Volusia County, Florida

31,452 cases (2025) · Judicial Circuit 7

Updated July 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 31,452 criminal cases in Volusia County (2025), 50.9% resulted in a guilty finding and 25.4% had adjudication withheld. The dismissal rate is 17.1%. The average sentence for convicted defendants is 1 year, 2 months, with an average fine of $3,428.

31,452
Total Cases (2025)
50.9%
Guilty Rate
25.4%
Withheld Rate
17.1%
Dismissal Rate
▲ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
1 year, 2 months
Avg Sentence

Charges in Volusia County

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Other 52.0% dismissed · 9,058 cases Drug Possession 1.1% dismissed · 5,517 cases Traffic Offense 5.9% dismissed · 5,037 cases Battery 2.3% dismissed · 2,011 cases Larceny / Theft 2.8% dismissed · 1,690 cases Resisting Officer 1.6% dismissed · 1,440 cases Trespassing 3.2% dismissed · 1,268 cases Sex Offense 4.3% dismissed · 579 cases Fraud 5.9% dismissed · 666 cases Burglary 1.7% dismissed · 531 cases Disorderly Conduct 2.0% dismissed · 458 cases Criminal Mischief 3.9% dismissed · 332 cases Weapons Offense 0.6% dismissed · 330 cases Assault 2.6% dismissed · 348 cases Hit and Run 4.7% dismissed · 275 cases Drug Trafficking 0.4% dismissed · 239 cases Child Abuse / Neglect 1.7% dismissed · 230 cases Probation Violation 0.6% dismissed · 170 cases DUI 3.6% dismissed · 194 cases Drug Sale 3.8% dismissed · 133 cases Perjury 0.0% dismissed · 171 cases Vehicle Theft 0.0% dismissed · 111 cases Stolen Property 2.8% dismissed · 107 cases Contempt of Court 2.6% dismissed · 78 cases Intimidation / Threats 0.9% dismissed · 108 cases Robbery 1.3% dismissed · 79 cases Stalking 6.8% dismissed · 74 cases Homicide 0.0% dismissed · 67 cases Forgery 3.8% dismissed · 53 cases Kidnapping 0.0% dismissed · 35 cases Drug Manufacturing 0.0% dismissed · 35 cases Escape / Failure to Appear 3.2% dismissed · 31 cases (2023-2025) Arson 0.0% dismissed · 24 cases (2023-2025) Domestic Violence 4.2% dismissed · 24 cases (2023-2025)

Charges ranked by case volume in Volusia 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 — Volusia County

16.7%
16.5%
15.8%
16.0%
17.1%
18.2%
17.1%
18.1%
18.4%
16.9%
16.8%
16.1%
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 — 16.1% of 7,112 cases dismissed.

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

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

Counsel Analysis

45,978
Public Defender
67.0% guilty · 7.8% dismissed
26,783
Self or Unrepresented
20.0% guilty · 34.9% dismissed
17,100
Private Attorney
44.6% guilty · 16.6% dismissed
1,751
Conflict Counsel
77.6% guilty · 3.5% dismissed
1,566
Court Private or Assigned Counsel
86.5% guilty · 1.7% dismissed

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Cite this page

FloridaCourtFile.com (2026). Volusia County, Florida Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 31,452 public court records; last updated July 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/counties/volusia

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 31,452 cases (2025) · Data last updated July 2026