Okeechobee County, Florida

2,057 cases (2025) · Judicial Circuit 19

Updated July 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 2,057 criminal cases in Okeechobee County (2025), 68.7% resulted in a guilty finding and 18.9% had adjudication withheld. The dismissal rate is 11.6%. The average sentence for convicted defendants is 1 year, 6 months, with an average fine of $1,525.

2,057
Total Cases (2025)
68.7%
Guilty Rate
18.9%
Withheld Rate
11.6%
Dismissal Rate
▲ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
1 year, 6 months
Avg Sentence

Charges in Okeechobee County

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Traffic Offense 0.6% dismissed · 506 cases Drug Possession 8.3% dismissed · 314 cases Other 17.2% dismissed · 221 cases Contempt of Court 87.6% dismissed · 137 cases Larceny / Theft 1.5% dismissed · 137 cases Battery 8.4% dismissed · 131 cases DUI 1.0% dismissed · 98 cases Resisting Officer 6.9% dismissed · 87 cases Trespassing 13.4% dismissed · 67 cases Fraud 5.4% dismissed · 37 cases Drug Sale 0.9% dismissed · 110 cases (2023-2025) Criminal Mischief 1.0% dismissed · 100 cases (2023-2025) Disorderly Conduct 3.1% dismissed · 97 cases (2023-2025) Weapons Offense 4.8% dismissed · 84 cases (2023-2025) Assault 13.3% dismissed · 30 cases Burglary 5.0% dismissed · 80 cases (2023-2025) Probation Violation 6.8% dismissed · 74 cases (2023-2025) Child Abuse / Neglect 18.2% dismissed · 33 cases Hit and Run 0.0% dismissed · 62 cases (2023-2025) Sex Offense 7.1% dismissed · 42 cases Drug Trafficking 2.4% dismissed · 41 cases (2023-2025) Intimidation / Threats 0.0% dismissed · 39 cases (2023-2025) Perjury 5.1% dismissed · 39 cases (2023-2025) Forgery 0.0% dismissed · 34 cases (2023-2025) Stolen Property 0.0% dismissed · 29 cases (2023-2025) Vehicle Theft 0.0% dismissed · 26 cases (2023-2025) Stalking 0.0% dismissed · 21 cases (2023-2025) Robbery 0.0% dismissed · 13 cases (2023-2025) Homicide 0.0% dismissed · 12 cases (2023-2025) Escape / Failure to Appear 0.0% dismissed · 11 cases (2023-2025)

Charges ranked by case volume in Okeechobee 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 — Okeechobee County

8.4%
9.7%
15.9%
6.8%
10.0%
9.0%
9.5%
9.8%
12.3%
10.9%
10.4%
12.5%
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 — 12.5% of 488 cases dismissed.

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

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

Counsel Analysis

2,500
Public Defender
75.5% guilty · 4.0% dismissed
1,237
Self or Unrepresented
48.1% guilty · 3.6% dismissed
597
Private Attorney
63.0% guilty · 4.0% dismissed

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Cite this page

FloridaCourtFile.com (2026). Okeechobee County, Florida Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 2,057 public court records; last updated July 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/counties/okeechobee

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 2,057 cases (2025) · Data last updated July 2026