Hamilton County, Florida

387 cases (2025) · Judicial Circuit 3

Updated July 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 387 criminal cases in Hamilton County (2025), 85.5% resulted in a guilty finding and 9.6% had adjudication withheld. The dismissal rate is 4.4%. The average sentence for convicted defendants is 1 year, 6 months, with an average fine of $638.

387
Total Cases (2025)
85.5%
Guilty Rate
9.6%
Withheld Rate
4.4%
Dismissal Rate
● vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
1 year, 6 months
Avg Sentence

Charges in Hamilton County

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Traffic Offense 6.7% dismissed · 195 cases Drug Possession 5.9% dismissed · 51 cases Other 5.6% dismissed · 72 cases (2023-2025) Resisting Officer 0.0% dismissed · 64 cases (2023-2025) Battery 0.0% dismissed · 56 cases (2023-2025) Larceny / Theft 0.0% dismissed · 47 cases (2023-2025) Sex Offense 0.0% dismissed · 46 cases (2023-2025) Fraud 0.0% dismissed · 35 cases (2023-2025) DUI 0.0% dismissed · 31 cases (2023-2025) Weapons Offense 0.0% dismissed · 26 cases (2023-2025) Trespassing 0.0% dismissed · 18 cases (2023-2025) Burglary 0.0% dismissed · 14 cases (2023-2025) Assault 0.0% dismissed · 13 cases (2023-2025) Drug Sale 0.0% dismissed · 12 cases (2023-2025)

Charges ranked by case volume in Hamilton 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 — Hamilton County

5.7%
4.4%
4.4%
13.0%
7.7%
15.7%
9.9%
15.6%
6.9%
0.0%
5.6%
3.6%
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 — 3.6% of 110 cases dismissed.

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

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

Counsel Analysis

474
Public Defender
89.5% guilty · 3.0% dismissed
262
Self or Unrepresented
59.9% guilty · 26.3% dismissed
95
Private Attorney
70.5% guilty · 4.2% dismissed

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Cite this page

FloridaCourtFile.com (2026). Hamilton County, Florida Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 387 public court records; last updated July 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/counties/hamilton

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 387 cases (2025) · Data last updated July 2026