Washington County, Florida

878 cases (2025) · Judicial Circuit 14

Updated July 2026 · 2025 data

Based on 878 criminal cases in Washington County (2025), 73.0% resulted in a guilty finding and 26.5% had adjudication withheld. The dismissal rate is 0.5%. The average sentence for convicted defendants is 11.8 months, with an average fine of $651.

878
Total Cases (2025)
73.0%
Guilty Rate
26.5%
Withheld Rate
0.5%
Dismissal Rate
▼ vs 4.3% statewide, 2025
11.8 months
Avg Sentence

Charges in Washington County

Rates shown are 2025 unless marked otherwise.

Drug Possession 0.0% dismissed · 231 cases Traffic Offense 0.0% dismissed · 136 cases Battery 1.2% dismissed · 84 cases Larceny / Theft 0.0% dismissed · 259 cases (2023-2025) Resisting Officer 0.0% dismissed · 64 cases Other 1.5% dismissed · 67 cases Trespassing 0.0% dismissed · 31 cases DUI 3.3% dismissed · 92 cases (2023-2025) Assault 0.0% dismissed · 76 cases (2023-2025) Fraud 0.0% dismissed · 60 cases (2023-2025) Disorderly Conduct 1.7% dismissed · 59 cases (2023-2025) Weapons Offense 1.7% dismissed · 58 cases (2023-2025) Drug Sale 0.0% dismissed · 55 cases (2023-2025) Criminal Mischief 2.0% dismissed · 51 cases (2023-2025) Burglary 0.0% dismissed · 48 cases (2023-2025) Sex Offense 0.0% dismissed · 43 cases (2023-2025) Child Abuse / Neglect 0.0% dismissed · 34 cases (2023-2025) Perjury 0.0% dismissed · 25 cases (2023-2025) Contempt of Court 0.0% dismissed · 23 cases (2023-2025) Hit and Run 5.0% dismissed · 20 cases (2023-2025) Vehicle Theft 6.2% dismissed · 16 cases (2023-2025) Stolen Property 0.0% dismissed · 15 cases (2023-2025) Stalking 0.0% dismissed · 13 cases (2023-2025) Drug Trafficking 0.0% dismissed · 11 cases (2023-2025)

Charges ranked by case volume in Washington 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 — Washington County

0.4%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.8%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.5%
0.5%
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 — 0.5% of 214 cases dismissed.

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

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

Counsel Analysis

923
Self or Unrepresented
62.6% guilty · 0.4% dismissed
761
Public Defender
82.7% guilty · 0.4% dismissed
134
Private Attorney
67.9% guilty · 1.5% dismissed

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Cite this page

FloridaCourtFile.com (2026). Washington County, Florida Criminal Court Outcomes (2025). Based on 878 public court records; last updated July 2026. https://www.floridacourtfile.com/counties/washington

Source: FDLE Criminal Justice Data Transparency · 878 cases (2025) · Data last updated July 2026