Jefferson County, Florida

601 cases (2025) · Judicial Circuit 2

Updated July 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 601 criminal cases in Jefferson County (2025), 77.7% resulted in a guilty finding and 21.3% had adjudication withheld. The dismissal rate is 0.8%. The average sentence for convicted defendants is 8.1 months, with an average fine of $248.

601
Total Cases (2025)
77.7%
Guilty Rate
21.3%
Withheld Rate
0.8%
Dismissal Rate
▼ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
8.1 months
Avg Sentence

Charges in Jefferson County

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Drug Possession 0.5% dismissed · 193 cases Traffic Offense 0.7% dismissed · 137 cases Other 0.0% dismissed · 36 cases Battery 0.0% dismissed · 53 cases Resisting Officer 0.0% dismissed · 36 cases Larceny / Theft 2.8% dismissed · 71 cases (2023-2025) Fraud 18.8% dismissed · 48 cases (2023-2025) Weapons Offense 0.0% dismissed · 44 cases (2023-2025) DUI 0.0% dismissed · 43 cases (2023-2025) Trespassing 8.1% dismissed · 37 cases (2023-2025) Burglary 2.9% dismissed · 34 cases (2023-2025) Forgery 39.1% dismissed · 23 cases (2023-2025) Criminal Mischief 0.0% dismissed · 22 cases (2023-2025) Assault 0.0% dismissed · 20 cases (2023-2025) Drug Sale 0.0% dismissed · 20 cases (2023-2025) Hit and Run 10.0% dismissed · 20 cases (2023-2025) Disorderly Conduct 5.9% dismissed · 17 cases (2023-2025) Contempt of Court 7.1% dismissed · 14 cases (2023-2025) Sex Offense 15.4% dismissed · 13 cases (2023-2025) Perjury 0.0% dismissed · 12 cases (2023-2025) Vehicle Theft 0.0% dismissed · 12 cases (2023-2025) Child Abuse / Neglect 0.0% dismissed · 10 cases (2023-2025)

Charges ranked by case volume in Jefferson 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 — Jefferson County

0.0%
0.0%
0.9%
1.7%
0.0%
14.1%
0.6%
4.7%
2.5%
0.0%
0.6%
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 116 cases dismissed.

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

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

Counsel Analysis

652
Public Defender
82.8% guilty · 1.5% dismissed
207
Self or Unrepresented
61.4% guilty · 0.0% dismissed
142
Private Attorney
59.2% guilty · 0.7% dismissed
21
Conflict Counsel
90.5% guilty · 0.0% dismissed

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FloridaCourtFile.com (2026). Jefferson County, Florida Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 601 public court records; last updated July 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/counties/jefferson

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 601 cases (2025) · Data last updated July 2026