Hardee County, Florida

1,064 cases (2025) · Judicial Circuit 10

Updated July 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 1,064 criminal cases in Hardee County (2025), 65.4% resulted in a guilty finding and 12.2% had adjudication withheld. The dismissal rate is 8.9%. The average sentence for convicted defendants is 1 year, 11 months, with an average fine of $1,062.

1,064
Total Cases (2025)
65.4%
Guilty Rate
12.2%
Withheld Rate
8.9%
Dismissal Rate
▲ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
1 year, 11 months
Avg Sentence

Charges in Hardee County

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Traffic Offense 17.2% dismissed · 261 cases Drug Possession 1.0% dismissed · 196 cases Other 8.8% dismissed · 91 cases Battery 12.4% dismissed · 89 cases Resisting Officer 4.3% dismissed · 69 cases Trespassing 18.6% dismissed · 43 cases Larceny / Theft 4.8% dismissed · 62 cases DUI 0.0% dismissed · 43 cases Weapons Offense 1.7% dismissed · 60 cases (2023-2025) Criminal Mischief 32.0% dismissed · 50 cases (2023-2025) Disorderly Conduct 6.0% dismissed · 50 cases (2023-2025) Burglary 9.3% dismissed · 43 cases (2023-2025) Fraud 0.0% dismissed · 38 cases (2023-2025) Hit and Run 2.7% dismissed · 37 cases (2023-2025) Assault 12.9% dismissed · 31 cases (2023-2025) Child Abuse / Neglect 0.0% dismissed · 29 cases (2023-2025) Contempt of Court 3.8% dismissed · 26 cases (2023-2025) Perjury 7.7% dismissed · 26 cases (2023-2025) Sex Offense 0.0% dismissed · 17 cases (2023-2025) Drug Trafficking 0.0% dismissed · 16 cases (2023-2025) Vehicle Theft 0.0% dismissed · 14 cases (2023-2025) Forgery 0.0% dismissed · 10 cases (2023-2025) Homicide 0.0% dismissed · 10 cases (2023-2025)

Charges ranked by case volume in Hardee 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 — Hardee County

12.6%
7.8%
8.4%
9.5%
7.7%
5.6%
7.8%
9.0%
10.0%
8.2%
7.5%
10.1%
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 — 10.1% of 267 cases dismissed.

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

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

Counsel Analysis

1,276
Public Defender
73.7% guilty · 8.2% dismissed
679
Self or Unrepresented
37.4% guilty · 19.1% dismissed
275
Private Attorney
65.8% guilty · 0.7% dismissed
39
Court Private or Assigned Counsel
82.1% guilty · 2.6% dismissed
15
Conflict Counsel
73.3% guilty · 0.0% dismissed

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Cite this page

FloridaCourtFile.com (2026). Hardee County, Florida Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 1,064 public court records; last updated July 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/counties/hardee

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 1,064 cases (2025) · Data last updated July 2026