Fifteenth Circuit

46,729 cases (2025) · Circuit 15 — Palm Beach

Updated September 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 46,729 criminal cases across the Fifteenth Circuit (2025), 43.9% resulted in a guilty finding and 0.5% were dismissed. The average sentence among convictions that included confinement is 1 year, 4 months.

46,729
Total Cases (2025)
43.9%
Guilty Rate
0.5%
Dismissal Rate
▼ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
1 year, 4 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)
Palm Beach 46,729 43.9% 10.2% 0.5% 1 year, 4 months

Top Charges in This Circuit

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Traffic Offense 0.4% dismissed · 18,615 cases Other 0.4% dismissed · 5,545 cases Drug Possession 0.3% dismissed · 3,575 cases Larceny / Theft 0.5% dismissed · 3,172 cases Battery 0.5% dismissed · 2,688 cases Trespassing 1.2% dismissed · 2,272 cases Resisting Officer 0.5% dismissed · 2,093 cases DUI 0.3% dismissed · 1,692 cases Sex Offense 0.1% dismissed · 1,002 cases Fraud 0.5% dismissed · 920 cases Hit and Run 0.1% dismissed · 811 cases Burglary 0.0% dismissed · 608 cases

Charges ranked by case volume across the Fifteenth 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). Fifteenth Circuit (Circuit 15) Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 46,729 public court records; last updated September 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/circuits/15

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 46,729 cases (2025) · Data last updated September 2026