Lafayette County, Florida

195 cases (2025) · Judicial Circuit 3

Updated July 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 195 criminal cases in Lafayette County (2025), 45.6% resulted in a guilty finding and 24.1% had adjudication withheld. The dismissal rate is 28.2%. The average sentence for convicted defendants is 9.6 years, with an average fine of $216.

195
Total Cases (2025)
45.6%
Guilty Rate
24.1%
Withheld Rate
28.2%
Dismissal Rate
▲ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
9.6 years
Avg Sentence

Charges in Lafayette County

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Traffic Offense 56.1% dismissed · 98 cases Drug Possession 0.0% dismissed · 97 cases (2023-2025) Other 8.6% dismissed · 35 cases (2023-2025) Battery 0.0% dismissed · 27 cases (2023-2025) Sex Offense 0.0% dismissed · 23 cases (2023-2025) Resisting Officer 0.0% dismissed · 22 cases (2023-2025) Larceny / Theft 0.0% dismissed · 20 cases (2023-2025) Trespassing 0.0% dismissed · 20 cases (2023-2025) Burglary 0.0% dismissed · 15 cases (2023-2025) DUI 0.0% dismissed · 11 cases (2023-2025) Weapons Offense 0.0% dismissed · 10 cases (2023-2025)

Charges ranked by case volume in Lafayette 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 — Lafayette County

8.9%
8.9%
18.2%
8.3%
18.6%
23.3%
17.4%
38.5%
19.7%
27.0%
52.5%
21.1%
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 — 21.1% of 57 cases dismissed.

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

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

Counsel Analysis

204
Self or Unrepresented
13.2% guilty · 54.9% dismissed
132
Public Defender
74.2% guilty · 3.0% dismissed
42
Private Attorney
42.9% guilty · 4.8% dismissed

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Cite this page

FloridaCourtFile.com (2026). Lafayette County, Florida Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 195 public court records; last updated July 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/counties/lafayette

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 195 cases (2025) · Data last updated July 2026