Citrus County, Florida

5,576 cases (2025) · Judicial Circuit 5

Updated July 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 5,576 criminal cases in Citrus County (2025), 63.6% resulted in a guilty finding and 25.4% had adjudication withheld. The dismissal rate is 5.8%. The average sentence for convicted defendants is 1 year, 12 months, with an average fine of $3,422.

5,576
Total Cases (2025)
63.6%
Guilty Rate
25.4%
Withheld Rate
5.8%
Dismissal Rate
▲ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
1 year, 12 months
Avg Sentence

Charges in Citrus County

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Other 14.5% dismissed · 1,863 cases Drug Possession 0.7% dismissed · 943 cases Traffic Offense 0.7% dismissed · 708 cases Battery 4.5% dismissed · 420 cases Larceny / Theft 0.7% dismissed · 293 cases Resisting Officer 2.4% dismissed · 249 cases DUI 0.0% dismissed · 172 cases Trespassing 0.8% dismissed · 129 cases Sex Offense 1.6% dismissed · 129 cases Burglary 1.3% dismissed · 77 cases Probation Violation 0.0% dismissed · 104 cases Criminal Mischief 1.5% dismissed · 65 cases Fraud 0.0% dismissed · 51 cases Hit and Run 1.7% dismissed · 58 cases Assault 2.2% dismissed · 46 cases Weapons Offense 2.6% dismissed · 38 cases Drug Trafficking 0.0% dismissed · 45 cases Contempt of Court 0.0% dismissed · 44 cases Disorderly Conduct 1.1% dismissed · 87 cases (2023-2025) Intimidation / Threats 0.0% dismissed · 77 cases (2023-2025) Child Abuse / Neglect 4.3% dismissed · 69 cases (2023-2025) Vehicle Theft 1.4% dismissed · 69 cases (2023-2025) Drug Sale 0.0% dismissed · 57 cases (2023-2025) Homicide 5.9% dismissed · 51 cases (2023-2025) Robbery 0.0% dismissed · 41 cases (2023-2025) Stolen Property 0.0% dismissed · 33 cases (2023-2025) Kidnapping 0.0% dismissed · 26 cases (2023-2025) Forgery 0.0% dismissed · 22 cases (2023-2025) Perjury 0.0% dismissed · 21 cases (2023-2025) Stalking 0.0% dismissed · 18 cases (2023-2025) Arson 10.0% dismissed · 10 cases (2023-2025)

Charges ranked by case volume in Citrus 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 — Citrus County

6.4%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
1.2%
3.8%
5.0%
8.1%
3.0%
3.9%
10.2%
5.7%
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 — 5.7% of 1,341 cases dismissed.

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

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

Counsel Analysis

6,250
Public Defender
80.9% guilty · 1.3% dismissed
1,253
Private Attorney
72.7% guilty · 1.5% dismissed
368
Court Private or Assigned Counsel
93.5% guilty · 0.3% dismissed

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FloridaCourtFile.com (2026). Citrus County, Florida Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 5,576 public court records; last updated July 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/counties/citrus

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 5,576 cases (2025) · Data last updated July 2026