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EscapesFla. Stat. § 944.40

Criminal sentencing outcomes across 58 Florida counties, 952 charges recorded, 2018–2026.

What Fla. Stat. § 944.40 covers

Chapter 944 of the Florida Statutes — State Correctional System. A single statute can span several offences at different degrees, and the figures on this page pool every degree. No single rate here is the rate for any one degree.

How often did this charge end in state prison, by county?

Sorted alphabetically, never worst-first. Every rate below has one denominator and it is stated in the column heading: all charges recorded, not convictions. A rate computed on convictions would be higher, and mixing the two is why the same statute can appear to have different “worst counties” on different pages. Across the 24 counties with enough records to publish a rate, the median is 57.5%.

CountyCharges recordedState prison, per 100 charges recorded
Alachua County2864.3%
Bay County3070.0%
Broward County1457.1%
Collier County1181.8%
Columbia County1030.0%
Duval County4673.9%
Escambia County5413.0%
Hillsborough County7146.5%
Indian River County1030.0%
Lee County1154.5%
Leon County1258.3%
Marion County2669.2%
Martin County1050.0%
Miami-Dade County13439.6%
Okeechobee County1963.2%
Orange County3429.4%
Osceola County1145.5%
Palm Beach County3046.7%
Pasco County1973.7%
Pinellas County2458.3%
Polk County5058.0%
Seminole County3540.0%
St. Lucie County3366.7%
Volusia County8664.0%

Counties with too few records to publish a sentencing rate (34)

Fewer than 10 records each. The count is published; the rate is not.

Source, window and the n≥10 floor

Florida Clerk of Courts public records, under Fla. Stat. § 900.05. Window: 2018–2026. A sentencing rate is published for a county only where that county has at least 10 records for this charge. Percentages are weighted by case count. Where the categories on a county page sum to less than 100%, the remainder is a sentence not recorded in the public extract, and that county page names it.

The statute

Read Fla. Stat. § 944.40 at the source →

CaseParity takes no position on sentencing policy. We do not advocate for longer sentences or shorter ones. We do not favor any party, any side, or any outcome. We publish the record.

Past sentencing patterns do not predict future outcomes in any individual case. CaseParity does not recommend litigation strategy, plea decisions, sentencing positions, or appellate arguments. Sentencing outcomes reflect many factors not captured in structured public records.

CaseParity is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Documented past outcomes, reported in aggregate; not a prediction about any individual case. CaseParity never looks up individual cases.