Seventeenth Circuit

23,370 cases (2025) · Circuit 17 — Broward

Updated July 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 23,370 criminal cases across the Seventeenth Circuit (2025), 47.8% resulted in a guilty finding and 5.6% were dismissed. The average sentence is 1 year, 8 months.

23,370
Total Cases (2025)
47.8%
Guilty Rate
5.6%
Dismissal Rate
▲ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
1 year, 8 months
Avg Sentence

Counties in This Circuit

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

County Cases Guilty Rate Withheld Dismissal Rate Avg Sentence
Broward 23,370 47.8% 44.2% 5.6% 1 year, 8 months

Top Charges in This Circuit

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Traffic Offense 1.7% dismissed · 6,520 cases Larceny / Theft 1.7% dismissed · 3,161 cases Drug Possession 12.2% dismissed · 2,012 cases Resisting Officer 5.3% dismissed · 1,556 cases Trespassing 4.7% dismissed · 1,337 cases Other 32.9% dismissed · 1,326 cases Battery 8.3% dismissed · 823 cases Fraud 3.3% dismissed · 976 cases DUI 2.7% dismissed · 839 cases Burglary 3.0% dismissed · 841 cases Weapons Offense 3.2% dismissed · 440 cases Hit and Run 2.0% dismissed · 451 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 23,370 public court records; last updated July 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/circuits/17

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 23,370 cases (2025) · Data last updated July 2026