Lee County, Florida

12,769 cases (2025) · Judicial Circuit 20

Updated July 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 12,769 criminal cases in Lee County (2025), 77.6% resulted in a guilty finding and 17.9% had adjudication withheld. The dismissal rate is 0.8%. The average sentence for convicted defendants is 1 year, 6 months.

12,769
Total Cases (2025)
77.6%
Guilty Rate
17.9%
Withheld Rate
0.8%
Dismissal Rate
▼ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
1 year, 6 months
Avg Sentence

Charges in Lee County

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Traffic Offense 0.2% dismissed · 4,039 cases Drug Possession 0.1% dismissed · 2,117 cases DUI 0.2% dismissed · 1,301 cases Larceny / Theft 0.5% dismissed · 913 cases Resisting Officer 1.9% dismissed · 686 cases Battery 2.5% dismissed · 717 cases Trespassing 5.9% dismissed · 456 cases Other 1.5% dismissed · 458 cases Burglary 1.1% dismissed · 267 cases Hit and Run 0.0% dismissed · 206 cases Fraud 0.4% dismissed · 245 cases Criminal Mischief 2.1% dismissed · 233 cases Weapons Offense 0.0% dismissed · 123 cases Assault 3.4% dismissed · 146 cases Drug Sale 0.7% dismissed · 140 cases Disorderly Conduct 0.0% dismissed · 116 cases Drug Trafficking 0.0% dismissed · 170 cases Contempt of Court 2.6% dismissed · 77 cases Probation Violation 4.5% dismissed · 67 cases Vehicle Theft 0.0% dismissed · 55 cases Robbery 2.2% dismissed · 46 cases Intimidation / Threats 1.1% dismissed · 93 cases (2023-2025) Stolen Property 0.0% dismissed · 35 cases Perjury 0.0% dismissed · 84 cases (2023-2025) Homicide 0.0% dismissed · 33 cases Forgery 0.0% dismissed · 68 cases (2023-2025) Stalking 1.6% dismissed · 61 cases (2023-2025) Kidnapping 2.7% dismissed · 37 cases (2023-2025) Sex Offense 0.0% dismissed · 25 cases (2023-2025) Arson 0.0% dismissed · 19 cases (2023-2025) Child Abuse / Neglect 7.1% dismissed · 14 cases (2023-2025)

Charges ranked by case volume in Lee 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 — Lee County

1.2%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.9%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.8%
1.0%
0.6%
1.0%
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 — 1.0% of 2,911 cases dismissed.

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

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

Counsel Analysis

3,311
Self or Unrepresented
49.3% guilty · 0.1% dismissed
3,085
Public Defender
77.5% guilty · 0.3% dismissed
1,754
Private Attorney
75.4% guilty · 0.2% dismissed
248
Court Private or Assigned Counsel
88.3% guilty · 0.0% dismissed

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Cite this page

FloridaCourtFile.com (2026). Lee County, Florida Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 12,769 public court records; last updated July 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/counties/lee

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 12,769 cases (2025) · Data last updated July 2026