Monroe County, Florida

4,378 cases (2025) · Judicial Circuit 16

Updated September 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 4,378 criminal cases in Monroe County (2025), 60.2% resulted in a guilty finding and 31.0% had adjudication withheld. The dismissal rate is 0.7%. The average sentence for convicted defendants is 8.1 months.

4,378
Total Cases (2025)
60.2%
Guilty Rate
31.0%
Withheld Rate
0.7%
Dismissal Rate
▼ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
8.1 months
Avg Sentence

Charges in Monroe County

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Traffic Offense 0.3% dismissed · 983 cases Other 0.5% dismissed · 741 cases Drug Possession 1.1% dismissed · 548 cases Trespassing 0.3% dismissed · 312 cases Resisting Officer 0.7% dismissed · 271 cases DUI 1.7% dismissed · 291 cases Larceny / Theft 1.2% dismissed · 240 cases Battery 0.5% dismissed · 218 cases Fraud 0.0% dismissed · 171 cases Disorderly Conduct 0.0% dismissed · 109 cases Burglary 0.0% dismissed · 72 cases Drug Sale 0.0% dismissed · 47 cases Criminal Mischief 0.0% dismissed · 38 cases Hit and Run 0.0% dismissed · 54 cases Assault 0.0% dismissed · 56 cases Sex Offense 0.9% dismissed · 115 cases (2023-2025) Perjury 2.7% dismissed · 37 cases Contempt of Court 7.2% dismissed · 69 cases (2023-2025) Child Abuse / Neglect 0.0% dismissed · 64 cases (2023-2025) Intimidation / Threats 0.0% dismissed · 63 cases (2023-2025) Forgery 0.0% dismissed · 60 cases (2023-2025) Drug Trafficking 7.1% dismissed · 56 cases (2023-2025) Vehicle Theft 1.8% dismissed · 55 cases (2023-2025) Weapons Offense 0.0% dismissed · 52 cases (2023-2025) Stalking 4.8% dismissed · 42 cases (2023-2025) Probation Violation 0.0% dismissed · 25 cases (2023-2025) Homicide 0.0% dismissed · 22 cases (2023-2025) Stolen Property 0.0% dismissed · 17 cases (2023-2025) Robbery 0.0% dismissed · 14 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%
1.1%
0.5%
0.8%
0.5%
0.7%
1.5%
0.9%
1.1%
0.1%
0.4%
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 1,202 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

9,374
Private Attorney
49.6% guilty · 0.9% dismissed
3,855
Public Defender
77.0% guilty · 0.8% dismissed
1,424
Self or Unrepresented
33.7% guilty · 0.8% dismissed
205
Court Private or Assigned Counsel
85.4% guilty · 0.5% dismissed

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Cite this page

FloridaCourtFile.com (2026). Monroe County, Florida Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 4,378 public court records; last updated September 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/counties/monroe

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 4,378 cases (2025) · Data last updated September 2026