Santa Rosa County, Florida

5,690 cases (2025) · Judicial Circuit 1

Updated July 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 5,690 criminal cases in Santa Rosa County (2025), 69.6% resulted in a guilty finding and 19.4% had adjudication withheld. The dismissal rate is 2.6%. The average sentence for convicted defendants is 1 year, 6 months, with an average fine of $1,056.

5,690
Total Cases (2025)
69.6%
Guilty Rate
19.4%
Withheld Rate
2.6%
Dismissal Rate
▼ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
1 year, 6 months
Avg Sentence

Charges in Santa Rosa County

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Traffic Offense 4.9% dismissed · 1,307 cases Drug Possession 0.4% dismissed · 961 cases Larceny / Theft 0.4% dismissed · 545 cases Other 6.7% dismissed · 386 cases Battery 0.7% dismissed · 410 cases DUI 1.8% dismissed · 397 cases Resisting Officer 2.2% dismissed · 317 cases Sex Offense 12.1% dismissed · 157 cases Trespassing 0.0% dismissed · 144 cases Fraud 1.2% dismissed · 163 cases Criminal Mischief 0.8% dismissed · 126 cases Assault 0.9% dismissed · 110 cases Hit and Run 3.7% dismissed · 81 cases Contempt of Court 0.0% dismissed · 77 cases Burglary 0.0% dismissed · 63 cases Weapons Offense 0.0% dismissed · 64 cases Disorderly Conduct 3.4% dismissed · 58 cases Vehicle Theft 0.0% dismissed · 39 cases Child Abuse / Neglect 0.0% dismissed · 38 cases Drug Trafficking 6.7% dismissed · 30 cases Probation Violation 0.0% dismissed · 44 cases Forgery 0.0% dismissed · 32 cases Stalking 3.1% dismissed · 32 cases Drug Sale 0.0% dismissed · 64 cases (2023-2025) Intimidation / Threats 1.7% dismissed · 59 cases (2023-2025) Perjury 0.0% dismissed · 52 cases (2023-2025) Stolen Property 0.0% dismissed · 51 cases (2023-2025) Homicide 4.5% dismissed · 22 cases (2023-2025) Kidnapping 0.0% dismissed · 17 cases (2023-2025) Arson 0.0% dismissed · 14 cases (2023-2025) Robbery 9.1% dismissed · 11 cases (2023-2025)

Charges ranked by case volume in Santa Rosa 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 — Santa Rosa County

0.6%
0.4%
0.6%
0.2%
1.7%
0.7%
2.0%
3.3%
2.8%
2.0%
1.7%
3.8%
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 — 3.8% of 1,389 cases dismissed.

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

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

Counsel Analysis

5,730
Public Defender
78.9% guilty · 0.6% dismissed
4,179
Self or Unrepresented
62.0% guilty · 2.9% dismissed
1,794
Private Attorney
49.4% guilty · 1.5% dismissed
11
Conflict Counsel
72.7% guilty · 0.0% dismissed

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Cite this page

FloridaCourtFile.com (2026). Santa Rosa County, Florida Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 5,690 public court records; last updated July 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/counties/santa-rosa

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 5,690 cases (2025) · Data last updated July 2026