Monroe County criminal court sentencing outcomes

What happened in 253 criminal charges recorded in Monroe County, 2018–2026. Florida Clerk of Courts public records, under Fla. Stat. § 900.05.

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How criminal cases were sentenced in Monroe County

All 21,565 charges on this page combined, 2018–2026.

Sentencing outcome distribution for Monroe County
State prison		7.0%
County jail		31.1%
Adjudication withheld		30.5%
Diversion		6.6%
Sentence not recorded in the public data		24.8%

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Charges with published sentencing rates (109)

Charge	Records	Prison rate	vs Florida median
Prohibited actsFla. Stat. § 893.13	2,287	19.8%	−4.3
Drivers must be licensedFla. Stat. § 322.03	1,610	0.0%	+0.0
Reckless drivingFla. Stat. § 316.192	1,541	0.1%	+0.0
Penalties and violationsFla. Stat. § 379.401	1,486	0.0%	+0.0
Driving while license suspended, revoked, canceled, or disqualifiedFla. Stat. § 322.34	1,448	1.8%	−0.4
Driving under the influenceFla. Stat. § 316.193	1,148	1.2%	+0.0
TheftFla. Stat. § 812.014	1,131	11.7%	−2.1
Resisting officer without violence to his or her personFla. Stat. § 843.02	974	0.4%	+0.4
AdministrationFla. Stat. § 379.407	849	0.1%	+0.1
Trespass on property other than structure or conveyanceFla. Stat. § 810.09	834	0.1%	−0.4
Use, possession, manufacture, delivery, transportation, advertisement, or retail sale of drug paraphernalia, specified machines, and materialsFla. Stat. § 893.147	813	0.9%	+0.8
BatteryFla. Stat. § 784.03	731	2.2%	−1.0
Trespass in structure or conveyanceFla. Stat. § 810.08	407	0.0%	−0.2
Breach of the peaceFla. Stat. § 877.03	360	0.0%	+0.0
BurglaryFla. Stat. § 810.02	287	33.8%	−13.5
Unlawful use of a two-way communications deviceFla. Stat. § 934.215	267	62.9%	+12.9
Criminal mischiefFla. Stat. § 806.13	263	6.1%	−0.3
Fla. Stat. § 370.021	216	0.0%	+0.0
Crashes involving damage to vehicle or propertyFla. Stat. § 316.061	195	0.0%	+0.0
Registration requiredFla. Stat. § 320.02	182	0.0%	+0.0
Criminal use of personal identification informationFla. Stat. § 817.568	175	18.3%	−17.2
Assault or battery of law enforcement officers and other specified personnelFla. Stat. § 784.07	154	14.9%	−12.3
Refusal to submit to testingFla. Stat. § 316.1939	146	0.0%	+0.0
Disorderly intoxicationFla. Stat. § 856.011	144	0.0%	+0.0
Fugitives from justiceFla. Stat. § 941.02	138	0.0%	+0.0
Derelict and migrant vesselsFla. Stat. § 823.11	124	0.0%	+0.0
Noncriminal traffic infractionsFla. Stat. § 318.14	122	0.0%	+0.0
Uttering forged bills, checks, drafts, or notesFla. Stat. § 831.09	118	2.5%	−20.8
Prohibition against giving false name or false identification by person arrested or lawfully detainedFla. Stat. § 901.36	115	0.9%	+0.4
Fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officerFla. Stat. § 316.1935	110	21.8%	−23.5
AssaultFla. Stat. § 784.011	86	1.2%	+1.2
Registration of convicted felons, exemptionsFla. Stat. § 775.13	84	0.0%	+0.0
SpearfishingFla. Stat. § 379.2425	82	0.0%	+0.0
NonresidentFla. Stat. § 322.031	81	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	76	23.7%	−3.1
Violation of an injunction for protection against domestic violenceFla. Stat. § 741.31	74	0.0%	−0.3
Felony batteryFla. Stat. § 784.041	66	27.3%	−0.9
Aggravated assaultFla. Stat. § 784.021	65	44.6%	+8.4
Tampering with or fabricating physical evidenceFla. Stat. § 918.13	62	29.0%	−2.2
TraffickingFla. Stat. § 893.135	62	67.7%	−24.0
Reckless or careless operation of vesselFla. Stat. § 327.33	61	0.0%	+0.0
Attaching registration license plate not assigned unlawfulFla. Stat. § 320.261	60	0.0%	+0.0
Offenses against users of computers, computer systems, computer networks, and electronic devicesFla. Stat. § 815.06	53	35.8%	+16.7
Threats or harassmentFla. Stat. § 836.12	49	0.0%	+0.0
Felons and delinquentsFla. Stat. § 790.23	48	47.9%	−15.6
Obtaining food or lodging with intent to defraudFla. Stat. § 509.151	44	2.3%	+2.3
ProhibitionsFla. Stat. § 489.127	44	4.5%	+2.5
Unauthorized possession of, and other unlawful acts in relation to, driver license or identification cardFla. Stat. § 322.212	41	22.0%	+9.0
Permitting unauthorized operator to driveFla. Stat. § 322.36	41	0.0%	+0.0
LiveriesFla. Stat. § 327.54	40	0.0%	+0.0
Aggravated batteryFla. Stat. § 784.045	40	42.5%	−11.0
Fraudulent use of credit cardsFla. Stat. § 817.61	39	10.3%	−15.9
StalkingFla. Stat. § 784.048	38	2.6%	−14.0
Florida Communications Fraud ActFla. Stat. § 817.034	38	10.5%	−11.2
Improper exhibition of dangerous weapons or firearmsFla. Stat. § 790.10	37	0.0%	+0.0
Possession of certain drugs without prescriptions unlawfulFla. Stat. § 499.03	37	0.0%	+0.0
Duty upon damaging unattended vehicle or other propertyFla. Stat. § 316.063	36	0.0%	+0.0
Dealing in stolen propertyFla. Stat. § 812.019	34	8.8%	−35.1
TheftFla. Stat. § 817.60	31	3.2%	−15.3
Emergency communicationsFla. Stat. § 365.172	31	0.0%	+0.0
Official misconductFla. Stat. § 838.022	30	0.0%	+0.0
Selling, giving, or serving alcoholic beverages to person under age 21Fla. Stat. § 562.11	28	0.0%	+0.0
Domestic violenceFla. Stat. § 741.29	27	0.0%	+0.0
Prohibited actsFla. Stat. § 457.116	26	0.0%
Disorderly conduct on the premises of an establishmentFla. Stat. § 509.143	26	0.0%	+0.0
County detention facilitiesFla. Stat. § 951.22	25	16.0%	−17.9
Assault or battery on persons 65 years of age or olderFla. Stat. § 784.08	23	26.1%	+7.3
Boating under the influenceFla. Stat. § 327.35	23	0.0%	+0.0
ForgeryFla. Stat. § 831.01	23	43.5%	+27.9
Arrest prior to requisitionFla. Stat. § 941.13	23	0.0%	+0.0
False reports to law enforcement authoritiesFla. Stat. § 837.05	22	4.5%	+4.5
Retail and farm theftFla. Stat. § 812.015	21	9.5%	+3.2
Giving worthless checks, drafts, and debit card ordersFla. Stat. § 832.05	21	19.0%	+9.6
Stone crabFla. Stat. § 379.365	20	0.0%
No operation under foreign license during suspension, revocation, or disqualification in this stateFla. Stat. § 322.30	19	0.0%	+0.0
PenaltiesFla. Stat. § 327.72	19	0.0%	+0.0
Collisions, accidents, and casualtiesFla. Stat. § 327.30	18	0.0%
Crash involving death or personal injuriesFla. Stat. § 316.027	18	22.2%	−9.0
Racing on highways, street takeovers, and stunt drivingFla. Stat. § 316.191	18	0.0%	+0.0
Trespass upon grounds or facilities of a schoolFla. Stat. § 810.097	17	0.0%	+0.0
MurderFla. Stat. § 782.04	17	82.4%	+6.1
Unlawful possession of the personal identification information of another personFla. Stat. § 817.5685	17	23.5%	+15.6
Police powers of commission and its agentsFla. Stat. § 379.3311	17	0.0%
Corruption by threat against public servantFla. Stat. § 838.021	17	0.0%	−28.2
Carrying of concealed weapons or concealed firearmsFla. Stat. § 790.01	15	20.0%	+4.2
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	15	46.7%	−2.8
Misuse of confidential informationFla. Stat. § 839.26	15	0.0%
Violation of an injunction for protection against stalking or cyberstalkingFla. Stat. § 784.0487	14	0.0%	+0.0
Loitering or prowlingFla. Stat. § 856.021	14	0.0%	+0.0
Florida Litter LawFla. Stat. § 403.413	14	0.0%	−2.5
Theft from persons 65 years of age or olderFla. Stat. § 812.0145	14	28.6%	+3.3
License restrictionsFla. Stat. § 322.16	14	0.0%	+0.0
Tampering with or harassing a witness, victim, or informantFla. Stat. § 914.22	14	42.9%	+10.8
Perjury when not in an official proceedingFla. Stat. § 837.012	14	0.0%
False official statementsFla. Stat. § 837.06	14	0.0%	+0.0
Powers of commission law enforcement officersFla. Stat. § 379.3313	13	0.0%
Hull identification number requiredFla. Stat. § 328.07	13	0.0%	−16.2
RobberyFla. Stat. § 812.13	13	76.9%	+4.0
The Florida Pawnbroking ActFla. Stat. § 539.001	12	66.7%	+28.6
Obedience to and effect of traffic lawsFla. Stat. § 316.072	12	0.0%	+0.0
License requiredFla. Stat. § 322.53	12	0.0%	+0.0
Certificate of title requiredFla. Stat. § 328.03	12	0.0%
Unlawful use of licenseFla. Stat. § 322.32	12	0.0%	+0.0
Affrays and riotsFla. Stat. § 870.01	11	0.0%	+0.0
Uttering forged instrumentsFla. Stat. § 831.02	11	0.0%	−24.4
Written or electronic threats to kill, do bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorismFla. Stat. § 836.10	11	18.2%	−14.2
Possession of alcoholic beverages by persons under age 21 prohibitedFla. Stat. § 562.111	11	0.0%	+0.0
Possession of burglary toolsFla. Stat. § 810.06	11	36.4%	−11.5
Return of license or registration to departmentFla. Stat. § 324.201	10	0.0%	+0.0

Charges recorded but below the rate floor (144)

Fewer than 10 records, so we publish the count but not a sentencing rate. All 144 are listed and linked — the floor gates rates, never display.

Discharging firearm in public or on residential property 9 cases
Boats 9 cases
Expiration of registration 8 cases
Personal watercraft regulated 8 cases
Carriage of gasoline on vessels 8 cases
Shooting into or throwing deadly missiles into dwellings, public or private buildings, occupied or not occupied 8 cases
Inhalation, ingestion, possession, sale, purchase, or transfer of harmful chemical substances 8 cases
Robbery by sudden snatching 8 cases
License to carry concealed weapon or concealed firearm 8 cases
Dangerous excessive speeding 7 cases
Spiny lobster 7 cases
Moneys received by contractors 7 cases
Using firearm while under the influence of alcoholic beverages, chemical substances, or controlled substances 7 cases
Hiring, leasing, or obtaining personal property or equipment with the intent to defraud 7 cases
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission license program for tarpon 7 cases
Classification 7 cases
Persons engaged in criminal offense, having weapons 7 cases
Penalties for violating protective injunction against violators 7 cases
Driving while license permanently revoked 6 cases
When nonresident exemption not allowed 6 cases
Only authorized number to be used 6 cases
Illegal use of shopping carts and laundry carts 6 cases
Forging bank bills, checks, drafts, or promissory notes 6 cases
Bringing into the state forged bank bills, checks, drafts, or notes 6 cases
Prohibited activities and defense 6 cases
Possession of shopping carts, laundry carts, dairy cases, egg baskets, poultry boxes, or bakery containers 5 cases
False reports 5 cases
Arson 5 cases
Attempts, solicitation, and conspiracy 5 cases
Accessory after the fact 5 cases
Change of interest and address 5 cases
Escapes 5 cases
Capturing, keeping, possessing, transporting, or exhibiting venomous reptiles, reptiles of concern, conditional reptiles, or prohibited reptiles 5 cases
Nonnative and captive wildlife penalties 5 cases
False reports of commission of crimes 5 cases
Selling, delivering, bartering, furnishing, or giving tobacco products to persons under 21 years of age 4 cases
Prohibited activities 4 cases
Unlawful conveyance of fuel 4 cases
Nuisances 4 cases
Wholesale and retail saltwater products dealers 4 cases
Crimes relating to certificates of title to, or other indicia of ownership of, vessels 4 cases
Wearing mask while committing offense 3 cases
Vehicular homicide 3 cases
Preventing or obstructing extinguishment of fire 3 cases
Penalties 3 cases
Credit or purchases 3 cases
Licenses 3 cases
Recreational licenses, permits, and authorization numbers 3 cases
Cruelty to animals 3 cases
Confinement of animals without sufficient food, water, or exercise 3 cases
Introduction, removal, or possession of contraband 3 cases
Safety zones, security zones, regulated navigation areas, and naval vessel protection zones 3 cases
Commercial parasailing 3 cases
Refusal to submit to testing 3 cases
False personation 3 cases
Tampering with an electronic monitoring device 3 cases
Persons who have disabilities 3 cases
Violation of condition of pretrial release 3 cases
Offenses involving vehicle identification numbers, applications, certificates, papers 3 cases
Obstruction of public streets, highways, and roads 3 cases
Perjury in official proceedings 2 cases
Vessel registration, application, certificate, number, decal, duplicate certificate 2 cases
Open carrying of weapons 2 cases
Noncriminal infractions 2 cases
Risk protection orders 2 cases
Identification cards 2 cases
Illegal killing, possessing, or capturing of alligators or other crocodilia or eggs 2 cases
Educational institutions or school boards 2 cases
Harassment of hunters, trappers, or fishers 2 cases
Personal possession of wildlife 2 cases
Depriving officer of means of protection or communication 2 cases
Obtaining vehicles with intent to defraud, failing to return hired vehicle, or tampering with mileage device of hired vehicle 2 cases
Neglect or refusal to aid peace officers 2 cases
Installation or use of tracking devices or tracking applications 2 cases
Prohibited use of certain lights 2 cases
Moonshine whiskey 2 cases
Retaliating against a witness, victim, or informant 2 cases
Exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult 2 cases
Fla. Stat. § 370.172 2 cases
Threats 2 cases
Controlled substance named or described in s. 893.03 2 cases
Open house parties 2 cases
Receipt of money, etc., obtained by fraudulent use of credit cards 2 cases
Criminal penalties 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
Assault or battery on specified officials or employees 1 case
Mooring to or damaging of uniform waterway markers prohibited 1 case
Order of no contact 1 case
Vessel homicide 1 case
Obstruction by disguised person 1 case
Unlawful use of badges or other indicia of authority 1 case
Financial responsibility for property damage 1 case
Culpable negligence 1 case
Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited 1 case
Tests of knowledge concerning specified vehicles 1 case
Renting motor vehicle to another 1 case
Tampering with or interfering with motor vehicles or trailers 1 case
Violations 1 case
Abuse of a dead human body 1 case
Unlawful entry on property 1 case
Homestead exemptions 1 case
Tampering with or damaging sewer systems 1 case
Fla. Stat. § 877.112 1 case
Enforcement 1 case
Recreational fires 1 case
Prohibited acts and practices 1 case
License plate obscuring device prohibited 1 case
False alarms of fires 1 case
State hemp program 1 case
Attack or bite by unclassified dog that causes severe injury or death 1 case
Possession of beverage upon which federal tax unpaid 1 case
Theft of personal property 1 case
Trespass on school property with firearm or other weapon prohibited 1 case
Counterfeiting license plates, validation stickers, mobile home stickers, cab cards, trip permits, or special temporary operational permits prohibited 1 case
Prohibitions 1 case
Temporary tags 1 case
Penalties 1 case
Duty to report 1 case
Nuisances injurious to health, penalty 1 case
Trespass and larceny with relation to utility fixtures 1 case
Medical use of marijuana 1 case
Tattooing prohibited 1 case
Offenses against intellectual property 1 case
Departmental powers 1 case
Definition 1 case
Criminal use of a public record or public records information 1 case
Required tagging of alligators and hides 1 case
Traffic in or possess counterfeit credit cards 1 case
Alteration of credit card invoice 1 case
Disposal of bodies of dead animals 1 case
Place where controlled substances are illegally kept, sold, or used declared a public nuisance 1 case
Possession or use of weapon 1 case
Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult 1 case
Bump-fire stocks prohibited 1 case
When arrest by officer without warrant is lawful 1 case
Battery by strangulation 1 case
Transfer without delivery of certificate 1 case
Unlawful sale, possession, or transporting of alligators or alligator skins 1 case
Prohibited acts 1 case
Medicinal drugs 1 case
Advanced registration renewal 1 case
Exemption of vessels and outboard motors from personal property tax 1 case
Threat to throw, project, place, or discharge any destructive device, felony 1 case
Making, possessing, throwing, projecting, placing, or discharging any destructive device or attempt so to do, felony 1 case

How Monroe County compares

Sorted alphabetically, Monroe 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 Monroe 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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