Charlottesville (City) criminal court sentencing outcomes
What happened in 57 criminal charges recorded in Charlottesville (City), 2019–2024. Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission public records.
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Charges with published sentencing rates (11)
| Charge | Records | Above-guideline rate | vs Virginia median |
|---|
| Possession of controlled substances unlawfulVa. Code § 18.2-250(A)(a) | 26 | 15.0% | +9.6 |
| Shooting, stabbing, etc., with intent to maim, kill, etcVa. Code § 18.2-51 | 26 | 20.0% | +10.9 |
| Possession or transportation of firearms, firearms ammunition, ... by convicted felonsVa. Code § 18.2-308.2(A) | 17 | 5.9% | −9.1 |
| Entering dwelling house, etc., with intent to commit larceny, assault and battery or other felony (statutory burglary)Va. Code § 18.2-91 | 14 | 8.3% | +4.4 |
| Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibitedVa. Code § 18.2-248(C) | 13 | 15.4% | +8.1 |
| Assault and battery against a family or household memberVa. Code § 18.2-57.2(B) | 13 | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Grand larceny defined | 11 | 0.0% | −1.9 |
| Disregarding signal by law-enforcement officer to stopVa. Code § 46.2-817(B) | 10 | 10.0% | +4.4 |
| Grand larceny definedVa. Code § 18.2-95 | 10 | 22.2% | +18.4 |
| Embezzlement deemed larcenyVa. Code § 18.2-111 | 10 | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Possession of controlled substances unlawfulVa. Code § 18.2-250 | 10 | 22.2% | +18.5 |
Charges recorded but below the rate floor (46)
Fewer than 10 records, so we publish the count but not a sentencing rate. All 46 are listed and linked — the floor gates rates, never display.
- Strangulation or suffocation of another 9 cases
- Assault and battery against a family or household member 9 cases
- Possession or transportation of firearms, firearms ammunition, ... by convicted felons 9 cases
- Assault and battery 7 cases
- Repealed (formerly: punishment for conviction of misdemeanor larceny — recidivism) 6 cases
- Abduction and kidnapping defined 5 cases
- Forging, uttering, etc., other writings 4 cases
- Assault and battery 4 cases
- Injuring, etc., any property, monument, etc. (destruction of property) 4 cases
- Concealing or taking possession of merchandise 4 cases
- Obtaining money or signature, etc., by false pretense 4 cases
- Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited 3 cases
- Driving motor vehicle, engine, etc., while intoxicated, etc 3 cases
- First and second degree murder defined 3 cases
- How voluntary manslaughter punished 3 cases
- Robbery 3 cases
- Burglary 3 cases
- Grand larceny defined 3 cases
- Duty of driver to stop, etc., in event of accident involving injury or death or damage to attended property 3 cases
- Penalties for sale, gift, distribution or possession with intent to sell, give or distribute marijuana 2 cases
- Violation of provisions of protective orders 2 cases
- Credit card or gift card fraud 2 cases
- Forging public records, etc 2 cases
- Robbery 2 cases
- Breaking and entering dwelling house with intent to commit other misdemeanor 2 cases
- Receiving, etc., stolen goods 2 cases
- Duty of driver to stop, etc., in event of accident involving injury or death or damage to attended property 2 cases
- Discharging firearms or missiles within or at building or dwelling house 2 cases
- Unauthorized use of animal, aircraft, vehicle or boat 2 cases
- Carjacking 1 case
- Grand larceny defined 1 case
- Threats of death or bodily injury to a person or member of his family 1 case
- Revocation of license for multiple convictions of driving while intoxicated 1 case
- Threats to bomb, damage, or discharge a firearm within or at buildings or means of transportation 1 case
- Unauthorized use of animal, aircraft, vehicle or boat 1 case
- Injuring, etc., any property, monument, etc. (destruction of property) 1 case
- Shooting from vehicles so as to endanger persons 1 case
- Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited 1 case
- Possession of burglarious tools, etc 1 case
- Willfully discharging firearms in public places 1 case
- How involuntary manslaughter punished 1 case
- Credit card theft 1 case
- Credit card theft 1 case
- Issuing bad checks, etc., larceny 1 case
- Receiving, etc., stolen goods 1 case
- Driving motor vehicle, engine, etc., while intoxicated, etc 1 case
How Charlottesville (City) compares
Sorted alphabetically, Charlottesville (City) highlighted.
| Place | Charges recorded | Above-guideline rate |
|---|
| Accomack County | 252 | 7.7% |
| Albemarle County | 484 | 8.5% |
| Alexandria (City) | 268 | 9.2% |
| Alleghany County | 945 | 6.0% |
| Amelia County | 207 | 3.4% |
| Amherst County | 628 | 4.8% |
| Appomattox County | 277 | 6.8% |
| Arlington County | 525 | 10.6% |
| Augusta County | 1,942 | 7.8% |
| Bath County | 95 | 8.7% |
| Bedford County | 869 | 5.6% |
| Bland County | 117 | 10.3% |
| Botetourt County | 768 | 5.9% |
| Bristol (City) | 1,162 | 6.2% |
| Brunswick County | 255 | 10.6% |
| Buchanan County | 656 | 7.5% |
| Buckingham County | 366 | 4.5% |
| Buena Vista (City) | 286 | 3.4% |
| Campbell County | 1,046 | 5.3% |
| Caroline County | 389 | 15.7% |
| Carroll County | 1,253 | 3.1% |
| Charles City County | 26 | 0.0% |
| Charlotte County | 242 | 6.0% |
| Charlottesville (City) | 306 | 14.0% |
| Chesapeake (City) | 3,787 | 7.5% |
| Chesterfield County | 3,461 | 7.6% |
| Clarke County | 115 | 10.5% |
| Colonial Heights (City) | 494 | 5.8% |
| Covington (City) | 1 | 0.0% |
| Craig County | 68 | 6.7% |
| Culpeper County | 1,030 | 6.0% |
| Cumberland County | 119 | 15.3% |
| Danville (City) | 1,267 | 12.2% |
| Dickenson County | 412 | 8.8% |
| Dinwiddie County | 263 | 5.8% |
| Emporia (City) | 5 | 0.0% |
| Essex County | 128 | 9.1% |
| Fairfax County | 2,227 | 10.2% |
| Falls Church (City) | 3 | 0.0% |
| Fauquier County | 473 | 15.5% |
| Floyd County | 209 | 14.2% |
| Fluvanna County | 229 | 8.9% |
| Franklin (City) | 2 | 0.0% |
| Franklin County | 1,046 | 4.3% |
| Frederick County | 1,575 | 7.6% |
| Fredericksburg (City) | 1,091 | 10.5% |
| Giles County | 462 | 4.4% |
| Gloucester County | 862 | 9.3% |
| Goochland County | 154 | 9.1% |
| Grayson County | 803 | 3.9% |
| Greene County | 281 | 9.3% |
| Greensville County | 509 | 12.1% |
| Halifax County | 815 | 11.8% |
| Hampton (City) | 1,252 | 5.8% |
| Hanover County | 1,678 | 3.7% |
| Harrisonburg (City) | 114 | 2.5% |
| Henrico County | 4,977 | 12.7% |
| Henry County | 1,185 | 6.1% |
| Highland County | 30 | 22.7% |
| Hopewell (City) | 645 | 8.8% |
| Isle of Wight County | 330 | 16.1% |
| James City County | 63 | 14.3% |
| King and Queen County | 128 | 6.6% |
| King George County | 266 | 11.6% |
| King William County | 144 | 15.4% |
| Lancaster County | 117 | 15.6% |
| Lee County | 692 | 9.4% |
| Lexington (City) | 1 | — |
| Loudoun County | 778 | 15.2% |
| Louisa County | 436 | 9.8% |
| Lunenburg County | 156 | 8.3% |
| Lynchburg (City) | 1,705 | 5.4% |
| Madison County | 97 | 13.8% |
| Martinsville (City) | 369 | 3.6% |
| Mathews County | 70 | 16.7% |
| Mecklenburg County | 742 | 6.3% |
| Middlesex County | 146 | 15.9% |
| Montgomery County | 1,695 | 5.3% |
| Nelson County | 433 | 5.1% |
| New Kent County | 262 | 5.9% |
| Newport News (City) | 1,907 | 7.6% |
| Norfolk (City) | 2,478 | 9.0% |
| Northampton County | 164 | 8.5% |
| Northumberland County | 127 | 6.1% |
| Nottoway County | 302 | 6.4% |
| Orange County | 296 | 9.6% |
| Page County | 857 | 5.2% |
| Patrick County | 429 | 2.6% |
| Petersburg (City) | 262 | 7.3% |
| Pittsylvania County | 597 | 7.6% |
| Poquoson (City) | 2 | 0.0% |
| Portsmouth (City) | 551 | 6.9% |
| Powhatan County | 208 | 9.3% |
| Prince Edward County | 428 | 6.8% |
| Prince George County | 637 | 7.6% |
| Prince William County | 1,650 | 13.2% |
| Pulaski County | 1,267 | 3.1% |
| Radford (City) | 386 | 3.4% |
| Rappahannock County | 65 | 11.8% |
| Richmond (City) | 2,543 | 12.6% |
| Richmond County | 130 | 4.6% |
| Roanoke (City) | 1,964 | 7.5% |
| Roanoke County | 1,526 | 5.4% |
| Rockbridge County | 956 | 8.9% |
| Rockingham County | 2,677 | 8.7% |
| Russell County | 711 | 6.5% |
| Salem (City) | 596 | 4.9% |
| Scott County | 1,101 | 6.5% |
| Shenandoah County | 590 | 8.2% |
| Smyth County | 902 | 4.7% |
| Southampton County | 422 | 17.0% |
| Spotsylvania County | 2,290 | 11.4% |
| Stafford County | 2,229 | 9.2% |
| Staunton (City) | 1,115 | 4.1% |
| Suffolk (City) | 1,184 | 14.1% |
| Surry County | 35 | 17.2% |
| Sussex County | 142 | 11.7% |
| Tazewell County | 1,890 | 3.2% |
| Virginia Beach (City) | 5,673 | 8.4% |
| Warren County | 939 | 3.9% |
| Washington County | 1,537 | 4.4% |
| Waynesboro (City) | 739 | 9.0% |
| Westmoreland County | 236 | 9.2% |
| Williamsburg (City) | 769 | 8.5% |
| Winchester (City) | 936 | 5.4% |
| Wise County | 969 | 8.2% |
| Wythe County | 878 | 3.8% |
| York County | 645 | 6.3% |
Where this sentencing data comes from
Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission public records. Window: 2019–2024. Sentencing rates are published only where a charge has at least 10 records in Charlottesville (City); 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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