Highlands County criminal court sentencing outcomes

What happened in 212 criminal charges recorded in Highlands County, 2018–2026. Florida Clerk of Courts public records, under Fla. Stat. § 900.05.

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How criminal cases were sentenced in Highlands County

All 19,572 charges on this page combined, 2018–2026.

Sentencing outcome distribution for Highlands County
State prison		13.3%
County jail		31.0%
Adjudication withheld		13.2%
Diversion		0.2%
Sentence not recorded in the public data		42.3%

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Charges with published sentencing rates (85)

Charge	Records	Prison rate	vs Florida median
Prohibited actsFla. Stat. § 893.13	1,943	24.7%	+0.6
Use, possession, manufacture, delivery, transportation, advertisement, or retail sale of drug paraphernalia, specified machines, and materialsFla. Stat. § 893.147	1,823	3.3%	+3.2
TheftFla. Stat. § 812.014	1,761	12.6%	−1.2
Driving while license suspended, revoked, canceled, or disqualifiedFla. Stat. § 322.34	1,597	1.6%	−0.6
Drivers must be licensedFla. Stat. § 322.03	1,561	0.0%	+0.0
Resisting officer without violence to his or her personFla. Stat. § 843.02	1,101	0.1%	+0.1
BatteryFla. Stat. § 784.03	974	3.6%	+0.4
BurglaryFla. Stat. § 810.02	514	49.6%	+2.3
Trespass on property other than structure or conveyanceFla. Stat. § 810.09	502	0.4%	−0.1
Driving under the influenceFla. Stat. § 316.193	499	1.6%	+0.4
Registration requiredFla. Stat. § 320.02	495	0.0%	+0.0
Trespass in structure or conveyanceFla. Stat. § 810.08	379	0.0%	−0.2
Criminal mischiefFla. Stat. § 806.13	365	5.8%	−0.6
Breach of the peaceFla. Stat. § 877.03	317	0.0%	+0.0
Reckless drivingFla. Stat. § 316.192	273	0.0%	−0.1
Assault or battery of law enforcement officers and other specified personnelFla. Stat. § 784.07	202	27.2%	+0.0
Felons and delinquentsFla. Stat. § 790.23	180	60.0%	−3.5
Attaching registration license plate not assigned unlawfulFla. Stat. § 320.261	177	0.0%	+0.0
Criminal use of personal identification informationFla. Stat. § 817.568	171	44.4%	+8.9
Crashes involving damage to vehicle or propertyFla. Stat. § 316.061	167	0.6%	+0.6
Fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officerFla. Stat. § 316.1935	150	34.0%	−11.3
Prohibition against giving false name or false identification by person arrested or lawfully detainedFla. Stat. § 901.36	142	0.0%	−0.5
Unlawful use of a two-way communications deviceFla. Stat. § 934.215	122	40.2%	−9.8
Violation of an injunction for protection against domestic violenceFla. Stat. § 741.31	120	0.0%	−0.3
AssaultFla. Stat. § 784.011	118	0.0%	+0.0
Domestic violenceFla. Stat. § 741.29	105	0.0%	+0.0
Aggravated assaultFla. Stat. § 784.021	98	36.7%	+0.5
Resisting, obstructing, or opposing by offering or doing violence to legally authorized person, police canine, or police horseFla. Stat. § 843.01	74	35.1%	+8.3
Carrying of concealed weapons or concealed firearmsFla. Stat. § 790.01	74	25.7%	+9.9
Uttering forged instrumentsFla. Stat. § 831.02	73	24.7%	+0.3
Florida Communications Fraud ActFla. Stat. § 817.034	69	34.8%	+13.1
County detention facilitiesFla. Stat. § 951.22	68	54.4%	+20.5
Fraudulent use of credit cardsFla. Stat. § 817.61	67	41.8%	+15.6
Preservation of native flora of FloridaFla. Stat. § 581.185	62	0.0%	+0.0
StalkingFla. Stat. § 784.048	61	13.1%	−3.5
Penalties and violationsFla. Stat. § 379.401	57	0.0%	+0.0
TraffickingFla. Stat. § 893.135	57	93.0%	+1.3
Refusal to submit to testingFla. Stat. § 316.1939	56	0.0%	+0.0
Improper exhibition of dangerous weapons or firearmsFla. Stat. § 790.10	55	0.0%	+0.0
Dealing in stolen propertyFla. Stat. § 812.019	54	59.3%	+15.4
Aggravated batteryFla. Stat. § 784.045	53	50.9%	−2.6
Assault or battery on persons 65 years of age or olderFla. Stat. § 784.08	47	23.4%	+4.6
Disorderly intoxicationFla. Stat. § 856.011	46	0.0%	+0.0
Ownership, lease, rental, or possession for trafficking in or manufacturing a controlled substanceFla. Stat. § 893.1351	45	55.6%	−22.7
RobberyFla. Stat. § 812.13	45	82.2%	+9.3
TheftFla. Stat. § 817.60	42	7.1%	−11.4
Noncriminal traffic infractionsFla. Stat. § 318.14	40	0.0%	+0.0
Discharging firearm in public or on residential propertyFla. Stat. § 790.15	39	7.7%	−3.6
Emergency communicationsFla. Stat. § 365.172	39	0.0%	+0.0
Tampering with or harassing a witness, victim, or informantFla. Stat. § 914.22	38	42.1%	+10.0
ForgeryFla. Stat. § 831.01	37	27.0%	+11.4
Permitting unauthorized operator to driveFla. Stat. § 322.36	34	0.0%	+0.0
Loitering or prowlingFla. Stat. § 856.021	33	0.0%	+0.0
ProhibitionsFla. Stat. § 489.127	29	3.4%	+1.4
MurderFla. Stat. § 782.04	27	85.2%	+8.9
Registration of convicted felons, exemptionsFla. Stat. § 775.13	26	0.0%	+0.0
Violation of an injunction for protection against stalking or cyberstalkingFla. Stat. § 784.0487	25	0.0%	+0.0
Shooting into or throwing deadly missiles into dwellings, public or private buildings, occupied or not occupiedFla. Stat. § 790.19	24	54.2%	−0.7
Obedience to and effect of traffic lawsFla. Stat. § 316.072	24	0.0%	+0.0
Tampering with or fabricating physical evidenceFla. Stat. § 918.13	24	37.5%	+6.3
Felony batteryFla. Stat. § 784.041	23	34.8%	+6.6
Written or electronic threats to kill, do bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorismFla. Stat. § 836.10	21	19.0%	−13.4
Cruelty to animalsFla. Stat. § 828.12	20	20.0%	+13.7
Retail and farm theftFla. Stat. § 812.015	19	5.3%	−1.0
ContemptsFla. Stat. § 900.04	19	0.0%	+0.0
The Florida Pawnbroking ActFla. Stat. § 539.001	18	50.0%	+11.9
Culpable negligenceFla. Stat. § 784.05	18	0.0%	−1.5
Forging bank bills, checks, drafts, or promissory notesFla. Stat. § 831.07	18	61.1%	+52.5
Florida Litter LawFla. Stat. § 403.413	17	0.0%	−2.5
Court procedure and penaltiesFla. Stat. § 1003.27	16	0.0%	+0.0
Control and management of state game landsFla. Stat. § 379.2223	15	0.0%
Threats or harassmentFla. Stat. § 836.12	15	0.0%	+0.0
Crash involving death or personal injuriesFla. Stat. § 316.027	15	13.3%	−17.9
Duty upon damaging unattended vehicle or other propertyFla. Stat. § 316.063	15	0.0%	+0.0
Trespass upon grounds or facilities of a schoolFla. Stat. § 810.097	14	0.0%	+0.0
Theft from persons 65 years of age or olderFla. Stat. § 812.0145	14	57.1%	+31.8
Expiration of registrationFla. Stat. § 320.07	13	0.0%	+0.0
Alteration or removal of firearm serial number or possession, sale, or delivery of firearm with serial number altered or removed prohibitedFla. Stat. § 790.27	13	7.7%	−7.3
Unlawful possession of the personal identification information of another personFla. Stat. § 817.5685	12	8.3%	+0.4
Use of a fraudulently obtained or false receiptFla. Stat. § 812.017	11	0.0%	+0.0
Robbery by sudden snatchingFla. Stat. § 812.131	11	54.5%	+12.8
NonresidentFla. Stat. § 322.031	11	0.0%	+0.0
False reports to law enforcement authoritiesFla. Stat. § 837.05	10	0.0%	+0.0
Possession of alcoholic beverages by persons under age 21 prohibitedFla. Stat. § 562.111	10	0.0%	+0.0
Accessory after the factFla. Stat. § 777.03	10	30.0%	−3.7

Charges recorded but below the rate floor (127)

Fewer than 10 records, so we publish the count but not a sentencing rate. All 127 are listed and linked — the floor gates rates, never display.

Obtaining property by false personation 9 cases
Obstruction of service or execution of search warrant 9 cases
Possession of burglary tools 9 cases
Fla. Stat. § 372.83 9 cases
Giving worthless checks, drafts, and debit card orders 8 cases
Illegal taking and possession of deer and wild turkey 8 cases
Affrays and riots 8 cases
Interference with custody 8 cases
Assault or battery by a person who is being detained in a prison, jail, or other detention facility upon visitor or other detainee 8 cases
Use of scanning device, skimming device, or reencoder to defraud 8 cases
Attempts, solicitation, and conspiracy 7 cases
Risk protection orders 7 cases
Unlawful use of license 7 cases
Possession of certain drugs without prescriptions unlawful 7 cases
Uttering forged bills, checks, drafts, or notes 7 cases
Moneys received by contractors 7 cases
Credit or purchases 7 cases
Dangerous excessive speeding 7 cases
License restrictions 7 cases
Tampering with an electronic monitoring device 6 cases
Fraud 6 cases
Penalties for violating protective injunction against violators 6 cases
No operation under foreign license during suspension, revocation, or disqualification in this state 6 cases
Tests of knowledge concerning specified vehicles 6 cases
Racing on highways, street takeovers, and stunt driving 6 cases
Selling, delivering, bartering, furnishing, or giving tobacco products to persons under 21 years of age 5 cases
Classification 5 cases
Traffic in or possess counterfeit credit cards 5 cases
Confinement of animals without sufficient food, water, or exercise 5 cases
Dealing in, buying, transporting, and processing saw palmetto berries 5 cases
Taxes declared state funds 5 cases
Open carrying of weapons 5 cases
Offenses involving vehicle identification numbers, applications, certificates, papers 5 cases
False report concerning planting a bomb, an explosive, or a weapon of mass destruction, or concerning the use of firearms in a violent manner 5 cases
Selling, giving, or serving alcoholic beverages to person under age 21 5 cases
Penalties 5 cases
Offenses against police canines, fire canines, SAR canines, or police horses 5 cases
Recordkeeping requirements 5 cases
Perjury in official proceedings 5 cases
Educational institutions or school boards 4 cases
Depriving officer of means of protection or communication 4 cases
When nonresident exemption not allowed 4 cases
Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult 4 cases
Exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult 4 cases
Using firearm while under the influence of alcoholic beverages, chemical substances, or controlled substances 4 cases
Threats 4 cases
Corruption by threat against public servant 4 cases
Petitions 4 cases
Illegal taking, possession, and sale of bears 4 cases
False information to law enforcement during investigation 4 cases
Possession of shopping carts, laundry carts, dairy cases, egg baskets, poultry boxes, or bakery containers 3 cases
Police powers of commission and its agents 3 cases
Acts and practices prohibited 3 cases
Arson 3 cases
Dealer’s credit for collecting tax 3 cases
False reports of commission of crimes 3 cases
False reports 3 cases
Determination of indigent status 3 cases
Unlawful filing of false documents or records against real or personal property 3 cases
Trespass and larceny with relation to utility fixtures 3 cases
Driving while license permanently revoked 3 cases
Hiring, leasing, or obtaining personal property or equipment with the intent to defraud 3 cases
Offenses against users of computers, computer systems, computer networks, and electronic devices 3 cases
Open burning authorized by the Florida Forest Service 3 cases
False and fraudulent insurance claims 3 cases
Inhalation, ingestion, possession, sale, purchase, or transfer of harmful chemical substances 2 cases
Prohibited acts and practices 2 cases
Moneys received for real property improvements 2 cases
Obtaining food or lodging with intent to defraud 2 cases
Battery by strangulation 2 cases
Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited 2 cases
Possession of short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun, or machine gun 2 cases
Recreational licenses, permits, and authorization numbers 2 cases
Fla. Stat. § 372.121 2 cases
Personal watercraft regulated 2 cases
Theft of copper or other nonferrous metals 2 cases
Boating under the influence 2 cases
Reckless or careless operation of vessel 2 cases
Approaching a first responder with specified intent after a warning 2 cases
Temporary tags 2 cases
Enforcement 2 cases
Installation or use of tracking devices or tracking applications 2 cases
Perjury when not in an official proceeding 1 case
False and fraudulent motor vehicle insurance application 1 case
Making false statement to obtain property or credit or to detain real property 1 case
Carjacking 1 case
Change of interest and address 1 case
Official misconduct 1 case
Falsifying records 1 case
School safety zones 1 case
Neglect or refusal to aid peace officers 1 case
False personation 1 case
Boats 1 case
Fla. Stat. § 372.65 1 case
Depriving crime victim of medical care 1 case
False alarms of fires 1 case
Escapes 1 case
Preventing or obstructing extinguishment of fire 1 case
Possession or use of weapon 1 case
Entering false information on licenses or permits 1 case
Fla. Stat. § 984.085 1 case
Transfer without delivery of certificate 1 case
Possession of firearm or ammunition prohibited when person is subject to an injunction against committing acts of domestic violence, stalking, or cyberstalking 1 case
Intentional killing or wounding of any species designated as endangered, threatened, or of special concern 1 case
Abuse of a dead human body 1 case
Wearing mask and placing exhibit to intimidate 1 case
Nuisances injurious to health, penalty 1 case
Coin-operated vending machines and parking meters 1 case
Care of animals with transmissible diseases and liability therefor 1 case
License to carry concealed weapon or concealed firearm 1 case
Selling, delivering, bartering, furnishing, or giving nicotine products to persons under 21 years of age 1 case
Transfer of title 1 case
Assault or battery on specified officials or employees 1 case
Florida Money Laundering Act 1 case
Duty to report 1 case
Fla. Stat. § 985.2065 1 case
Criminal penalties 1 case
Retaliating against a witness, victim, or informant 1 case
Unlicensed practice of a health care profession 1 case
Penalty for violations 1 case
Possession of beverage not permitted to be sold under license 1 case
Intentional or reckless burning of lands 1 case
Homestead exemptions 1 case
Counterfeit controlled substance 1 case
Bringing into the state forged bank bills, checks, drafts, or notes 1 case
Unauthorized possession of, and other unlawful acts in relation to, driver license or identification card 1 case
License required 1 case

How Highlands County compares

Sorted alphabetically, Highlands County highlighted.

Place	Charges recorded	Prison rate
Alachua County	38,858	22.7%
Baker County	4,943	17.4%
Bay County	96,478	13.7%
Bradford County	5,763	30.6%
Broward County	84,301	8.6%
Calhoun County	3,153	18.7%
Charlotte County	32,105	12.1%
Citrus County	31,380	19.4%
Clay County	28,449	11.0%
Collier County	41,300	9.4%
Columbia County	14,157	12.9%
Desoto County	10,926	19.3%
Dixie County	3,205	25.5%
Duval County	206,660	9.7%
Escambia County	128,327	3.7%
Flagler County	1,728	13.3%
Franklin County	3,869	8.5%
Gadsden County	1,491	0.0%
Gilchrist County	2,361	14.9%
Glades County	2,315	8.3%
Gulf County	3,013	19.1%
Hamilton County	2,702	18.4%
Hardee County	6,193	11.4%
Hendry County	12,149	8.3%
Hernando County	33,138	16.4%
Highlands County	19,572	13.3%
Hillsborough County	319,568	12.8%
Holmes County	6,110	16.9%
Indian River County	32,140	10.7%
Jackson County	7,725	19.0%
Jefferson County	3,238	12.2%
Lafayette County	1,157	7.5%
Lake County	32,308	8.9%
Lee County	72,249	8.8%
Leon County	49,236	11.5%
Levy County	6,513	13.6%
Liberty County	1,913	11.7%
Madison County	2,926	8.8%
Manatee County	65,870	10.5%
Marion County	76,525	17.1%
Martin County	33,253	16.8%
Miami-Dade County	173,303	20.7%
Monroe County	21,565	7.0%
Nassau County	13,982	10.4%
Okaloosa County	52,032	4.7%
Okeechobee County	13,850	14.5%
Orange County	118,572	6.7%
Osceola County	31,877	9.1%
Palm Beach County	269,709	6.2%
Pasco County	102,312	15.0%
Pinellas County	206,330	12.2%
Polk County	116,317	8.1%
Putnam County	20,323	20.5%
Santa Rosa County	36,943	9.7%
Sarasota County	83,332	10.7%
Seminole County	62,532	9.7%
St. Johns County	44,265	10.0%
St. Lucie County	36,365	21.0%
Sumter County	24,588	14.4%
Suwannee County	6,056	20.1%
Taylor County	3,766	12.1%
Union County	1,981	28.6%
Volusia County	179,557	15.0%
Wakulla County	4,926	12.9%
Walton County	17,500	9.3%
Washington County	5,201	13.6%

Where this sentencing data comes from

Florida Clerk of Courts public records, under Fla. Stat. § 900.05. Window: 2018–2026. Sentencing rates are published only where a charge has at least 10 records in Highlands County; below that we publish the count alone. Percentages are weighted by case count, and are shares of all charges recorded — not of convictions.

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