Columbia County, Florida

2,269 cases (2025) · Judicial Circuit 3

Updated July 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 2,269 criminal cases in Columbia County (2025), 69.9% resulted in a guilty finding and 11.2% had adjudication withheld. The dismissal rate is 0.4%. The average sentence for convicted defendants is 2.9 years, with an average fine of $3,484.

2,269
Total Cases (2025)
69.9%
Guilty Rate
11.2%
Withheld Rate
0.4%
Dismissal Rate
▼ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
2.9 years
Avg Sentence

Charges in Columbia County

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Traffic Offense 0.0% dismissed · 633 cases Drug Possession 0.7% dismissed · 277 cases Larceny / Theft 0.0% dismissed · 228 cases Other 0.5% dismissed · 196 cases Resisting Officer 1.5% dismissed · 133 cases Fraud 0.0% dismissed · 173 cases Battery 0.8% dismissed · 124 cases Weapons Offense 0.0% dismissed · 56 cases Trespassing 0.0% dismissed · 49 cases DUI 0.0% dismissed · 55 cases Burglary 0.0% dismissed · 35 cases Sex Offense 0.0% dismissed · 47 cases Criminal Mischief 0.0% dismissed · 93 cases (2023-2025) Assault 0.0% dismissed · 81 cases (2023-2025) Hit and Run 0.0% dismissed · 81 cases (2023-2025) Child Abuse / Neglect 0.0% dismissed · 72 cases (2023-2025) Drug Trafficking 4.3% dismissed · 69 cases (2023-2025) Disorderly Conduct 0.0% dismissed · 45 cases (2023-2025) Intimidation / Threats 0.0% dismissed · 31 cases Perjury 0.0% dismissed · 38 cases (2023-2025) Homicide 0.0% dismissed · 32 cases (2023-2025) Forgery 0.0% dismissed · 28 cases (2023-2025) Contempt of Court 0.0% dismissed · 25 cases (2023-2025) Stolen Property 0.0% dismissed · 23 cases (2023-2025) Robbery 0.0% dismissed · 22 cases (2023-2025) Drug Sale 4.8% dismissed · 21 cases (2023-2025) Kidnapping 0.0% dismissed · 12 cases (2023-2025) Domestic Violence 0.0% dismissed · 11 cases (2023-2025)

Charges ranked by case volume in Columbia 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 — Columbia County

0.2%
0.9%
1.0%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.1%
0.5%
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 — 0.5% of 564 cases dismissed.

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

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

Counsel Analysis

2,741
Public Defender
80.7% guilty · 0.1% dismissed
1,190
Self or Unrepresented
24.5% guilty · 0.3% dismissed
308
Private Attorney
51.9% guilty · 0.0% dismissed
16
Conflict Counsel
93.8% guilty · 0.0% dismissed

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Cite this page

FloridaCourtFile.com (2026). Columbia County, Florida Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 2,269 public court records; last updated July 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/counties/columbia

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 2,269 cases (2025) · Data last updated July 2026