Holmes County, Florida

1,043 cases (2025) · Judicial Circuit 14

Updated July 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 1,043 criminal cases in Holmes County (2025), 85.4% resulted in a guilty finding and 14.1% had adjudication withheld. The dismissal rate is 0.3%. The average sentence for convicted defendants is 2.0 years, with an average fine of $1,271.

1,043
Total Cases (2025)
85.4%
Guilty Rate
14.1%
Withheld Rate
0.3%
Dismissal Rate
▼ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
2.0 years
Avg Sentence

Charges in Holmes County

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Drug Possession 0.3% dismissed · 359 cases Traffic Offense 0.8% dismissed · 129 cases Other 1.1% dismissed · 88 cases Battery 0.0% dismissed · 100 cases Resisting Officer 0.0% dismissed · 62 cases Disorderly Conduct 0.0% dismissed · 46 cases Larceny / Theft 0.0% dismissed · 35 cases Drug Sale 0.0% dismissed · 78 cases (2023-2025) Child Abuse / Neglect 0.0% dismissed · 71 cases (2023-2025) Sex Offense 1.4% dismissed · 71 cases (2023-2025) Criminal Mischief 1.5% dismissed · 68 cases (2023-2025) Weapons Offense 3.0% dismissed · 66 cases (2023-2025) Assault 0.0% dismissed · 57 cases (2023-2025) Perjury 0.0% dismissed · 49 cases (2023-2025) Trespassing 0.0% dismissed · 49 cases (2023-2025) Burglary 6.7% dismissed · 45 cases (2023-2025) DUI 0.0% dismissed · 45 cases (2023-2025) Fraud 0.0% dismissed · 38 cases (2023-2025) Drug Trafficking 0.0% dismissed · 33 cases (2023-2025) Hit and Run 0.0% dismissed · 22 cases (2023-2025) Intimidation / Threats 5.0% dismissed · 20 cases (2023-2025) Vehicle Theft 0.0% dismissed · 17 cases (2023-2025) Contempt of Court 0.0% dismissed · 11 cases (2023-2025)

Charges ranked by case volume in Holmes 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 — Holmes County

2.2%
0.4%
3.1%
2.7%
1.5%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%
0.4%
0.0%
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 — 0.0% of 287 cases dismissed.

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

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

Counsel Analysis

1,197
Private Attorney
79.2% guilty · 1.5% dismissed
363
Public Defender
90.1% guilty · 0.3% dismissed
359
Self or Unrepresented
69.9% guilty · 0.8% dismissed

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Cite this page

FloridaCourtFile.com (2026). Holmes County, Florida Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 1,043 public court records; last updated July 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/counties/holmes

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 1,043 cases (2025) · Data last updated July 2026