Twelfth Circuit

27,772 cases (2025) · Circuit 12 — DeSoto, Manatee, Sarasota

Updated September 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 27,772 criminal cases across the Twelfth Circuit (2025), 63.5% resulted in a guilty finding and 2.1% were dismissed. The average sentence among convictions that included confinement is 4.0 years.

27,772
Total Cases (2025)
63.5%
Guilty Rate
2.1%
Dismissal Rate
▼ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
4.0 years
Avg Sentence (confined)

Counties in This Circuit

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

County Cases Guilty Rate Withheld Dismissal Rate Avg Sentence (confined)
Sarasota 12,913 69.1% 20.7% 1.8% 4.1 years
Manatee 13,064 57.1% 27.3% 2.6% 3.8 years

Top Charges in This Circuit

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Traffic Offense 2.7% dismissed · 8,333 cases Drug Possession 1.0% dismissed · 4,252 cases Larceny / Theft 2.8% dismissed · 2,046 cases Other 2.6% dismissed · 1,708 cases Battery 1.9% dismissed · 1,372 cases Resisting Officer 2.1% dismissed · 1,163 cases Sex Offense 4.1% dismissed · 804 cases DUI 1.7% dismissed · 909 cases Trespassing 4.8% dismissed · 827 cases Fraud 1.4% dismissed · 790 cases Hit and Run 1.8% dismissed · 502 cases Drug Sale 1.7% dismissed · 357 cases

Charges ranked by case volume across the Twelfth 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). Twelfth Circuit (Circuit 12) Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 27,772 public court records; last updated September 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/circuits/12

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 27,772 cases (2025) · Data last updated September 2026