Pinellas County, Florida

36,478 cases (2025) · Judicial Circuit 6

Updated July 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 36,478 criminal cases in Pinellas County (2025), 66.9% resulted in a guilty finding and 12.4% had adjudication withheld. The dismissal rate is 1.6%. The average sentence for convicted defendants is 1 year, 4 months, with an average fine of $1,406.

36,478
Total Cases (2025)
66.9%
Guilty Rate
12.4%
Withheld Rate
1.6%
Dismissal Rate
▼ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
1 year, 4 months
Avg Sentence

Charges in Pinellas County

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Drug Possession 1.5% dismissed · 6,868 cases Other 0.4% dismissed · 6,405 cases Traffic Offense 0.6% dismissed · 5,465 cases DUI 0.7% dismissed · 2,355 cases Trespassing 4.7% dismissed · 2,554 cases Larceny / Theft 2.0% dismissed · 2,453 cases Battery 3.3% dismissed · 2,043 cases Resisting Officer 1.5% dismissed · 1,579 cases Fraud 1.4% dismissed · 810 cases Sex Offense 2.2% dismissed · 923 cases Disorderly Conduct 0.8% dismissed · 603 cases Burglary 2.0% dismissed · 639 cases Hit and Run 1.0% dismissed · 413 cases Probation Violation 1.1% dismissed · 532 cases Weapons Offense 1.8% dismissed · 395 cases Criminal Mischief 3.0% dismissed · 400 cases Drug Trafficking 1.6% dismissed · 306 cases Contempt of Court 6.2% dismissed · 227 cases Assault 2.5% dismissed · 236 cases Vehicle Theft 2.9% dismissed · 172 cases Child Abuse / Neglect 1.1% dismissed · 178 cases Stolen Property 3.3% dismissed · 122 cases Intimidation / Threats 1.7% dismissed · 178 cases Escape / Failure to Appear 2.0% dismissed · 99 cases Homicide 1.8% dismissed · 109 cases Drug Sale 0.0% dismissed · 66 cases Perjury 6.0% dismissed · 83 cases Stalking 3.8% dismissed · 105 cases Robbery 6.7% dismissed · 75 cases Kidnapping 3.0% dismissed · 33 cases Forgery 1.5% dismissed · 68 cases (2023-2025) Drug Manufacturing 0.0% dismissed · 51 cases (2023-2025) Arson 3.2% dismissed · 31 cases (2023-2025) Domestic Violence 0.0% dismissed · 13 cases (2023-2025)

Charges ranked by case volume in Pinellas 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 — Pinellas County

2.5%
2.5%
1.3%
1.9%
1.8%
1.5%
1.2%
1.9%
2.0%
1.1%
1.3%
1.9%
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 — 1.9% of 8,202 cases dismissed.

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

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

Counsel Analysis

106,732
Self or Unrepresented
66.4% guilty · 1.8% dismissed
4,087
Public Defender
52.1% guilty · 0.4% dismissed
2,635
Private Attorney
60.6% guilty · 0.4% dismissed
261
Conflict Counsel
69.7% guilty · 1.1% dismissed
235
Court Private or Assigned Counsel
67.2% guilty · 4.7% dismissed

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Cite this page

FloridaCourtFile.com (2026). Pinellas County, Florida Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 36,478 public court records; last updated July 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/counties/pinellas

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 36,478 cases (2025) · Data last updated July 2026