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Introduction, removal, or possession of contrabandFla. Stat. § 944.47

Criminal sentencing outcomes across 56 Florida counties, 963 charges recorded, 2018–2026.

What Fla. Stat. § 944.47 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 29 counties with enough records to publish a rate, the median is 46.2%.

CountyCharges recordedState prison, per 100 charges recorded
Baker County1668.8%
Bay County1735.3%
Bradford County2781.5%
Calhoun County1546.7%
Charlotte County1250.0%
Columbia County2853.6%
Desoto County3956.4%
Dixie County2347.8%
Escambia County598.5%
Franklin County277.4%
Gulf County1711.8%
Hamilton County3033.3%
Hardee County1346.2%
Holmes County3828.9%
Jackson County9853.1%
Liberty County185.6%
Marion County4524.4%
Miami-Dade County1947.4%
Okaloosa County2520.0%
Okeechobee County1533.3%
Polk County2548.0%
Santa Rosa County3354.5%
Sumter County2755.6%
Suwannee County1566.7%
Taylor County2142.9%
Union County6572.3%
Volusia County3938.5%
Walton County1926.3%
Washington County2317.4%

Counties with too few records to publish a sentencing rate (27)

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. § 944.47 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.