Eighteenth Circuit

14,826 cases (2025) · Circuit 18 — Brevard, Seminole

Updated September 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 14,826 criminal cases across the Eighteenth Circuit (2025), 58.8% resulted in a guilty finding and 4.4% were dismissed. The average sentence among convictions that included confinement is 5.2 years.

14,826
Total Cases (2025)
58.8%
Guilty Rate
4.4%
Dismissal Rate
● vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
5.2 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)
Seminole 8,881 58.1% 26.0% 1.2% 7.6 years
Brevard 5,945 59.8% 19.9% 9.2% 2.1 years

Top Charges in This Circuit

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Traffic Offense 1.6% dismissed · 2,947 cases Drug Possession 0.5% dismissed · 1,856 cases Larceny / Theft 0.5% dismissed · 1,692 cases Other 18.3% dismissed · 1,477 cases Resisting Officer 0.5% dismissed · 870 cases Battery 1.2% dismissed · 829 cases Trespassing 1.7% dismissed · 652 cases DUI 1.3% dismissed · 841 cases Probation Violation 0.0% dismissed · 372 cases Contempt of Court 71.7% dismissed · 343 cases Sex Offense 0.5% dismissed · 423 cases Fraud 2.2% dismissed · 325 cases

Charges ranked by case volume across the Eighteenth 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). Eighteenth Circuit (Circuit 18) Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 14,826 public court records; last updated September 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/circuits/18

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 14,826 cases (2025) · Data last updated September 2026