Hernando County, Florida

5,454 cases (2025) · Judicial Circuit 5

Updated July 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 5,454 criminal cases in Hernando County (2025), 70.6% resulted in a guilty finding and 13.9% had adjudication withheld. The dismissal rate is 1.6%. The average sentence for convicted defendants is 1 year, 12 months, with an average fine of $954.

5,454
Total Cases (2025)
70.6%
Guilty Rate
13.9%
Withheld Rate
1.6%
Dismissal Rate
▼ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
1 year, 12 months
Avg Sentence

Charges in Hernando County

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Drug Possession 2.7% dismissed · 1,104 cases Larceny / Theft 1.3% dismissed · 601 cases Traffic Offense 0.4% dismissed · 839 cases Battery 2.3% dismissed · 441 cases Other 2.4% dismissed · 419 cases Resisting Officer 1.0% dismissed · 286 cases Trespassing 1.3% dismissed · 228 cases DUI 0.4% dismissed · 226 cases Burglary 1.3% dismissed · 151 cases Fraud 0.0% dismissed · 126 cases Sex Offense 0.4% dismissed · 232 cases Contempt of Court 6.1% dismissed · 82 cases Probation Violation 0.0% dismissed · 50 cases Drug Sale 0.0% dismissed · 95 cases Criminal Mischief 0.0% dismissed · 85 cases Hit and Run 2.3% dismissed · 88 cases Assault 1.2% dismissed · 81 cases Weapons Offense 0.0% dismissed · 64 cases Drug Trafficking 2.5% dismissed · 40 cases Child Abuse / Neglect 1.8% dismissed · 112 cases (2023-2025) Vehicle Theft 0.0% dismissed · 107 cases (2023-2025) Disorderly Conduct 5.3% dismissed · 38 cases Forgery 3.8% dismissed · 80 cases (2023-2025) Homicide 0.0% dismissed · 57 cases (2023-2025) Stolen Property 0.0% dismissed · 55 cases (2023-2025) Intimidation / Threats 2.0% dismissed · 49 cases (2023-2025) Perjury 2.3% dismissed · 43 cases (2023-2025) Robbery 0.0% dismissed · 37 cases (2023-2025) Stalking 0.0% dismissed · 29 cases (2023-2025) Kidnapping 0.0% dismissed · 23 cases (2023-2025)

Charges ranked by case volume in Hernando 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 — Hernando County

1.4%
2.2%
1.1%
0.9%
1.3%
1.4%
1.1%
1.4%
0.7%
0.9%
2.0%
2.8%
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 — 2.8% of 1,177 cases dismissed.

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

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

Counsel Analysis

4,947
Public Defender
75.6% guilty · 1.3% dismissed
4,535
Other
60.2% guilty · 1.3% dismissed
486
Self or Unrepresented
56.4% guilty · 1.6% dismissed
311
Private Attorney
52.7% guilty · 1.0% dismissed
22
Conflict Counsel
63.6% guilty · 0.0% dismissed
14
Court Private or Assigned Counsel
85.7% guilty · 0.0% dismissed

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Cite this page

FloridaCourtFile.com (2026). Hernando County, Florida Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 5,454 public court records; last updated July 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/counties/hernando

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 5,454 cases (2025) · Data last updated July 2026