Lake County criminal court sentencing outcomes

What happened in 229 criminal charges recorded in Lake County, 2018–2026. Florida Clerk of Courts public records, under Fla. Stat. § 900.05.

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How criminal cases were sentenced in Lake County

All 32,308 charges on this page combined, 2018–2026.

Sentencing outcome distribution for Lake County
State prison		8.9%
County jail		18.8%
Adjudication withheld		14.6%
Diversion		6.9%
Sentence not recorded in the public data		50.8%

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Charges with published sentencing rates (110)

Charge	Records	Prison rate	vs Florida median
Driving while license suspended, revoked, canceled, or disqualifiedFla. Stat. § 322.34	3,562	0.0%	−2.2
TheftFla. Stat. § 812.014	3,470	8.0%	−5.8
Prohibited actsFla. Stat. § 893.13	3,347	14.3%	−9.8
Drivers must be licensedFla. Stat. § 322.03	3,053	0.0%	+0.0
Use, possession, manufacture, delivery, transportation, advertisement, or retail sale of drug paraphernalia, specified machines, and materialsFla. Stat. § 893.147	1,940	0.0%	−0.1
Driving under the influenceFla. Stat. § 316.193	1,717	0.2%	−1.0
BatteryFla. Stat. § 784.03	1,635	3.8%	+0.6
Resisting officer without violence to his or her personFla. Stat. § 843.02	1,321	0.2%	+0.2
Trespass on property other than structure or conveyanceFla. Stat. § 810.09	798	1.1%	+0.6
Reckless drivingFla. Stat. § 316.192	678	0.3%	+0.2
Registration requiredFla. Stat. § 320.02	596	0.0%	+0.0
BurglaryFla. Stat. § 810.02	585	42.4%	−4.9
Crashes involving damage to vehicle or propertyFla. Stat. § 316.061	552	0.0%	+0.0
Criminal mischiefFla. Stat. § 806.13	512	5.7%	−0.7
Trespass in structure or conveyanceFla. Stat. § 810.08	458	0.4%	+0.2
Domestic violenceFla. Stat. § 741.29	425	0.0%	+0.0
Attaching registration license plate not assigned unlawfulFla. Stat. § 320.261	345	0.0%	+0.0
Fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officerFla. Stat. § 316.1935	306	28.1%	−17.2
Aggravated assaultFla. Stat. § 784.021	252	25.0%	−11.2
Felons and delinquentsFla. Stat. § 790.23	246	54.1%	−9.4
Assault or battery of law enforcement officers and other specified personnelFla. Stat. § 784.07	214	15.9%	−11.3
Prohibition against giving false name or false identification by person arrested or lawfully detainedFla. Stat. § 901.36	189	0.0%	−0.5
TraffickingFla. Stat. § 893.135	168	83.3%	−8.4
Felony batteryFla. Stat. § 784.041	145	24.8%	−3.4
Uttering forged bills, checks, drafts, or notesFla. Stat. § 831.09	143	10.5%	−12.8
Refusal to submit to testingFla. Stat. § 316.1939	140	0.0%	+0.0
Aggravated batteryFla. Stat. § 784.045	126	43.7%	−9.8
AssaultFla. Stat. § 784.011	125	0.0%	+0.0
Violation of an injunction for protection against domestic violenceFla. Stat. § 741.31	123	0.8%	+0.5
Carrying of concealed weapons or concealed firearmsFla. Stat. § 790.01	115	17.4%	+1.6
Disorderly intoxicationFla. Stat. § 856.011	112	0.0%	+0.0
Penalties and violationsFla. Stat. § 379.401	105	0.0%	+0.0
Criminal use of personal identification informationFla. Stat. § 817.568	102	39.2%	+3.7
Resisting, obstructing, or opposing by offering or doing violence to legally authorized person, police canine, or police horseFla. Stat. § 843.01	99	20.2%	−6.6
Permitting unauthorized operator to driveFla. Stat. § 322.36	98	0.0%	+0.0
Credit or purchasesFla. Stat. § 817.481	96	19.8%	+0.9
Noncriminal traffic infractionsFla. Stat. § 318.14	95	0.0%	+0.0
Tampering with or harassing a witness, victim, or informantFla. Stat. § 914.22	88	18.2%	−13.9
Breach of the peaceFla. Stat. § 877.03	86	0.0%	+0.0
Assault or battery on persons 65 years of age or olderFla. Stat. § 784.08	85	10.6%	−8.2
StalkingFla. Stat. § 784.048	83	8.4%	−8.2
Fraudulent use of credit cardsFla. Stat. § 817.61	82	19.5%	−6.7
Retail and farm theftFla. Stat. § 812.015	82	0.0%	−6.3
Dealing in stolen propertyFla. Stat. § 812.019	72	38.9%	−5.0
Tampering with or fabricating physical evidenceFla. Stat. § 918.13	72	20.8%	−10.4
County detention facilitiesFla. Stat. § 951.22	69	36.2%	+2.3
Selling, giving, or serving alcoholic beverages to person under age 21Fla. Stat. § 562.11	60	0.0%	+0.0
Expiration of registrationFla. Stat. § 320.07	58	0.0%	+0.0
NonresidentFla. Stat. § 322.031	58	0.0%	+0.0
Emergency communicationsFla. Stat. § 365.172	54	0.0%	+0.0
Unlawful use of a two-way communications deviceFla. Stat. § 934.215	53	22.6%	−27.4
Florida Communications Fraud ActFla. Stat. § 817.034	51	11.8%	−9.9
RobberyFla. Stat. § 812.13	49	61.2%	−11.7
Loitering or prowlingFla. Stat. § 856.021	49	0.0%	+0.0
Discharging firearm in public or on residential propertyFla. Stat. § 790.15	49	10.2%	−1.1
Possession of alcoholic beverages by persons under age 21 prohibitedFla. Stat. § 562.111	47	0.0%	+0.0
Giving worthless checks, drafts, and debit card ordersFla. Stat. § 832.05	46	2.2%	−7.2
Improper exhibition of dangerous weapons or firearmsFla. Stat. § 790.10	44	0.0%	+0.0
The Florida Pawnbroking ActFla. Stat. § 539.001	44	50.0%	+11.9
PenaltiesFla. Stat. § 322.39	43	0.0%	+0.0
Possession of certain drugs without prescriptions unlawfulFla. Stat. § 499.03	41	0.0%	+0.0
Duty upon damaging unattended vehicle or other propertyFla. Stat. § 316.063	38	0.0%	+0.0
False reports to law enforcement authoritiesFla. Stat. § 837.05	36	0.0%	+0.0
Temporary tagsFla. Stat. § 320.131	35	0.0%	+0.0
Cruelty to animalsFla. Stat. § 828.12	34	11.8%	+5.5
MurderFla. Stat. § 782.04	34	50.0%	−26.3
Crash involving death or personal injuriesFla. Stat. § 316.027	33	6.1%	−25.1
Shooting into or throwing deadly missiles into dwellings, public or private buildings, occupied or not occupiedFla. Stat. § 790.19	32	25.0%	−29.9
Theft from persons 65 years of age or olderFla. Stat. § 812.0145	28	32.1%	+6.8
Uttering forged instrumentsFla. Stat. § 831.02	27	18.5%	−5.9
Threats or harassmentFla. Stat. § 836.12	27	0.0%	+0.0
Written or electronic threats to kill, do bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorismFla. Stat. § 836.10	26	11.5%	−20.9
Penalties for violations of this chapterFla. Stat. § 320.57	25	0.0%
Driving while license permanently revokedFla. Stat. § 322.341	24	8.3%	−9.7
Penalties for violating protective injunction against violatorsFla. Stat. § 784.047	23	8.7%	+8.7
When nonresident exemption not allowedFla. Stat. § 320.38	23	0.0%	+0.0
Unauthorized possession of, and other unlawful acts in relation to, driver license or identification cardFla. Stat. § 322.212	23	26.1%	+13.1
Obedience to and effect of traffic lawsFla. Stat. § 316.072	22	0.0%	+0.0
ClassificationFla. Stat. § 322.54	21	0.0%	+0.0
Tests of knowledge concerning specified vehiclesFla. Stat. § 322.57	20	0.0%	+0.0
Obtaining food or lodging with intent to defraudFla. Stat. § 509.151	20	0.0%	+0.0
Obtaining vehicles with intent to defraud, failing to return hired vehicle, or tampering with mileage device of hired vehicleFla. Stat. § 817.52	20	0.0%	−6.0
Affrays and riotsFla. Stat. § 870.01	20	0.0%	+0.0
Hiring, leasing, or obtaining personal property or equipment with the intent to defraudFla. Stat. § 812.155	20	0.0%	−5.9
Persons engaged in criminal offense, having weaponsFla. Stat. § 790.07	20	10.0%	−33.1
Violation of an injunction for protection against stalking or cyberstalkingFla. Stat. § 784.0487	20	0.0%	+0.0
Selling, delivering, bartering, furnishing, or giving nicotine products to persons under 21 years of ageFla. Stat. § 569.41	19	0.0%	+0.0
Keeping gambling houses, etcFla. Stat. § 849.01	18	0.0%	+0.0
No operation under foreign license during suspension, revocation, or disqualification in this stateFla. Stat. § 322.30	18	0.0%	+0.0
Use of a fraudulently obtained or false receiptFla. Stat. § 812.017	18	0.0%	+0.0
Return of license or registration to departmentFla. Stat. § 324.201	17	0.0%	+0.0
TheftFla. Stat. § 817.60	17	35.3%	+16.8
License restrictionsFla. Stat. § 322.16	17	0.0%	+0.0
ProhibitionsFla. Stat. § 489.127	16	0.0%	−2.0
False and fraudulent insurance claimsFla. Stat. § 817.234	16	0.0%	−3.0
Possession of burglary toolsFla. Stat. § 810.06	15	26.7%	−21.2
False information to law enforcement during investigationFla. Stat. § 837.055	14	0.0%	+0.0
Manufacture, sale, possession, etc., of slot machines or devices prohibitedFla. Stat. § 849.15	14	0.0%	+0.0
Unlawful possession of the personal identification information of another personFla. Stat. § 817.5685	14	7.1%	−0.8
Unlawful use of licenseFla. Stat. § 322.32	13	0.0%	+0.0
CarjackingFla. Stat. § 812.133	13	100.0%	+25.5
Trespass upon grounds or facilities of a schoolFla. Stat. § 810.097	13	0.0%	+0.0
Battery by strangulationFla. Stat. § 784.031	12	25.0%	+14.5
ForgeryFla. Stat. § 831.01	12	25.0%	+9.4
Ownership, lease, rental, or possession for trafficking in or manufacturing a controlled substanceFla. Stat. § 893.1351	12	50.0%	−28.3
Dangerous excessive speedingFla. Stat. § 316.1922	12	0.0%	+0.0
Assault or battery by a person who is being detained in a prison, jail, or other detention facility upon visitor or other detaineeFla. Stat. § 784.082	11	63.6%	+14.1
ArsonFla. Stat. § 806.01	11	27.3%	−25.6
False reportsFla. Stat. § 316.067	11	0.0%	+0.0
Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of an elderly person or disabled adultFla. Stat. § 825.102	10	0.0%	−14.7

Charges recorded but below the rate floor (119)

Fewer than 10 records, so we publish the count but not a sentencing rate. All 119 are listed and linked — the floor gates rates, never display.

Racing on highways, street takeovers, and stunt driving 9 cases
Persons who have disabilities 9 cases
Florida Litter Law 8 cases
Offenses involving vehicle identification numbers, applications, certificates, papers 8 cases
Reckless or careless operation of vessel 8 cases
Forging bank bills, checks, drafts, or promissory notes 8 cases
Attempts, solicitation, and conspiracy 7 cases
Open carrying of weapons 7 cases
Illegal taking and possession of deer and wild turkey 7 cases
Fraud 7 cases
Selling, delivering, bartering, furnishing, or giving tobacco products to persons under 21 years of age 7 cases
Approaching a first responder with specified intent after a warning 7 cases
Trespass and larceny with relation to utility fixtures 7 cases
Introduction, removal, or possession of contraband 7 cases
Accessory after the fact 7 cases
Penalties 6 cases
Robbery by sudden snatching 6 cases
False reports of commission of crimes 6 cases
Corruption by threat against public servant 6 cases
False personation 6 cases
Using firearm while under the influence of alcoholic beverages, chemical substances, or controlled substances 6 cases
Alteration or removal of firearm serial number or possession, sale, or delivery of firearm with serial number altered or removed prohibited 5 cases
Violation of condition of pretrial release 5 cases
Interference with custody 5 cases
Unlawful to alter motor vehicle registration certificates, license plates, temporary license plates, mobile home stickers, or validation stickers or to obscure license plates 5 cases
Injuring or removing tomb or monument 5 cases
Boating under the influence 5 cases
Tampering with an electronic monitoring device 5 cases
Possession of shopping carts, laundry carts, dairy cases, egg baskets, poultry boxes, or bakery containers 5 cases
Nonnative and captive wildlife penalties 5 cases
Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited 5 cases
Culpable negligence 4 cases
Preventing or obstructing extinguishment of fire 4 cases
Beverages sold with improper license, or without license or registration, or held with intent to sell prohibited 4 cases
Offenses against police canines, fire canines, SAR canines, or police horses 4 cases
Escapes 4 cases
Possessing certain forged notes, bills, checks, or drafts 4 cases
Abuse of a dead human body 4 cases
Coin-operated vending machines and parking meters 4 cases
Inhalation, ingestion, possession, sale, purchase, or transfer of harmful chemical substances 4 cases
Threats 4 cases
Preservation of native flora of Florida 4 cases
State hemp program 3 cases
Battery of facility employee by throwing, tossing, or expelling certain fluids or materials 3 cases
Dealing in, buying, transporting, and processing saw palmetto berries 3 cases
Assault or battery on specified officials or employees 3 cases
Security required 3 cases
Wearing mask, hood, or other device on public way 3 cases
Vehicular homicide 3 cases
Use of scanning device, skimming device, or reencoder to defraud 3 cases
Depriving officer of means of protection or communication 3 cases
Agents or employees of keeper of gambling house 2 cases
Possession of short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun, or machine gun 2 cases
Possession of firearm or ammunition prohibited when person is subject to an injunction against committing acts of domestic violence, stalking, or cyberstalking 2 cases
License to carry concealed weapon or concealed firearm 2 cases
Moneys received for real property improvements 2 cases
False or fraudulent proof of motor vehicle insurance 2 cases
Urine testing, fraudulent practices 2 cases
Exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult 2 cases
Prohibitions 2 cases
Power to punish contempts 2 cases
Perjury when not in an official proceeding 2 cases
Perjury in official proceedings 2 cases
Bribery 2 cases
Unlawful possession of a concealed handcuff key 2 cases
Unlawful use of badges or other indicia of authority 2 cases
Failure of defendant on bail to appear 2 cases
Liveries 2 cases
License required 2 cases
Identification cards 2 cases
Counterfeiting license plates, validation stickers, mobile home stickers, cab cards, trip permits, or special temporary operational permits prohibited 2 cases
Educational institutions or school boards 2 cases
Enforcement 2 cases
Prohibited activities and defense 2 cases
Florida Money Laundering Act 2 cases
Prohibited activities 2 cases
Safe storage of firearms required 2 cases
Prohibited practices 1 case
Refusal of admission and ejection of undesirable guests 1 case
Disorderly conduct on the premises of an establishment 1 case
Prohibited use of certain lights 1 case
Applications for bail 1 case
Boats 1 case
Theft of personal property 1 case
False entries in books of business entity 1 case
Making false statement to obtain property or credit or to detain real property 1 case
Operating chop shops 1 case
Hull identification number required 1 case
Enforcement of county or municipal codes or ordinances 1 case
Recreational fires 1 case
Collisions, accidents, and casualties 1 case
Threat to throw, project, place, or discharge any destructive device, felony 1 case
Penalties 1 case
Taxes declared state funds 1 case
Dealing in stolen property by use of the Internet 1 case
Departmental powers 1 case
Intentional or reckless burning of lands 1 case
Attempted felony murder 1 case
Breaking or injuring fences 1 case
Dealer’s credit for collecting tax 1 case
Trespass on school property with firearm or other weapon prohibited 1 case
DNA database 1 case
Fla. Stat. § 984.085 1 case
False alarms of fires 1 case
Prohibitions, violation, penalty, intent 1 case
Medicinal drugs 1 case
Illegal killing, possessing, or capturing of alligators or other crocodilia or eggs 1 case
Unqualified electors willfully voting 1 case
Prohibited activities 1 case
Moneys received by contractors 1 case
Obstruction of public streets, highways, and roads 1 case
Risk protection orders 1 case
Taking and possession of alligators 1 case
Derelict and migrant vessels 1 case
False official statements 1 case
Making, possessing, throwing, projecting, placing, or discharging any destructive device or attempt so to do, felony 1 case
Prohibitions 1 case
Official misconduct 1 case
Change of interest and address 1 case

How Lake County compares

Sorted alphabetically, Lake 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 Lake 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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