorney's office in this circuit pursues stolen property charges with minimal case attrition. The withheld adjudication rate of 13.6 percent matches the statewide average, meaning about one in seven defendants avoid a formal conviction record through judicial discretion, while the remaining 86.4 percent are found guilty. The absence of diversion programs—which operate statewide at 3.8 percent—suggests Duval County offers no pretrial alternative to resolving these cases.

Sentencing reflects a serious enforcement approach: the median sentence is 548 days, while the average stretches to 989 days due to longer outlier sentences. More than half of convicted defendants receive prison time, with an additional 31 percent sentenced to jail. Probation averages 697 days. The vast majority of defendants—71.5 percent—are represented by public defenders, while only 26.4 percent retain private counsel, reflecting the financial burden these charges place on defendants unable to afford private representation.