Jefferson County criminal court sentencing outcomes

What happened in 126 criminal charges recorded in Jefferson County, 2018–2026. Florida Clerk of Courts public records, under Fla. Stat. § 900.05.

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How criminal cases were sentenced in Jefferson County

All 3,238 charges on this page combined, 2018–2026.

Sentencing outcome distribution for Jefferson County
State prison		12.2%
County jail		57.5%
Adjudication withheld		10.4%
Diversion		0.0%
Sentence not recorded in the public data		19.9%

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Charges with published sentencing rates (38)

Charge	Records	Prison rate	vs Florida median
Prohibited actsFla. Stat. § 893.13	702	17.5%	−6.6
Driving while license suspended, revoked, canceled, or disqualifiedFla. Stat. § 322.34	365	2.2%	+0.0
Drivers must be licensedFla. Stat. § 322.03	339	0.0%	+0.0
Use, possession, manufacture, delivery, transportation, advertisement, or retail sale of drug paraphernalia, specified machines, and materialsFla. Stat. § 893.147	321	0.0%	−0.1
TheftFla. Stat. § 812.014	121	18.2%	+4.4
Resisting officer without violence to his or her personFla. Stat. § 843.02	111	0.0%	+0.0
BatteryFla. Stat. § 784.03	107	2.8%	−0.4
Driving under the influenceFla. Stat. § 316.193	89	1.1%	−0.1
Fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officerFla. Stat. § 316.1935	61	47.5%	+2.2
Reckless drivingFla. Stat. § 316.192	61	0.0%	−0.1
BurglaryFla. Stat. § 810.02	54	51.9%	+4.6
Felons and delinquentsFla. Stat. § 790.23	51	62.7%	−0.8
Penalty for violations of ss. 849.15 - 849.22Fla. Stat. § 849.23	43	0.0%	+0.0
Criminal mischiefFla. Stat. § 806.13	40	15.0%	+8.6
Felony batteryFla. Stat. § 784.041	39	28.2%	+0.0
Aggravated assaultFla. Stat. § 784.021	38	31.6%	−4.6
Trespass on property other than structure or conveyanceFla. Stat. § 810.09	35	0.0%	−0.5
Trespass in structure or conveyanceFla. Stat. § 810.08	31	0.0%	−0.2
Prohibition against giving false name or false identification by person arrested or lawfully detainedFla. Stat. § 901.36	23	0.0%	−0.5
Registration requiredFla. Stat. § 320.02	23	0.0%	+0.0
Carrying of concealed weapons or concealed firearmsFla. Stat. § 790.01	23	17.4%	+1.6
Assault or battery of law enforcement officers and other specified personnelFla. Stat. § 784.07	21	66.7%	+39.5
Aggravated batteryFla. Stat. § 784.045	21	38.1%	−15.4
Violation of an injunction for protection against domestic violenceFla. Stat. § 741.31	19	0.0%	−0.3
Tampering with or fabricating physical evidenceFla. Stat. § 918.13	19	36.8%	+5.6
TheftFla. Stat. § 817.60	17	0.0%	−18.5
Breach of the peaceFla. Stat. § 877.03	15	0.0%	+0.0
Assault or battery on persons 65 years of age or olderFla. Stat. § 784.08	15	13.3%	−5.5
Uttering forged instrumentsFla. Stat. § 831.02	14	42.9%	+18.5
Criminal use of personal identification informationFla. Stat. § 817.568	13	53.8%	+18.3
Duty upon damaging unattended vehicle or other propertyFla. Stat. § 316.063	13	0.0%	+0.0
Improper exhibition of dangerous weapons or firearmsFla. Stat. § 790.10	12	0.0%	+0.0
Crashes involving damage to vehicle or propertyFla. Stat. § 316.061	12	0.0%	+0.0
Resisting, obstructing, or opposing by offering or doing violence to legally authorized person, police canine, or police horseFla. Stat. § 843.01	12	8.3%	−18.5
Dangerous excessive speedingFla. Stat. § 316.1922	11	0.0%	+0.0
Unlawful possession of the personal identification information of another personFla. Stat. § 817.5685	11	9.1%	+1.2
Attaching registration license plate not assigned unlawfulFla. Stat. § 320.261	11	0.0%	+0.0
TraffickingFla. Stat. § 893.135	10	80.0%	−11.7

Charges recorded but below the rate floor (88)

Fewer than 10 records, so we publish the count but not a sentencing rate. All 88 are listed and linked — the floor gates rates, never display.

Unlawful use of a two-way communications device 9 cases
Possession of certain drugs without prescriptions unlawful 7 cases
Attempts, solicitation, and conspiracy 6 cases
Dealing in stolen property 6 cases
Assault 6 cases
Florida Communications Fraud Act 5 cases
Shooting into or throwing deadly missiles into dwellings, public or private buildings, occupied or not occupied 5 cases
Disorderly intoxication 5 cases
Fraudulent use of credit cards 5 cases
Tampering with or harassing a witness, victim, or informant 5 cases
Unauthorized possession of, and other unlawful acts in relation to, driver license or identification card 5 cases
Place where controlled substances are illegally kept, sold, or used declared a public nuisance 4 cases
Fla. Stat. § 370.021 4 cases
Penalties and violations 4 cases
County detention facilities 4 cases
Prohibited practices 4 cases
Tampering with or harassing a court official 4 cases
Affrays and riots 4 cases
Permitting unauthorized operator to drive 4 cases
False reports to law enforcement authorities 4 cases
Refusal to submit to testing 4 cases
Discharging firearm in public or on residential property 4 cases
Cruelty to animals 4 cases
Crash involving death or personal injuries 3 cases
Home-invasion robbery 3 cases
Assault or battery by a person who is being detained in a prison, jail, or other detention facility upon visitor or other detainee 3 cases
Possession of short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun, or machine gun 3 cases
Use of scanning device, skimming device, or reencoder to defraud 3 cases
Illegal taking and possession of deer and wild turkey 3 cases
Alteration or removal of firearm serial number or possession, sale, or delivery of firearm with serial number altered or removed prohibited 3 cases
Written or electronic threats to kill, do bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism 3 cases
Introduction, removal, or possession of contraband 3 cases
Threats or harassment 3 cases
Expiration of registration 3 cases
Selling, delivering, bartering, furnishing, or giving tobacco products to persons under 21 years of age 3 cases
Persons engaged in criminal offense, having weapons 3 cases
Forging bank bills, checks, drafts, or promissory notes 3 cases
Selling, giving, or serving alcoholic beverages to person under age 21 2 cases
False reports 2 cases
No operation under foreign license during suspension, revocation, or disqualification in this state 2 cases
Classification 2 cases
Emergency communications 2 cases
Medicaid provider fraud 2 cases
Fraud 2 cases
Possession or use of weapon 2 cases
Interference with custody 2 cases
Controlled substance named or described in s. 893.03 2 cases
Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult 2 cases
Exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult 2 cases
Uttering forged bills, checks, drafts, or notes 2 cases
Tampering with an electronic monitoring device 2 cases
Nuisances 1 case
Trespass upon grounds or facilities of a school 1 case
Interference with prisoners 1 case
Possession of burglary tools 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
Making, possessing, throwing, projecting, placing, or discharging any destructive device or attempt so to do, felony 1 case
Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited 1 case
Commercial motor vehicles 1 case
Making or possessing instruments for forging bills 1 case
Counterfeiting a payment instrument 1 case
Making or having instruments and material for counterfeiting driver licenses or identification cards 1 case
Stalking 1 case
Penalties for violating protective injunction against violators 1 case
Perjury when not in an official proceeding 1 case
False official statements 1 case
Murder 1 case
Accessory after the fact 1 case
Aiding escape 1 case
Racing on highways, street takeovers, and stunt driving 1 case
Keeping gambling houses, etc 1 case
Domestic violence 1 case
Loitering or prowling 1 case
Intentional or reckless burning of lands 1 case
Disturbing schools and religious and other assemblies 1 case
Beverages sold with improper license, or without license or registration, or held with intent to sell prohibited 1 case
Possession of alcoholic beverages by persons under age 21 prohibited 1 case
Exhibition or sale of wildlife 1 case
Penalties 1 case
Fla. Stat. § 370.092 1 case
Reckless or careless operation of vessel 1 case
Tests of knowledge concerning specified vehicles 1 case
Installation or use of tracking devices or tracking applications 1 case
Security required 1 case
Obtaining vehicles with intent to defraud, failing to return hired vehicle, or tampering with mileage device of hired vehicle 1 case
False or fraudulent proof of motor vehicle insurance 1 case
Robbery by sudden snatching 1 case
Robbery 1 case

How Jefferson County compares

Sorted alphabetically, Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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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