Tenth Circuit

36,899 cases (2025) · Circuit 10 — Hardee, Highlands, Polk

Updated September 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 36,899 criminal cases across the Tenth Circuit (2025), 67.0% resulted in a guilty finding and 1.7% were dismissed. The average sentence among convictions that included confinement is 1 year, 6 months.

36,899
Total Cases (2025)
67.0%
Guilty Rate
1.7%
Dismissal Rate
▼ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
1 year, 6 months
Avg Sentence (confined)

Counties in This Circuit

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

County Cases Guilty Rate Withheld Dismissal Rate Avg Sentence (confined)
Polk 32,550 65.7% 18.6% 1.4% 1 year, 5 months
Highlands 3,290 79.8% 13.6% 2.6% 1 year, 10 months
Hardee 1,059 65.7% 12.3% 9.0% 1 year, 11 months

Top Charges in This Circuit

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Traffic Offense 0.8% dismissed · 8,885 cases Drug Possession 0.2% dismissed · 6,690 cases Other 5.9% dismissed · 4,010 cases Larceny / Theft 0.8% dismissed · 2,987 cases Resisting Officer 1.0% dismissed · 2,721 cases Battery 3.1% dismissed · 2,170 cases Trespassing 4.6% dismissed · 1,658 cases Sex Offense 1.4% dismissed · 906 cases DUI 0.4% dismissed · 1,016 cases Fraud 0.5% dismissed · 940 cases Burglary 0.3% dismissed · 757 cases Criminal Mischief 1.6% dismissed · 570 cases

Charges ranked by case volume across the Tenth Circuit's counties; the rate shown is each charge's dismissal rate for the window marked. Click any charge for its statewide outcome breakdown and county detail.

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Cite this page

FloridaCourtFile.com (2026). Tenth Circuit (Circuit 10) Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 36,899 public court records; last updated September 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/circuits/10

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 36,899 cases (2025) · Data last updated September 2026