Gilchrist County, Florida

438 cases (2025) · Judicial Circuit 8

Updated July 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 438 criminal cases in Gilchrist County (2025), 73.3% resulted in a guilty finding and 13.9% had adjudication withheld. The dismissal rate is 0.2%. The average sentence for convicted defendants is 4.3 years, with an average fine of $1,340.

438
Total Cases (2025)
73.3%
Guilty Rate
13.9%
Withheld Rate
0.2%
Dismissal Rate
▼ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
4.3 years
Avg Sentence

Charges in Gilchrist County

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Traffic Offense 0.0% dismissed · 87 cases Drug Possession 0.0% dismissed · 103 cases Other 1.8% dismissed · 57 cases Battery 0.0% dismissed · 30 cases DUI 0.0% dismissed · 71 cases (2023-2025) Larceny / Theft 0.0% dismissed · 66 cases (2023-2025) Resisting Officer 0.0% dismissed · 54 cases (2023-2025) Trespassing 0.0% dismissed · 48 cases (2023-2025) Burglary 0.0% dismissed · 42 cases (2023-2025) Assault 0.0% dismissed · 39 cases (2023-2025) Weapons Offense 0.0% dismissed · 27 cases (2023-2025) Drug Sale 0.0% dismissed · 23 cases (2023-2025) Sex Offense 0.0% dismissed · 22 cases (2023-2025) Criminal Mischief 0.0% dismissed · 19 cases (2023-2025) Disorderly Conduct 0.0% dismissed · 19 cases (2023-2025) Forgery 0.0% dismissed · 17 cases (2023-2025) Hit and Run 0.0% dismissed · 15 cases (2023-2025) Vehicle Theft 0.0% dismissed · 13 cases (2023-2025) Child Abuse / Neglect 0.0% dismissed · 12 cases (2023-2025)

Charges ranked by case volume in Gilchrist 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 — Gilchrist County

0.0%
0.0%
1.9%
0.0%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.8%
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 — 0.8% of 132 cases dismissed.

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

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

Counsel Analysis

599
Public Defender
76.0% guilty · 0.3% dismissed
121
Self or Unrepresented
33.1% guilty · 0.0% dismissed
53
Private Attorney
58.5% guilty · 0.0% dismissed

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Cite this page

FloridaCourtFile.com (2026). Gilchrist County, Florida Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 438 public court records; last updated July 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/counties/gilchrist

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 438 cases (2025) · Data last updated July 2026