Fourteenth Circuit

17,208 cases (2025) · Circuit 14 — Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Washington

Updated September 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 17,208 criminal cases across the Fourteenth Circuit (2025), 67.3% resulted in a guilty finding and 1.5% were dismissed. The average sentence among convictions that included confinement is 1 year, 3 months.

17,208
Total Cases (2025)
67.3%
Guilty Rate
1.5%
Dismissal Rate
▼ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
1 year, 3 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)
Bay 13,104 64.0% 20.4% 1.7% 1 year, 3 months
Jackson 1,102 72.8% 24.2% 0.4% 1 year, 4 months
Holmes 1,044 85.4% 14.1% 0.3% 2.0 years
Washington 878 73.3% 26.2% 0.5% 11.7 months
Gulf 562 81.0% 8.9% 3.6% 9.6 months
Calhoun 518 77.2% 19.3% 0.0% 11.9 months

Top Charges in This Circuit

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Drug Possession 0.9% dismissed · 3,915 cases Traffic Offense 0.8% dismissed · 2,729 cases Other 2.7% dismissed · 1,733 cases Larceny / Theft 1.0% dismissed · 1,271 cases Battery 1.5% dismissed · 1,400 cases Resisting Officer 1.5% dismissed · 817 cases DUI 0.4% dismissed · 685 cases Fraud 1.0% dismissed · 387 cases Trespassing 1.0% dismissed · 519 cases Disorderly Conduct 1.8% dismissed · 391 cases Burglary 3.4% dismissed · 208 cases Sex Offense 0.7% dismissed · 282 cases

Charges ranked by case volume across the Fourteenth 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). Fourteenth Circuit (Circuit 14) Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 17,208 public court records; last updated September 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/circuits/14

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 17,208 cases (2025) · Data last updated September 2026