Outcomes / Florida · 2018-2026 · Fla. Stat. § 893.13(6)(a)
For the same drug-possession charge, the recorded prison rate ran from 0.0% to 47.8% across Florida counties.
Drug possession under § 893.13(6)(a) is a third-degree felony statewide. These are the documented prison-sentence rates for that single charge, by county, from the Florida public record — the same record, resolved differently from one county to the next.
0.0% – 47.8%
Prison rate range
18.5%
Median
135,202
Cases
23
counties reporting
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Prison rate by county — sorted high to low
Prison rate for Fla. Stat. § 893.13(6)(a) by county in Florida, 2018-2026. 23 counties with at least 30 cases. Source: Florida Clerk of Courts data (Fla. Stat. § 900.05).
| County | Prison rate | Magnitude | vs. median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay | 47.8% | 29.3% above median | |
| Citrus | 43.3% | 24.8% above median | |
| Martin | 40.0% | 21.5% above median | |
| St. Lucie | 34.7% | 16.2% above median | |
| Charlotte | 33.4% | 14.9% above median | |
| Indian River | 32.1% | 13.6% above median | |
| Polk | 27.0% | 8.5% above median | |
| Volusia | 25.7% | 7.2% above median | |
| Pasco | 24.4% | 5.9% above median | |
| St. Johns | 22.3% | 3.8% above median | |
| Clay | 21.0% | 2.5% above median | |
| Lee | 18.5% | at median | |
| Leon | 16.5% | 2.0% below median | |
| Seminole | 16.5% | 2.0% below median | |
| Sarasota | 16.2% | 2.3% below median | |
| Okaloosa | 16.1% | 2.4% below median | |
| Flagler | 15.9% | 2.6% below median | |
| Broward | 13.5% | 5.0% below median | |
| Miami-Dade | 8.2% | 10.3% below median | |
| Osceola | 7.8% | 10.7% below median | |
| Escambia | 6.7% | 11.8% below median | |
| Orange | 3.9% | 14.6% below median | |
| Gadsden | 0.0% | 18.5% below median | |
| Median (23 counties) | 18.5% | — |
23 counties with at least 30 cases · 2018-2026 · Florida Clerk of Courts data (Fla. Stat. § 900.05).
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Source
Florida Clerk of Courts data (Fla. Stat. § 900.05).
Window
Cases resolved 2018-2026. Aggregated across the full window; primary charges only.
Threshold
Each county shown has at least 30 cases. Counties below that floor are not published.
Definition
Share of primary-charge cases that resulted in a Florida state-prison sentence. Computed per county; counties with fewer than 30 cases are not shown.
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0.0%–47.8%
Documented prison rate for the same charge, by county, across 23 Florida counties — 2018-2026 (135,202 cases). Median 18.5%.
Source: Florida Clerk of Courts data (Fla. Stat. § 900.05).
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