Charlotte County, Florida

5,037 cases (2025) · Judicial Circuit 20

Updated September 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 5,037 criminal cases in Charlotte County (2025), 82.2% resulted in a guilty finding and 13.5% had adjudication withheld. The dismissal rate is 0.6%. The average sentence for convicted defendants is 1 year, 11 months, with an average fine of $3,553.

5,037
Total Cases (2025)
82.2%
Guilty Rate
13.5%
Withheld Rate
0.6%
Dismissal Rate
▼ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
1 year, 11 months
Avg Sentence

Charges in Charlotte County

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Traffic Offense 0.0% dismissed · 1,265 cases Drug Possession 0.3% dismissed · 1,174 cases Larceny / Theft 0.5% dismissed · 376 cases DUI 0.3% dismissed · 310 cases Battery 3.0% dismissed · 338 cases Other 1.1% dismissed · 271 cases Resisting Officer 0.9% dismissed · 213 cases Trespassing 0.0% dismissed · 144 cases Fraud 0.6% dismissed · 157 cases Drug Sale 0.0% dismissed · 102 cases Hit and Run 0.0% dismissed · 83 cases Burglary 1.3% dismissed · 75 cases Sex Offense 0.0% dismissed · 95 cases Criminal Mischief 1.7% dismissed · 59 cases Drug Trafficking 0.0% dismissed · 51 cases Weapons Offense 0.0% dismissed · 47 cases Disorderly Conduct 0.0% dismissed · 32 cases Probation Violation 0.0% dismissed · 42 cases Assault 0.0% dismissed · 33 cases Vehicle Theft 0.0% dismissed · 95 cases (2023-2025) Perjury 0.0% dismissed · 74 cases (2023-2025) Child Abuse / Neglect 1.4% dismissed · 71 cases (2023-2025) Contempt of Court 7.1% dismissed · 70 cases (2023-2025) Intimidation / Threats 0.0% dismissed · 34 cases (2023-2025) Stolen Property 0.0% dismissed · 31 cases (2023-2025) Homicide 0.0% dismissed · 26 cases (2023-2025) Forgery 0.0% dismissed · 21 cases (2023-2025) Kidnapping 0.0% dismissed · 20 cases (2023-2025) Robbery 0.0% dismissed · 19 cases (2023-2025) Stalking 0.0% dismissed · 10 cases (2023-2025)

Charges ranked by case volume in Charlotte 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 — Charlotte County

0.1%
0.1%
0.6%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.5%
1.2%
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 — 1.2% of 1,206 cases dismissed.

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

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

Counsel Analysis

3,040
Private Attorney
81.1% guilty · 0.4% dismissed
391
Court Private or Assigned Counsel
94.9% guilty · 0.0% dismissed

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FloridaCourtFile.com (2026). Charlotte County, Florida Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 5,037 public court records; last updated September 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/counties/charlotte

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 5,037 cases (2025) · Data last updated September 2026