St. Johns County, Florida

7,292 cases (2025) · Judicial Circuit 7

Updated July 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 7,292 criminal cases in St. Johns County (2025), 55.7% resulted in a guilty finding and 28.1% had adjudication withheld. The dismissal rate is 4.3%. The average sentence for convicted defendants is 11.6 months, with an average fine of $2,610.

7,292
Total Cases (2025)
55.7%
Guilty Rate
28.1%
Withheld Rate
4.3%
Dismissal Rate
● vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
11.6 months
Avg Sentence

Charges in St. Johns County

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Traffic Offense 4.6% dismissed · 2,234 cases Drug Possession 2.6% dismissed · 833 cases Other 10.5% dismissed · 599 cases Larceny / Theft 4.1% dismissed · 612 cases Battery 2.5% dismissed · 592 cases DUI 4.5% dismissed · 374 cases Trespassing 4.9% dismissed · 284 cases Resisting Officer 3.1% dismissed · 321 cases Sex Offense 0.4% dismissed · 242 cases Fraud 5.0% dismissed · 160 cases Hit and Run 5.8% dismissed · 154 cases Criminal Mischief 1.8% dismissed · 113 cases Disorderly Conduct 5.1% dismissed · 136 cases Burglary 0.0% dismissed · 107 cases Assault 1.4% dismissed · 70 cases Child Abuse / Neglect 0.0% dismissed · 63 cases Contempt of Court 9.6% dismissed · 73 cases Weapons Offense 2.0% dismissed · 50 cases Drug Trafficking 0.0% dismissed · 45 cases Drug Sale 1.7% dismissed · 60 cases Vehicle Theft 3.0% dismissed · 33 cases Intimidation / Threats 3.5% dismissed · 86 cases (2023-2025) Probation Violation 3.3% dismissed · 61 cases (2023-2025) Escape / Failure to Appear 24.0% dismissed · 50 cases (2023-2025) Perjury 2.6% dismissed · 39 cases (2023-2025) Forgery 2.9% dismissed · 35 cases (2023-2025) Stalking 2.9% dismissed · 34 cases (2023-2025) Kidnapping 3.7% dismissed · 27 cases (2023-2025) Homicide 0.0% dismissed · 24 cases (2023-2025) Robbery 0.0% dismissed · 24 cases (2023-2025) Stolen Property 5.3% dismissed · 19 cases (2023-2025)

Charges ranked by case volume in St. Johns 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 — St. Johns County

0.8%
0.7%
10.8%
4.3%
9.6%
2.3%
0.8%
8.1%
4.9%
3.2%
3.4%
6.2%
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 — 6.2% of 1,545 cases dismissed.

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

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

Counsel Analysis

8,614
Public Defender
74.5% guilty · 2.2% dismissed
5,784
Private Attorney
44.4% guilty · 0.6% dismissed
2,103
Self or Unrepresented
44.6% guilty · 1.2% dismissed
860
Conflict Counsel
85.0% guilty · 1.9% dismissed
375
Court Private or Assigned Counsel
88.8% guilty · 0.0% dismissed

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Cite this page

FloridaCourtFile.com (2026). St. Johns County, Florida Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 7,292 public court records; last updated July 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/counties/st-johns

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 7,292 cases (2025) · Data last updated July 2026