Bay County, Florida

13,104 cases (2025) · Judicial Circuit 14

Updated September 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 13,104 criminal cases in Bay County (2025), 64.0% resulted in a guilty finding and 20.4% had adjudication withheld. The dismissal rate is 1.7%. The average sentence for convicted defendants is 1 year, 3 months, with an average fine of $1,463.

13,104
Total Cases (2025)
64.0%
Guilty Rate
20.4%
Withheld Rate
1.7%
Dismissal Rate
▼ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
1 year, 3 months
Avg Sentence

Charges in Bay County

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Drug Possession 1.2% dismissed · 2,895 cases Traffic Offense 0.9% dismissed · 2,096 cases Other 2.0% dismissed · 1,369 cases Larceny / Theft 1.1% dismissed · 1,107 cases Battery 1.9% dismissed · 1,040 cases DUI 0.5% dismissed · 622 cases Resisting Officer 1.9% dismissed · 623 cases Fraud 0.9% dismissed · 326 cases Trespassing 1.0% dismissed · 488 cases Disorderly Conduct 2.0% dismissed · 345 cases Burglary 4.1% dismissed · 170 cases Sex Offense 0.7% dismissed · 282 cases Criminal Mischief 0.8% dismissed · 243 cases Hit and Run 2.7% dismissed · 222 cases Weapons Offense 4.5% dismissed · 201 cases Child Abuse / Neglect 12.3% dismissed · 163 cases Assault 3.2% dismissed · 154 cases Probation Violation 0.0% dismissed · 160 cases Drug Trafficking 4.7% dismissed · 85 cases Vehicle Theft 8.8% dismissed · 80 cases Perjury 3.3% dismissed · 91 cases Drug Sale 6.2% dismissed · 64 cases Forgery 2.1% dismissed · 48 cases Stalking 2.0% dismissed · 49 cases Contempt of Court 0.0% dismissed · 34 cases Intimidation / Threats 3.3% dismissed · 61 cases Stolen Property 7.0% dismissed · 115 cases (2023-2025) Homicide 2.9% dismissed · 69 cases (2023-2025) Robbery 11.1% dismissed · 63 cases (2023-2025) Kidnapping 12.1% dismissed · 33 cases (2023-2025) Domestic Violence 3.8% dismissed · 26 cases (2023-2025) Arson 0.0% dismissed · 17 cases (2023-2025)

Charges ranked by case volume in Bay County; the rate shown is each charge's dismissal rate for the window marked. Click any charge for its full outcome breakdown — guilty and withheld rates, sentencing, and trends.

All charge types

Disposition Trends

Exhibit · Quarterly dispositions, all charges — Bay County

0.7%
1.3%
1.3%
2.0%
2.3%
2.4%
2.1%
1.7%
1.7%
1.4%
1.6%
2.0%
Q1’23 Q2’23 Q3’23 Q4’23 Q1’24 Q2’24 Q3’24 Q4’24 Q1’25 Q2’25 Q3’25 Q4’25

Latest quarter2025-Q4 — 2.0% of 3,246 cases dismissed.

Quarterly figures recompute from monthly disposition counts across all charge types filed in Bay County.

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · Bay County · all charges — FloridaCourtFile.com

Counsel Analysis

7,513
Public Defender
77.6% guilty · 1.3% dismissed
2,070
Private Attorney
68.5% guilty · 3.1% dismissed
1,711
Self or Unrepresented
67.9% guilty · 0.4% dismissed
384
Court Private or Assigned Counsel
82.6% guilty · 1.0% dismissed

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FloridaCourtFile.com (2026). Bay County, Florida Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 13,104 public court records; last updated September 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/counties/bay

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 13,104 cases (2025) · Data last updated September 2026