Seventeenth Circuit

23,761 cases (2025) · Circuit 17 — Broward

Updated September 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 23,761 criminal cases across the Seventeenth Circuit (2025), 47.9% resulted in a guilty finding and 5.6% were dismissed. The average sentence among convictions that included confinement is 1 year, 9 months.

23,761
Total Cases (2025)
47.9%
Guilty Rate
5.6%
Dismissal Rate
▲ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
1 year, 9 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)
Broward 23,761 47.9% 44.3% 5.6% 1 year, 9 months

Top Charges in This Circuit

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Traffic Offense 1.7% dismissed · 6,643 cases Larceny / Theft 1.7% dismissed · 3,223 cases Drug Possession 12.2% dismissed · 2,033 cases Resisting Officer 5.2% dismissed · 1,592 cases Trespassing 4.6% dismissed · 1,381 cases Other 32.5% dismissed · 1,341 cases Battery 8.4% dismissed · 830 cases Fraud 3.2% dismissed · 992 cases DUI 2.9% dismissed · 837 cases Burglary 2.9% dismissed · 852 cases Weapons Offense 3.2% dismissed · 442 cases Hit and Run 2.2% dismissed · 460 cases

Charges ranked by case volume across the Seventeenth 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). Seventeenth Circuit (Circuit 17) Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 23,761 public court records; last updated September 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/circuits/17

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 23,761 cases (2025) · Data last updated September 2026