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Sentencing data by charge, county, and court.

The law tells you the rules. The record shows the outcomes. Court records are public — but public doesn’t mean visible. CaseParity turns official case records into sentencing data you can actually read: statewide across Florida and Virginia, in depth for Cook County and Harris County — two of the nation’s largest county court systems — organized by charge and county, with every number sourced.

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  • 11M+ source records
  • 4 jurisdictions
  • 1,000+ statutes & offense categories
  • named official sources

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10.6M+

documented cases published

DERIVE-AT-BUILD · published cases only

66 counties

Florida, statewide, every charge with records

FL CLERKS OF COURT · 2018–2026

31 + 128

Virginia circuits + cities/counties, guidelines compliance

VCSC · 1995–2023

2

major county systems in depth: Cook & Harris

CCSAO · HARRIS DIST. CLERK

Coverage

What’s in the record

Statewide

Florida

3.2M cases

Sentencing data by charge for all 66 counties with court records — felony and misdemeanor, from Clerk of Courts data.

charge × county · 2018–2026 · Florida Clerks of Court

Statewide

Virginia

103K cases

Sentencing guidelines compliance — within, above, or below the recommended range — by code section, judicial circuit, and city or county.

section × circuit × locality · 1995–2023 · Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission

County · In depth

Cook County, Illinois

3.1M cases

Case outcomes by charge from State's Attorney felony records for the Chicago metro's courts.

charge · 2010–2024 · Cook County State's Attorney

County · In depth

Harris County, Texas

4.1M cases

Outcomes by charge from District Clerk records for the Houston metro's courts.

charge · 2010–2026 · Harris County District Clerk

Volumes are case-, charge-, or sentencing-event-level as noted per jurisdiction and are not necessarily unique defendants. Each jurisdiction’s record is analyzed on its own grain against its own source — figures are never summed or compared across jurisdictions. Figures verified against production data 2026-07-27.

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1 · Filed charge

The statute or offense category, as charged.

2 · Jurisdiction

The county, court, or circuit where the case was filed.

3 · Offense date

So figures match the statute as it read on that date — not today's text — where the source and charge mapping support it.

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  • Statute matching — figures matched to the statute version in effect on the offense date
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The report

What you receive

Disposition patterns

How the charge was resolved in the record — conviction, withheld adjudication, dismissal, and other recorded dispositions, in aggregate.

Sentencing information

Recorded sentence types and length distributions for the charge, where the source supports it.

Local variation

How recorded outcomes differ by county, court, or judge where reporting thresholds are met. Comparisons remain within the selected jurisdiction and do not establish why recorded outcomes differ.

Named sources & statute history

Every reported figure is derived from and traceable to a named government source, matched to the applicable historical statute version where the source and charge mapping support it.

From the record

A documented example from each jurisdiction

Each example is computed within its own jurisdiction, on its own record — the figures are never compared across jurisdictions.

Florida

Fla. Stat. § 893.13(6)(a) — Possession of a controlled substance

118,544 recorded cases for this charge · 2018–2026 · statewide

72.5%

Adjudicated guilty

20.5%

Adjudication withheld

1.4%

Dismissed / acquitted

25.8%

Prison sentence

49.9%

County jail sentence

13.2%

Probation

Disposition shares are of all recorded cases; sentence shares are of the 85,902 adjudicated-guilty cases with a final sentence (excludes 453 pending sentencing).

Harris County, Texas

Tex. H&S Code § 481.115 — Possession of Controlled Substance PG-1

134,721 qualifying charges for this statute · 2010–2024 · 31 district courts with reportable records

32.6%

Convicted

34.4%

Dismissed

30.4%

Deferred adjudication

134,721 qualifying charges for this statute pooled across 31 district courts with reportable records — a subset of the full Harris County corpus.

Also documented: Cook County, Illinois720 ILCS 570/402(c) — Possession of a controlled substance

95,338 recorded charges · 2011–2024 · county-wide

38.8%

Found guilty (plea, bench, or jury)

59.2%

Nolle / dropped

47.9%

Prison sentence

50.3%

Probation

Disposition shares are of all recorded charges; sentence shares are of the sentenced cohort. Disposition over 95,338 § 402(c) charges in the CCSAO felony-disposition feed (2011–2024): 36,952 guilty, 56,460 nolle/SOL. Sentence type & length shown for the 29,639 cases that reached sentencing (~31% of the funnel; ~80% of guilty dispositions). INITIATION intake feed excluded — it is not an outcome.

Also documented: VirginiaVa. Code § 18.2-95 — Grand larceny

5,764 sentencing events · 1995–2023 · circuits 1–31

81.7%

Sentence within the guideline range

10.6%

Below the guideline range

7.7%

Above the guideline range

Guideline-versus-imposed concurrence over 2,540 concurrence-coded events — the Sentencing Guidelines dataset covers sentencing events, not full case dispositions. 5,764 larceny (§ 18.2-95) sentencing events, circuits 1–31 (9 events in uncoded circuit 99 excluded). VCSC concurrence field recorded for 2,540 (3,224 not calculated or missing worksheet). Sentence length: larceny-only single-offense events with active time (eff_recon > 0). Data snapshot: 2026-05-29.

Historical aggregates from the public record — not a prediction of any case.

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Outcome snapshot for the charge
Full county analysis for the charge
Basic disposition rates
Sentence-length distributions, where the source supports it
Summary metrics
Trends over time, where the source supports it
Limited geography
County, court, and judge-level detail, where the source supports it
General source note
Full source & methodology documentation
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Sourced and shown, always

Each figure names its government source, window, and case count. Small cohorts are shown, never hidden; rates appear only where the data supports them.

Machine-readable

Published tables are also available as JSON (dataset.json) for research and AI systems.

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Named sources

Every reported figure is derived from and traceable to a named government source, version-stamped.

Published methodology

How every metric is built is documented and public. Read the methodology

Statute-version aware

Figures are matched to the applicable historical statute version where the source and charge mapping support it.

Reporting thresholds

Small-sample figures are withheld, never guessed or extrapolated.

Privacy by design

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Built from public government data. CaseParity uses government-published court and sentencing records available under the applicable source program, public-access framework, or records law. Availability varies by jurisdiction, record type, date, and confidentiality restrictions. CaseParity does not provide person lookup and does not identify individuals.

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The deliverable

Every reported figure is derived from and traceable to a named public source.

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by courthouseby judge (Cook)sentence-length percentilesstatute text on the case dateyear-by-year trend

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◦ Federal courts

U.S. District Court sentencing records. On the roadmap.

◦ North Carolina

Statewide criminal sentencing records. On the roadmap.

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Statewide criminal sentencing records. On the roadmap.

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▸ All documented sentencing outcomes — full data by jurisdiction, county, circuit, court & judge (text)

The complete public-record dataset behind the interactive explorer above, rendered as text for search engines and reference. Counts are shown for every unit; Cook County judge rates publish at N≥100. Documented past outcomes — not a prediction about any case. CaseParity is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice.

FloridaFla. Stat. § 893.13(6)(a) — Possession of a controlled substance

Florida · 893.13.6a · 2018–2026 · 23 counties

Statewide / all counties

Statewide / all counties — 118,544 cases

Across Statewide / all counties, county jail averaged 5 mo (median 4 mo; half fall between 1 mo and 7 mo); state prison terms were longer (average 2.8 yr).

Sentence-length distribution by sentence type: case count, median, average, middle 50% (25th–75th percentile), and most-common band (months).
Sentence typeCasesMedianAverageMiddle 50%Most-common band
State prison22,1202.1 yr2.8 yr18 mo–3.8 yr36–60 mo (39%)
County jail42,8804 mo5 mo1 mo–7 mo6–12 mo (32%)
Probation11,3212.0 yr2.3 yr18 mo–3.0 yr24–36 mo (35%)

Median, average, and the middle 50% are exact percentiles (PERCENTILE_CONT) over recorded lengths. Sentence lengths are capped per methodology; only cases with a recorded length are counted. Documented past outcomes — not a prediction about any case.

countyRecorded casesMedian confinement (months)
Bay4,6762.0 yr
Broward1,68120 mo
Charlotte2,4633.0 yr
Citrus3,1122.0 yr
Clay2,14422 mo
Escambia10,8032.0 yr
Flagler24722 mo
Gadsden61
Indian River2,0972.5 yr
Lee6,8433.0 yr
Leon2,1012.5 yr
Martin2,2923.3 yr
Miami-Dade14,0782.0 yr
Okaloosa2,8632.0 yr
Orange10,78723 mo
Osceola1,6252.0 yr
Pasco11,7252.3 yr
Polk3,9162.0 yr
Sarasota8,4922.5 yr
Seminole5,4502.2 yr
St. Johns3,0662.0 yr
St. Lucie3,9952.2 yr
Volusia14,0272.0 yr

Full per-county tables: caseparity.com/explore

VirginiaVa. Code § 18.2-95 — Grand larceny

Virginia · 18.2-95 · 1995–2023 · 31 circuits

Statewide / all circuits

Statewide / all circuits — 5,764 cases

Across Statewide / all circuits, effective sentence averaged 12 mo (median 6 mo; half fall between 3 mo and 16 mo).

Sentence-length distribution by sentence type: case count, median, average, middle 50% (25th–75th percentile), and most-common band (months).
Sentence typeCasesMedianAverageMiddle 50%Most-common band
Effective sentence2,4636 mo12 mo3 mo–16 mo6–12 mo (22%)

Median, average, and the middle 50% are exact percentiles (PERCENTILE_CONT) over recorded lengths. Sentence lengths are capped per methodology; only cases with a recorded length are counted. Documented past outcomes — not a prediction about any case.

circuitRecorded casesMedian confinement (months)
Circuit 127412 mo
Circuit 24026 mo
Circuit 3547 mo
Circuit 418410 mo
Circuit 513912 mo
Circuit 612812 mo
Circuit 7856 mo
Circuit 85911 mo
Circuit 91996 mo
Circuit 1016211 mo
Circuit 11677 mo
Circuit 123286 mo
Circuit 1310510 mo
Circuit 142658 mo
Circuit 154256 mo
Circuit 161796 mo
Circuit 17546 mo
Circuit 182212 mo
Circuit 1920410 mo
Circuit 2011113 mo
Circuit 211227 mo
Circuit 221638 mo
Circuit 233073 mo
Circuit 2425310 mo
Circuit 253186 mo
Circuit 2627510 mo
Circuit 2728610 mo
Circuit 281598 mo
Circuit 291699 mo
Circuit 301248 mo
Circuit 3114212 mo

Full per-circuit tables: caseparity.com/explore

Harris County, TexasTex. H&S Code § 481.115 — Possession of Controlled Substance PG-1

Harris County, TX · TX.HSC.481.115 · 2010–2024 · 31 district courts

Harris County / all courts

Harris County / all courts — 134,721 cases

Across Harris County / all courts, county jail averaged 5 mo (median 4 mo; most commonly the 3–6-month band); state jail terms were longer (average 11 mo).

Sentence-length distribution by sentence type: case count, median, average, and most-common band (months).
Sentence typeCasesMedianAverageMost-common band
State prison5,1702.9 yr4.2 yr24–36 mo (56%)
County jail70,8174 mo5 mo3–6 mo (29%)
State jail66,1879 mo11 mo6–12 mo (61%)

Median and average for pooled aggregates are interpolated from recorded length bands; per-unit figures use exact percentiles. Sentence lengths are capped per methodology; only cases with a recorded length are counted. Documented past outcomes — not a prediction about any case.

district courtRecorded casesMedian confinement (months)
Court 0061<1 mo
Court 0151
Court 1745,8272.0 yr
Court 1765,8862.0 yr
Court 1776,1172.0 yr
Court 1786,0662.0 yr
Court 1796,2582.0 yr
Court 1805,7312.0 yr
Court 1825,6853.0 yr
Court 1836,0252.0 yr
Court 1846,1972.0 yr
Court 1856,0082.0 yr
Court 2085,6842.0 yr
Court 2095,9012.0 yr
Court 2286,1592.0 yr
Court 2305,9862.0 yr
Court 2325,8642.0 yr
Court 2485,8692.0 yr
Court 2625,9442.0 yr
Court 2635,8612.0 yr
Court 3376,2092.0 yr
Court 3386,1442.0 yr
Court 3395,7812.0 yr
Court 3515,9922.0 yr
Court 4821,1862.0 yr
Court 4864715 mo
Court 4874303 mo
Court 4885493 mo
Court 4953462 mo
Court 4962663 mo
Court 4972778 mo

Full per-district court tables: caseparity.com/explore

Cook County, Illinois720 ILCS 570/402(c) — Possession of a controlled substance

Cook County, IL · IL-720-570-402(C) · 2011–2024 · 204 judges

Cook County / all locations

Cook County / all locations — 95,338 cases

Across Cook County / all locations, state prison averaged 2.2 yr (median 20 mo; most commonly the 12–18-month band).

Sentence-length distribution by sentence type: case count, median, average, and most-common band (months).
Sentence typeCasesMedianAverageMost-common band
State prison14,19020 mo2.2 yr12–18 mo (46%)

Median and average for pooled aggregates are interpolated from recorded length bands; per-unit figures use exact percentiles. Sentence lengths are capped per methodology; only cases with a recorded length are counted. Documented past outcomes — not a prediction about any case.

judgeRecorded casesMedian confinement (months)
26TH Street22,280
Bridgeview Courthouse2,073
Skokie Courthouse1,821
Markham Courthouse1,468
Rolling Meadows Courthouse816
Maywood Courthouse766
Harrison & Kedzie (Area 4)3

Full per-judge and per-judge tables: caseparity.com/explore