Third Circuit

5,069 cases (2025) · Circuit 3 — Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor

Updated September 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 5,069 criminal cases across the Third Circuit (2025), 74.9% resulted in a guilty finding and 3.6% were dismissed. The average sentence among convictions that included confinement is 2.3 years.

5,069
Total Cases (2025)
74.9%
Guilty Rate
3.6%
Dismissal Rate
● vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
2.3 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)
Columbia 2,253 70.5% 11.2% 0.4% 2.9 years
Suwannee 780 90.4% 7.1% 0.6% 1 year, 5 months
Taylor 595 86.9% 7.7% 4.5% 9.6 months
Dixie 465 69.9% 15.1% 0.4% 2.2 years
Madison 394 61.7% 20.1% 16.8% 2.7 years
Hamilton 387 85.5% 9.6% 4.4% 1 year, 6 months
Lafayette 195 45.6% 24.1% 28.2% 9.6 years

Top Charges in This Circuit

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Traffic Offense 9.7% dismissed · 1,344 cases Drug Possession 0.8% dismissed · 741 cases Other 6.8% dismissed · 473 cases Larceny / Theft 0.0% dismissed · 392 cases Resisting Officer 1.4% dismissed · 215 cases Battery 0.6% dismissed · 164 cases Fraud 0.0% dismissed · 172 cases Trespassing 0.0% dismissed · 50 cases Burglary 0.0% dismissed · 33 cases DUI 0.0% dismissed · 97 cases Weapons Offense 0.0% dismissed · 56 cases Sex Offense 0.0% dismissed · 79 cases

Charges ranked by case volume across the Third 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). Third Circuit (Circuit 3) Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 5,069 public court records; last updated September 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/circuits/3

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 5,069 cases (2025) · Data last updated September 2026