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Updated May 2, 2026 · Data through 2025

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40.4% Overall dismissal rate
10,083 Officer profiles
125 Jurisdictions

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Larceny / Theft
40,860 cases
44.0% dismissed
Reckless Driving
35,429 cases
26.8% dismissed
Failure to Appear
32,240 cases
57.2% dismissed
Drug Possession
25,136 cases
49.7% dismissed
Weapons Offense
22,951 cases
58.3% dismissed
DUI / DWI
22,867 cases
11.5% dismissed
Driving Suspended
20,550 cases
26.4% dismissed
Assault & Battery
18,403 cases
59.3% dismissed
Public Intoxication
17,392 cases
30.4% dismissed
Trespassing
12,403 cases
47.2% dismissed
Obstruction
8,854 cases
51.1% dismissed
Fraud / Forgery
7,231 cases
67.3% dismissed

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244 courts
Court Type Cases Dismissal Rate Conviction Rate Median Duration
Fairfax County District 182,705 59.5% 40.0% 2.1 months
Prince William County District 87,661 46.9% 52.4% 2.3 months
Virginia Beach District 56,995 35.4% 63.5% 2.2 months
Henrico County District 53,553 36.6% 62.0% 2.6 months
Richmond City District 49,101 69.4% 29.3% 2.5 months
Norfolk District 48,083 67.2% 31.4% 2.4 months
Loudoun County District 44,013 34.5% 64.5% 2.1 months
Chesterfield County District 44,002 39.1% 58.4% 2.4 months
Arlington County District 33,787 52.3% 46.9% 1.9 months
Newport News District 28,244 48.4% 48.4% 2.3 months
Chesapeake District 25,614 30.8% 65.6% 2.2 months
Rockingham County District 24,509 36.2% 63.0% 1.9 months
Brunswick County District 23,895 4.8% 95.2% 2.9 months
Northampton County District 22,131 26.0% 73.4% 1.7 months
Portsmouth District 20,188 45.0% 54.7% 1.9 months
Stafford County District 19,999 40.8% 58.5% 1.9 months
Augusta County District 19,942 38.4% 61.5% 1.5 months
Fauquier County District 18,645 27.1% 72.1% 1.8 months
Hanover County District 18,085 24.8% 68.9% 2.0 months
Roanoke City District 17,903 33.0% 66.1% 1.8 months
Hampton District 17,346 43.3% 48.4% 2.4 months
Spotsylvania County District 16,885 35.4% 63.2% 1.8 months
York County District 16,169 34.3% 64.1% 1.6 months
Carroll County District 14,883 12.4% 87.0% 1.8 months
Washington County District 14,444 31.6% 67.2% 1.9 months
Roanoke County District 14,146 39.0% 60.1% 2.3 months
Smyth County District 13,743 19.1% 80.0% 2.1 months
Alexandria District 13,608 43.4% 56.1% 1.5 months
Montgomery County District 13,290 37.7% 61.3% 2.1 months
Sussex County District 13,023 15.2% 83.7% 2.1 months
Shenandoah County District 12,634 37.0% 62.9% 1.5 months
Williamsburg District 12,407 27.4% 68.8% 1.6 months
Wythe County District 12,330 31.1% 67.5% 1.8 months
Frederick County District 12,199 29.1% 70.6% 1.9 months
Lynchburg District 12,190 34.9% 61.6% 2.3 months
Greensville County District 11,603 9.3% 90.4% 1.7 months
Dinwiddie County District 11,575 20.1% 79.8% 1.7 months
Danville District 11,054 20.8% 67.0% 2.3 months
Botetourt County District 11,015 23.2% 76.8% 1.7 months
New Kent County District 10,700 35.1% 63.6% 1.6 months
Albemarle County District 10,653 47.6% 50.9% 2.2 months
Hopewell District 10,576 19.2% 80.3% 2.1 months
Caroline County District 10,562 34.7% 64.2% 2.1 months
Suffolk District 10,324 41.5% 54.0% 2.9 months
Franklin County District 10,040 40.9% 58.5% 1.6 months
Culpeper County District 10,033 26.6% 72.1% 1.7 months
Petersburg District 10,030 38.8% 57.6% 1.9 months
Mecklenburg County District 9,964 21.4% 78.5% 2.0 months
Accomack County District 9,907 28.6% 69.6% 1.5 months
Pulaski County District 9,890 20.5% 78.7% 2.1 months
Prince George County District 9,762 26.2% 72.4% 1.9 months
Fredericksburg District 8,547 33.1% 63.5% 1.7 months
Orange County District 8,543 19.2% 79.3% 1.8 months
Henry County District 8,374 38.2% 60.7% 1.7 months
Bristol District 8,172 34.5% 63.6% 2.3 months
Alleghany County District 8,075 39.2% 60.7% 1.8 months
Amherst County District 7,974 13.9% 82.4% 1.9 months
Halifax County District 7,778 21.3% 76.9% 1.6 months
Warren County District 7,690 28.9% 70.4% 1.9 months
Tazewell County District 7,558 34.8% 63.4% 2.3 months
Emporia District 7,411 14.8% 84.8% 1.2 months
Gloucester County District 7,375 44.8% 53.4% 2.4 months
Bedford County District 7,312 32.6% 65.7% 2.1 months
Virginia Beach Circuit 6,716 23.1% 74.9% 2.4 months
Southampton County District 6,662 31.5% 65.6% 3.3 months
Wise County District 6,583 48.4% 50.9% 1.7 months
Rockbridge County District 6,302 28.1% 69.6% 1.9 months
Campbell County District 6,269 33.7% 64.4% 1.9 months
Goochland County District 6,199 21.4% 77.6% 2.2 months
Colonial Heights District 6,163 34.0% 62.8% 2.8 months
Henrico County Circuit 6,095 31.5% 66.9% 2.8 months
Prince Edward County District 6,014 14.2% 83.8% 1.6 months
Isle of Wight County District 5,751 36.3% 62.4% 2.1 months
Chesapeake Circuit 5,562 48.2% 49.9% 2.4 months
Charlottesville District 5,411 46.4% 52.7% 1.5 months
King George County District 5,193 41.5% 57.6% 2.1 months
Salem District 5,190 46.2% 53.7% 1.9 months
Winchester District 5,187 29.9% 69.6% 1.9 months
Pittsylvania County District 5,182 15.2% 81.3% 1.4 months
Louisa County District 5,132 26.2% 72.0% 2.1 months
Fairfax City District 4,743 38.8% 60.3% 1.7 months
Westmoreland County District 4,679 34.4% 64.1% 1.6 months
Scott County District 4,548 32.6% 66.9% 1.6 months
Prince William County Circuit 4,470 61.4% 36.8% 2.0 months
Norfolk Circuit 4,378 44.4% 52.8% 3.0 months
Essex County District 4,226 35.2% 63.6% 2.0 months
Newport News Circuit 4,133 53.8% 42.7% 1.8 months
Chesterfield County Circuit 4,102 40.0% 57.9% 3.4 months
Russell County District 4,034 49.7% 48.9% 2.1 months
Giles County District 4,016 36.6% 60.9% 2.1 months
Staunton District 3,985 43.7% 56.0% 2.4 months
Nelson County District 3,950 11.8% 84.0% 1.9 months
Appomattox County District 3,941 15.6% 84.2% 1.8 months
King William County District 3,820 27.9% 70.3% 1.5 months
Richmond City Circuit 3,801 52.2% 47.0% 3.7 months
Bland County District 3,770 29.5% 69.9% 1.7 months
Hampton Circuit 3,751 51.3% 44.9% 1.2 months
Charlotte County District 3,667 12.2% 87.6% 1.7 months
Amelia County District 3,666 37.7% 61.1% 1.8 months
Martinsville District 3,663 42.5% 56.6% 2.1 months
Nottoway County District 3,631 32.2% 65.5% 2.2 months
Suffolk Circuit 3,605 58.9% 40.1% 3.6 months
Spotsylvania County Circuit 3,561 48.9% 49.2% 3.0 months
Powhatan County District 3,526 46.2% 52.6% 1.7 months
Clarke County District 3,463 31.5% 68.5% 1.7 months
Greene County District 3,435 41.9% 57.4% 1.9 months
Rappahannock County District 3,354 30.7% 68.8% 1.7 months
Rockingham County Circuit 3,286 31.6% 67.3% 2.6 months
King and Queen County District 3,230 26.1% 72.9% 1.3 months
Lee County District 3,085 35.2% 64.0% 1.7 months
Stafford County Circuit 3,053 51.1% 48.1% 3.1 months
Tazewell County Circuit 2,946 67.8% 31.7% 3.1 months
Waynesboro District 2,919 36.7% 62.1% 2.1 months
Madison County District 2,871 25.3% 73.6% 1.8 months
Buckingham County District 2,791 19.4% 78.7% 2.0 months
Montgomery County Circuit 2,757 49.6% 49.5% 2.8 months
Galax District 2,725 27.9% 71.2% 1.7 months
Bath County District 2,695 45.1% 54.8% 2.1 months
Buchanan County District 2,609 30.2% 68.6% 2.0 months
Page County District 2,591 42.4% 57.1% 2.0 months
Arlington County Circuit 2,450 58.6% 40.3% 1.2 months
Lynchburg Circuit 2,409 34.1% 58.6% 3.4 months
Danville Circuit 2,385 36.2% 59.6% 2.8 months
Lancaster County District 2,381 42.3% 54.4% 1.7 months
Hanover County Circuit 2,315 40.0% 55.8% 2.4 months
Fredericksburg Circuit 2,258 38.8% 56.7% 2.2 months
Lunenburg County District 2,236 22.3% 77.5% 1.8 months
Richmond County District 2,109 35.6% 61.6% 1.7 months
Buena Vista District 2,092 46.9% 53.0% 1.9 months
Radford District 2,077 33.2% 65.2% 2.1 months
Augusta County Circuit 2,066 43.9% 56.0% 2.6 months
Henry County Circuit 2,024 37.4% 59.5% 2.8 months
Roanoke City Circuit 1,994 44.7% 54.6% 2.6 months
Franklin County Circuit 1,942 41.8% 49.9% 2.4 months
Roanoke County Circuit 1,931 39.8% 59.7% 2.5 months
Loudoun County Circuit 1,911 40.7% 57.7% 2.6 months
Frederick County Circuit 1,901 34.8% 64.9% 3.0 months
Cumberland County District 1,870 14.7% 81.8% 2.0 months
Fluvanna County District 1,870 29.6% 69.8% 2.1 months
Patrick County District 1,847 46.8% 52.7% 2.3 months
Portsmouth Circuit 1,815 64.3% 34.6% 3.3 months
Floyd County District 1,810 42.5% 55.6% 2.0 months
Warren County Circuit 1,809 39.4% 60.2% 2.8 months
Falls Church District 1,784 27.6% 71.5% 1.4 months
Scott County Circuit 1,770 38.1% 61.2% 3.2 months
Wise County Circuit 1,729 50.2% 49.6% 3.7 months
Petersburg Circuit 1,722 51.9% 44.8% 3.2 months
Pulaski County Circuit 1,695 27.7% 71.4% 3.2 months
Bristol Circuit 1,674 18.4% 81.6% 2.7 months
Middlesex County District 1,595 16.0% 81.4% 1.6 months
Washington County Circuit 1,588 31.8% 68.2% 2.3 months
Culpeper County Circuit 1,569 32.8% 65.8% 2.2 months
Pittsylvania County Circuit 1,533 56.4% 39.0% 2.3 months
Dickenson County District 1,525 42.6% 56.0% 1.8 months
Smyth County Circuit 1,481 38.9% 60.1% 2.8 months
Lee County Circuit 1,447 44.8% 54.5% 2.7 months
Franklin City District 1,408 52.0% 42.3% 4.0 months
Page County Circuit 1,310 50.4% 49.1% 2.8 months
Radford Circuit 1,302 38.3% 61.7% 5.2 months
Buchanan County Circuit 1,298 54.7% 44.9% 3.1 months
Mecklenburg County Circuit 1,290 75.4% 24.2% 2.5 months
Mathews County District 1,285 19.2% 75.9% 1.8 months
Surry County District 1,284 36.2% 62.0% 2.0 months
Winchester Circuit 1,277 28.6% 71.4% 1.8 months
Wythe County Circuit 1,260 36.5% 63.5% 4.0 months
Alexandria Circuit 1,223 31.7% 64.8% 8 days
Halifax County Circuit 1,218 40.4% 58.4% 2.6 months
Bedford County Circuit 1,205 34.1% 65.9% 2.3 months
Russell County Circuit 1,171 27.2% 71.7% 2.4 months
Rockbridge County Circuit 1,131 50.4% 49.0% 3.1 months
Carroll County Circuit 1,125 45.0% 55.0% 2.8 months
Shenandoah County Circuit 1,125 46.4% 52.8% 1.9 months
Staunton Circuit 1,124 36.6% 63.0% 2.3 months
York County Circuit 1,092 43.1% 54.0% 2.6 months
Patrick County Circuit 1,091 48.1% 47.9% 2.5 months
Botetourt County Circuit 1,088 46.8% 50.9% 2.8 months
Charles City County District 1,075 39.8% 56.6% 1.2 months
Gloucester County Circuit 1,033 30.5% 68.4% 1.9 months
Martinsville Circuit 1,013 58.0% 42.0% 3.3 months
Northumberland County District 987 41.4% 55.5% 1.9 months
Orange County Circuit 958 59.3% 39.8% 2.8 months
Williamsburg Circuit 953 28.1% 67.0% 3.7 months
Grayson County District 946 36.3% 62.1% 2.2 months
Fauquier County Circuit 930 59.7% 37.6% 3.6 months
Campbell County Circuit 911 36.4% 60.7% 3.6 months
Southampton County Circuit 847 47.3% 51.8% 2.7 months
Amherst County Circuit 837 32.3% 57.7% 2.6 months
Waynesboro Circuit 820 47.5% 52.3% 2.6 months
Hopewell Circuit 803 47.9% 51.3% 3.5 months
New Kent County Circuit 795 46.4% 51.9% 3.0 months
Prince George County Circuit 784 54.6% 44.5% 4.0 months
Highland County District 777 52.8% 46.9% 2.1 months
Alleghany County Circuit 772 42.5% 55.6% 2.7 months
Accomack County Circuit 752 39.5% 58.9% 2.6 months
Caroline County Circuit 748 48.0% 51.1% 2.6 months
Greensville County Circuit 710 41.9% 58.1% 3.0 months
Prince Edward County Circuit 694 48.4% 51.6% 3.9 months
Colonial Heights Circuit 693 43.1% 52.5% 2.8 months
Isle of Wight County Circuit 648 25.7% 73.9% 3.4 months
Craig County District 646 45.2% 54.8% 2.1 months
Louisa County Circuit 636 53.4% 45.3% 2.3 months
Giles County Circuit 614 48.4% 49.8% 2.8 months
Brunswick County Circuit 613 36.8% 61.1% 3.3 months
Grayson County Circuit 594 50.0% 48.6% 3.0 months
Dickenson County Circuit 559 36.7% 63.3% 4.1 months
Northampton County Circuit 543 37.3% 59.5% 3.3 months
Westmoreland County Circuit 542 63.1% 34.2% 2.6 months
Buckingham County Circuit 529 52.0% 48.0% 3.2 months
Albemarle County Circuit 521 50.4% 48.8% 3.0 months
Dinwiddie County Circuit 518 32.5% 65.9% 3.2 months
Nottoway County Circuit 487 52.1% 46.6% 3.2 months
Salem Circuit 485 32.5% 67.5% 2.0 months
King George County Circuit 483 52.5% 47.5% 2.8 months
Charlottesville Circuit 459 47.0% 51.5% 2.8 months
Nelson County Circuit 437 32.6% 60.0% 2.9 months
Cumberland County Circuit 386 84.3% 15.7% 5.9 months
Appomattox County Circuit 372 26.2% 71.1% 3.5 months
Greene County Circuit 359 37.9% 61.4% 3.2 months
Amelia County Circuit 338 34.8% 60.3% 5.0 months
Goochland County Circuit 337 59.7% 38.7% 3.0 months
Fluvanna County Circuit 336 55.0% 45.0% 2.9 months
Floyd County Circuit 327 51.3% 45.1% 3.3 months
Middlesex County Circuit 312 37.8% 56.8% 4.0 months
Powhatan County Circuit 306 51.1% 45.4% 3.6 months
Mathews County Circuit 298 58.7% 38.0% 4.3 months
Madison County Circuit 291 32.6% 59.3% 3.8 months
Charlotte County Circuit 289 49.6% 50.4% 3.5 months
Sussex County Circuit 274 50.3% 49.7% 3.4 months
Lancaster County Circuit 265 54.3% 40.3% 3.5 months
King William County Circuit 247 31.1% 67.0% 2.6 months
Buena Vista Circuit 234 43.8% 56.2% 3.0 months
Northumberland County Circuit 234 43.5% 56.5% 3.5 months
Clarke County Circuit 207 49.5% 50.5% 2.0 months
Essex County Circuit 196 31.9% 68.1% 3.3 months
Lunenburg County Circuit 191 56.1% 42.1% 2.6 months
Rappahannock County Circuit 168 43.2% 56.8% 2.0 months
Richmond County Circuit 168 36.8% 63.2% 3.1 months
King and Queen County Circuit 149 34.0% 64.9% 2.8 months
Bland County Circuit 119 52.5% 47.5% 3.5 months
Bath County Circuit 100 53.0% 47.0% 2.5 months
Surry County Circuit 81 71.7% 28.3% 6.2 months
Charles City County Circuit 75 72.7% 22.7% 2.6 months
Craig County Circuit 53 43.8% 56.2% 4.4 months
Highland County Circuit 46 10.3% 84.6% 4.1 months

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  • Source: Virginia District Court Information System (DCIS) + Circuit Court Information System (CIS), 2025 calendar year, refreshed quarterly
  • All statistics derived from public court records. No individual defendant names published.
  • Rates use resolved cases as the denominator (dismissed + nolle prosequi + acquitted + guilty plea + found guilty)
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