Monroe County, Florida

4,349 cases (2025) · Judicial Circuit 16

Updated July 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 4,349 criminal cases in Monroe County (2025), 58.7% resulted in a guilty finding and 31.6% had adjudication withheld. The dismissal rate is 0.7%. The average sentence for convicted defendants is 8.0 months.

4,349
Total Cases (2025)
58.7%
Guilty Rate
31.6%
Withheld Rate
0.7%
Dismissal Rate
▼ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
8.0 months
Avg Sentence

Charges in Monroe County

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Traffic Offense 0.3% dismissed · 985 cases Other 0.5% dismissed · 730 cases Drug Possession 1.3% dismissed · 551 cases Trespassing 0.3% dismissed · 311 cases Resisting Officer 0.7% dismissed · 272 cases DUI 1.7% dismissed · 291 cases Larceny / Theft 1.2% dismissed · 240 cases Battery 0.4% dismissed · 223 cases Fraud 0.0% dismissed · 138 cases Disorderly Conduct 0.0% dismissed · 110 cases Burglary 0.0% dismissed · 75 cases Drug Sale 0.0% dismissed · 46 cases Criminal Mischief 0.0% dismissed · 40 cases Hit and Run 0.0% dismissed · 55 cases Assault 0.0% dismissed · 54 cases Sex Offense 0.9% dismissed · 112 cases (2023-2025) Perjury 2.6% dismissed · 38 cases Contempt of Court 7.1% dismissed · 70 cases (2023-2025) Intimidation / Threats 0.0% dismissed · 62 cases (2023-2025) Child Abuse / Neglect 0.0% dismissed · 61 cases (2023-2025) Forgery 0.0% dismissed · 59 cases (2023-2025) Vehicle Theft 1.8% dismissed · 56 cases (2023-2025) Drug Trafficking 7.8% dismissed · 51 cases (2023-2025) Weapons Offense 0.0% dismissed · 51 cases (2023-2025) Stalking 4.9% dismissed · 41 cases (2023-2025) Probation Violation 0.0% dismissed · 25 cases (2023-2025) Homicide 0.0% dismissed · 21 cases (2023-2025) Stolen Property 0.0% dismissed · 17 cases (2023-2025) Robbery 0.0% dismissed · 12 cases (2023-2025)

Charges ranked by case volume in Monroe 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 — Monroe County

1.2%
3.4%
0.5%
0.8%
0.5%
0.8%
1.5%
1.0%
1.1%
0.1%
0.5%
0.9%
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 — 0.9% of 1,160 cases dismissed.

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

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

Counsel Analysis

9,360
Private Attorney
48.9% guilty · 1.2% dismissed
3,706
Public Defender
76.0% guilty · 0.7% dismissed
1,418
Self or Unrepresented
33.3% guilty · 0.8% dismissed
178
Court Private or Assigned Counsel
82.0% guilty · 0.6% dismissed

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Cite this page

FloridaCourtFile.com (2026). Monroe County, Florida Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 4,349 public court records; last updated July 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/counties/monroe

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 4,349 cases (2025) · Data last updated July 2026