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Updated July 8, 2026 · Data through 2025
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Reckless Driving
21.7% dismissed
Probation Violation
71.4% dismissed
Larceny / Theft
44.0% dismissed
Failure to Appear
56.9% dismissed
Drug Possession
47.1% dismissed
Driving Suspended
27.5% dismissed
Assault & Battery
54.3% dismissed
DUI / DWI
10.8% dismissed
Weapons Offense
58.4% dismissed
Public Intoxication
30.6% dismissed
Fraud / Forgery
61.8% dismissed
Trespassing
47.6% dismissed
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| Court | Type | Cases | Dismissal Rate | Conviction Rate | Median Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County | District | 211,718 | 60.2% | 39.4% | 2.2 months |
| Prince William County | District | 101,860 | 46.8% | 52.6% | 2.3 months |
| Virginia Beach | District | 65,705 | 35.4% | 63.6% | 2.2 months |
| Henrico County | District | 60,955 | 35.9% | 62.8% | 2.5 months |
| Richmond City | District | 54,507 | 70.2% | 28.6% | 2.4 months |
| Norfolk | District | 53,137 | 68.2% | 30.5% | 2.4 months |
| Loudoun County | District | 50,527 | 34.6% | 64.4% | 2.0 months |
| Chesterfield County | District | 48,863 | 38.6% | 58.8% | 2.3 months |
| Arlington County | District | 38,692 | 52.8% | 46.5% | 2.0 months |
| Brunswick County | District | 31,063 | 4.3% | 95.7% | 2.9 months |
| Newport News | District | 30,566 | 48.4% | 48.5% | 2.2 months |
| Chesapeake | District | 27,994 | 31.3% | 65.3% | 2.1 months |
| Rockingham County | District | 27,437 | 36.3% | 63.0% | 1.9 months |
| Northampton County | District | 25,447 | 26.8% | 72.7% | 1.7 months |
| Augusta County | District | 22,364 | 37.7% | 62.2% | 1.6 months |
| Portsmouth | District | 21,660 | 44.6% | 55.1% | 1.9 months |
| Stafford County | District | 21,430 | 40.7% | 58.6% | 1.9 months |
| Fauquier County | District | 20,962 | 28.3% | 70.9% | 1.8 months |
| Roanoke City | District | 20,559 | 32.3% | 66.8% | 1.8 months |
| Hanover County | District | 20,019 | 24.8% | 69.0% | 1.9 months |
| Hampton | District | 19,258 | 42.1% | 49.5% | 2.4 months |
| Spotsylvania County | District | 18,350 | 35.2% | 63.3% | 1.8 months |
| York County | District | 17,581 | 33.9% | 64.4% | 1.6 months |
| Carroll County | District | 16,891 | 13.0% | 86.5% | 1.8 months |
| Roanoke County | District | 16,116 | 38.9% | 60.1% | 2.3 months |
| Smyth County | District | 15,945 | 18.7% | 80.5% | 2.1 months |
| Washington County | District | 15,835 | 31.9% | 66.8% | 1.9 months |
| Sussex County | District | 15,601 | 14.7% | 84.3% | 2.2 months |
| Montgomery County | District | 15,045 | 37.8% | 61.3% | 2.1 months |
| Alexandria | District | 14,776 | 43.6% | 56.0% | 1.6 months |
| Shenandoah County | District | 14,209 | 37.5% | 62.4% | 1.5 months |
| Wythe County | District | 13,870 | 30.9% | 67.5% | 1.8 months |
| Frederick County | District | 13,693 | 29.2% | 70.6% | 1.9 months |
| Williamsburg | District | 13,689 | 27.0% | 69.0% | 1.7 months |
| Lynchburg | District | 13,308 | 34.0% | 62.5% | 2.2 months |
| Greensville County | District | 13,278 | 9.1% | 90.7% | 1.7 months |
| Dinwiddie County | District | 13,227 | 20.3% | 79.6% | 1.8 months |
| Danville | District | 13,115 | 19.7% | 68.4% | 2.5 months |
| Botetourt County | District | 12,653 | 22.7% | 77.2% | 1.7 months |
| Caroline County | District | 12,177 | 33.9% | 64.9% | 2.1 months |
| New Kent County | District | 11,929 | 34.8% | 64.0% | 1.6 months |
| Albemarle County | District | 11,848 | 47.1% | 51.3% | 2.2 months |
| Hopewell | District | 11,691 | 19.2% | 80.4% | 2.0 months |
| Culpeper County | District | 11,597 | 27.5% | 71.2% | 1.8 months |
| Mecklenburg County | District | 11,328 | 21.5% | 78.4% | 2.1 months |
| Franklin County | District | 11,292 | 40.3% | 59.2% | 1.7 months |
| Accomack County | District | 11,135 | 28.1% | 70.2% | 1.5 months |
| Pulaski County | District | 11,081 | 19.8% | 79.5% | 2.0 months |
| Suffolk | District | 11,061 | 41.5% | 54.3% | 2.8 months |
| Petersburg | District | 10,929 | 38.6% | 57.8% | 2.0 months |
| Prince George County | District | 10,927 | 27.2% | 71.6% | 1.9 months |
| Orange County | District | 9,769 | 19.5% | 79.1% | 1.8 months |
| Gloucester County | District | 9,415 | 52.9% | 45.7% | 2.4 months |
| Fredericksburg | District | 9,266 | 33.2% | 63.5% | 1.7 months |
| Alleghany County | District | 9,092 | 38.8% | 61.1% | 1.8 months |
| Henry County | District | 9,078 | 38.0% | 60.9% | 1.6 months |
| Bristol | District | 9,002 | 34.7% | 63.5% | 2.3 months |
| Warren County | District | 8,854 | 28.7% | 70.6% | 1.9 months |
| Amherst County | District | 8,839 | 13.8% | 82.7% | 1.9 months |
| Halifax County | District | 8,663 | 21.1% | 77.4% | 1.6 months |
| Tazewell County | District | 8,656 | 34.9% | 63.3% | 2.3 months |
| Bedford County | District | 8,213 | 32.6% | 65.7% | 2.1 months |
| Southampton County | District | 7,955 | 30.0% | 67.2% | 3.2 months |
| Emporia | District | 7,887 | 14.8% | 84.8% | 1.2 months |
| Colonial Heights | District | 7,199 | 32.7% | 64.5% | 2.8 months |
| Wise County | District | 7,143 | 48.1% | 51.3% | 1.8 months |
| Rockbridge County | District | 7,113 | 28.9% | 69.0% | 1.9 months |
| Virginia Beach | Circuit | 7,073 | 24.3% | 73.6% | 3.5 months |
| Campbell County | District | 6,931 | 33.1% | 65.1% | 1.9 months |
| Goochland County | District | 6,832 | 21.4% | 77.6% | 2.2 months |
| Henrico County | Circuit | 6,571 | 31.4% | 67.1% | 4.0 months |
| Prince Edward County | District | 6,565 | 14.1% | 83.9% | 1.6 months |
| Isle of Wight County | District | 6,326 | 35.8% | 62.8% | 2.1 months |
| Salem | District | 6,013 | 45.6% | 54.1% | 1.9 months |
| King George County | District | 5,912 | 42.3% | 56.8% | 2.2 months |
| Chesapeake | Circuit | 5,798 | 48.5% | 49.8% | 3.6 months |
| Charlottesville | District | 5,779 | 46.6% | 52.4% | 1.5 months |
| Louisa County | District | 5,688 | 26.3% | 71.9% | 2.2 months |
| Winchester | District | 5,596 | 30.6% | 69.0% | 1.9 months |
| Pittsylvania County | District | 5,451 | 15.3% | 81.0% | 1.4 months |
| Fairfax City | District | 5,389 | 38.6% | 60.6% | 1.8 months |
| Westmoreland County | District | 5,226 | 33.7% | 64.9% | 1.6 months |
| Scott County | District | 5,109 | 32.3% | 67.2% | 1.7 months |
| Norfolk | Circuit | 4,687 | 43.5% | 53.2% | 4.4 months |
| Prince William County | Circuit | 4,653 | 60.6% | 37.2% | 3.5 months |
| Essex County | District | 4,638 | 35.2% | 63.6% | 1.9 months |
| Nelson County | District | 4,602 | 11.7% | 84.4% | 1.9 months |
| Staunton | District | 4,494 | 43.3% | 56.4% | 2.3 months |
| Russell County | District | 4,477 | 49.3% | 49.5% | 2.1 months |
| Giles County | District | 4,458 | 37.1% | 60.3% | 2.1 months |
| Chesterfield County | Circuit | 4,434 | 38.7% | 59.1% | 5.4 months |
| Appomattox County | District | 4,396 | 14.9% | 84.8% | 1.9 months |
| Newport News | Circuit | 4,308 | 54.4% | 42.5% | 2.8 months |
| Bland County | District | 4,269 | 28.7% | 70.8% | 1.8 months |
| Nottoway County | District | 4,225 | 31.8% | 65.8% | 2.3 months |
| King William County | District | 4,206 | 27.5% | 70.8% | 1.5 months |
| Martinsville | District | 4,138 | 42.3% | 57.0% | 2.1 months |
| Charlotte County | District | 4,035 | 12.0% | 87.8% | 1.7 months |
| Clarke County | District | 3,997 | 31.8% | 68.2% | 1.7 months |
| Richmond City | Circuit | 3,965 | 52.0% | 47.1% | 6.0 months |
| Hampton | Circuit | 3,929 | 50.7% | 45.3% | 2.0 months |
| Amelia County | District | 3,892 | 38.1% | 60.7% | 1.8 months |
| Powhatan County | District | 3,844 | 45.7% | 53.1% | 1.7 months |
| Rappahannock County | District | 3,765 | 31.2% | 68.4% | 1.7 months |
| Greene County | District | 3,701 | 40.9% | 58.4% | 1.9 months |
| Suffolk | Circuit | 3,643 | 57.3% | 41.5% | 6.8 months |
| Spotsylvania County | Circuit | 3,639 | 49.8% | 48.6% | 4.2 months |
| King and Queen County | District | 3,440 | 25.5% | 73.4% | 1.3 months |
| Rockingham County | Circuit | 3,351 | 31.3% | 67.6% | 3.5 months |
| Lee County | District | 3,334 | 35.0% | 64.1% | 1.7 months |
| Montgomery County | Circuit | 3,302 | 50.6% | 48.5% | 4.7 months |
| Stafford County | Circuit | 3,296 | 50.6% | 48.8% | 4.0 months |
| Madison County | District | 3,235 | 26.7% | 72.3% | 1.8 months |
| Waynesboro | District | 3,126 | 36.9% | 62.0% | 2.1 months |
| Buckingham County | District | 3,080 | 20.5% | 77.7% | 2.1 months |
| Bath County | District | 3,035 | 46.7% | 53.1% | 2.1 months |
| Tazewell County | Circuit | 3,016 | 67.6% | 31.8% | 4.0 months |
| Buchanan County | District | 2,944 | 29.4% | 69.2% | 2.1 months |
| Galax | District | 2,896 | 28.7% | 70.4% | 1.7 months |
| Page County | District | 2,864 | 42.1% | 57.5% | 1.9 months |
| Lancaster County | District | 2,569 | 41.1% | 55.6% | 1.7 months |
| Lynchburg | Circuit | 2,566 | 34.3% | 58.7% | 4.9 months |
| Hanover County | Circuit | 2,553 | 40.2% | 55.3% | 3.3 months |
| Danville | Circuit | 2,541 | 36.8% | 59.4% | 3.8 months |
| Cumberland County | District | 2,477 | 14.5% | 82.4% | 2.2 months |
| Lunenburg County | District | 2,473 | 22.7% | 77.1% | 1.8 months |
| Arlington County | Circuit | 2,471 | 59.3% | 39.7% | 2.1 months |
| Richmond County | District | 2,455 | 35.1% | 62.4% | 1.7 months |
| Fredericksburg | Circuit | 2,313 | 39.0% | 57.0% | 3.1 months |
| Fluvanna County | District | 2,221 | 29.3% | 69.9% | 2.1 months |
| Radford | District | 2,200 | 33.4% | 65.2% | 2.1 months |
| Buena Vista | District | 2,171 | 47.2% | 52.7% | 1.9 months |
| Augusta County | Circuit | 2,161 | 42.2% | 57.8% | 3.0 months |
| Henry County | Circuit | 2,144 | 34.2% | 63.1% | 3.4 months |
| Patrick County | District | 2,096 | 46.6% | 52.9% | 2.3 months |
| Roanoke City | Circuit | 2,086 | 45.5% | 53.8% | 3.2 months |
| Franklin County | Circuit | 2,068 | 42.1% | 48.8% | 3.0 months |
| Floyd County | District | 2,046 | 42.3% | 55.7% | 2.0 months |
| Loudoun County | Circuit | 2,008 | 43.2% | 55.1% | 4.2 months |
| Roanoke County | Circuit | 1,985 | 39.9% | 59.0% | 3.4 months |
| Falls Church | District | 1,963 | 27.6% | 71.5% | 1.4 months |
| Frederick County | Circuit | 1,935 | 34.8% | 64.5% | 4.1 months |
| Pulaski County | Circuit | 1,897 | 25.1% | 74.1% | 4.2 months |
| Portsmouth | Circuit | 1,895 | 65.4% | 33.3% | 4.6 months |
| Warren County | Circuit | 1,860 | 39.0% | 60.7% | 3.8 months |
| Middlesex County | District | 1,801 | 16.4% | 81.3% | 1.6 months |
| Scott County | Circuit | 1,791 | 39.4% | 60.0% | 4.3 months |
| Bristol | Circuit | 1,768 | 17.0% | 83.0% | 3.0 months |
| Washington County | Circuit | 1,762 | 31.5% | 68.5% | 2.7 months |
| Wise County | Circuit | 1,762 | 55.9% | 44.0% | 5.7 months |
| Petersburg | Circuit | 1,758 | 51.6% | 45.1% | 4.1 months |
| Dickenson County | District | 1,645 | 41.8% | 56.7% | 1.8 months |
| Culpeper County | Circuit | 1,633 | 31.2% | 66.9% | 2.6 months |
| Pittsylvania County | Circuit | 1,550 | 51.8% | 43.4% | 3.5 months |
| Smyth County | Circuit | 1,502 | 38.5% | 60.6% | 3.7 months |
| Lee County | Circuit | 1,463 | 42.8% | 56.7% | 3.4 months |
| Franklin City | District | 1,462 | 50.9% | 44.0% | 3.5 months |
| Wythe County | Circuit | 1,412 | 32.3% | 67.7% | 5.8 months |
| Mathews County | District | 1,403 | 19.3% | 76.2% | 1.8 months |
| Surry County | District | 1,373 | 35.2% | 63.1% | 2.0 months |
| Page County | Circuit | 1,336 | 49.6% | 50.0% | 4.1 months |
| Winchester | Circuit | 1,317 | 28.0% | 72.0% | 3.0 months |
| Bedford County | Circuit | 1,313 | 33.9% | 66.1% | 2.8 months |
| Mecklenburg County | Circuit | 1,313 | 73.2% | 26.5% | 4.7 months |
| Radford | Circuit | 1,312 | 31.1% | 68.9% | 8.7 months |
| Buchanan County | Circuit | 1,299 | 59.8% | 36.9% | 6.6 months |
| Halifax County | Circuit | 1,254 | 40.3% | 58.6% | 4.3 months |
| Alexandria | Circuit | 1,246 | 31.9% | 63.8% | 13 days |
| Rockbridge County | Circuit | 1,241 | 50.0% | 49.5% | 4.0 months |
| Staunton | Circuit | 1,224 | 38.5% | 60.8% | 2.8 months |
| Russell County | Circuit | 1,193 | 28.2% | 70.7% | 3.6 months |
| Patrick County | Circuit | 1,166 | 50.5% | 46.0% | 4.3 months |
| York County | Circuit | 1,162 | 39.3% | 57.9% | 3.5 months |
| Shenandoah County | Circuit | 1,149 | 50.1% | 48.9% | 3.5 months |
| Carroll County | Circuit | 1,148 | 43.0% | 57.0% | 4.6 months |
| Martinsville | Circuit | 1,124 | 55.6% | 44.4% | 3.8 months |
| Charles City County | District | 1,122 | 39.9% | 56.4% | 1.2 months |
| Botetourt County | Circuit | 1,110 | 46.3% | 51.5% | 3.3 months |
| Gloucester County | Circuit | 1,096 | 34.6% | 64.6% | 2.9 months |
| Williamsburg | Circuit | 1,032 | 26.8% | 65.7% | 4.5 months |
| Northumberland County | District | 1,031 | 41.8% | 54.9% | 2.0 months |
| Grayson County | District | 987 | 37.7% | 60.7% | 2.2 months |
| Campbell County | Circuit | 982 | 36.1% | 61.0% | 5.2 months |
| Fauquier County | Circuit | 975 | 57.6% | 39.9% | 5.2 months |
| Orange County | Circuit | 974 | 59.0% | 39.8% | 3.4 months |
| Highland County | District | 906 | 49.9% | 49.9% | 1.9 months |
| Alleghany County | Circuit | 891 | 43.5% | 54.8% | 3.2 months |
| Southampton County | Circuit | 884 | 46.0% | 53.0% | 3.5 months |
| Waynesboro | Circuit | 879 | 49.9% | 49.9% | 3.6 months |
| Amherst County | Circuit | 857 | 40.1% | 51.9% | 4.4 months |
| Hopewell | Circuit | 830 | 47.9% | 51.3% | 5.8 months |
| New Kent County | Circuit | 822 | 50.4% | 47.6% | 5.3 months |
| Prince George County | Circuit | 821 | 53.3% | 45.7% | 6.1 months |
| Caroline County | Circuit | 786 | 50.5% | 48.2% | 3.7 months |
| Accomack County | Circuit | 783 | 34.1% | 63.7% | 4.0 months |
| Greensville County | Circuit | 756 | 42.6% | 57.1% | 3.3 months |
| Colonial Heights | Circuit | 743 | 46.6% | 49.3% | 4.7 months |
| Craig County | District | 738 | 44.9% | 55.1% | 2.1 months |
| Prince Edward County | Circuit | 718 | 49.1% | 50.9% | 5.2 months |
| Isle of Wight County | Circuit | 680 | 30.4% | 69.0% | 4.6 months |
| Louisa County | Circuit | 674 | 51.5% | 47.3% | 3.2 months |
| Dickenson County | Circuit | 646 | 40.2% | 59.8% | 4.7 months |
| Giles County | Circuit | 643 | 49.4% | 49.1% | 4.9 months |
| Brunswick County | Circuit | 635 | 35.3% | 62.7% | 3.8 months |
| Northampton County | Circuit | 620 | 36.8% | 59.3% | 3.6 months |
| Grayson County | Circuit | 617 | 48.6% | 50.2% | 4.7 months |
| Buckingham County | Circuit | 603 | 54.4% | 45.6% | 5.9 months |
| Westmoreland County | Circuit | 597 | 61.8% | 35.9% | 3.4 months |
| Dinwiddie County | Circuit | 564 | 32.4% | 66.2% | 4.1 months |
| King George County | Circuit | 550 | 49.9% | 50.1% | 4.2 months |
| Albemarle County | Circuit | 549 | 48.8% | 50.5% | 4.5 months |
| Nottoway County | Circuit | 511 | 45.9% | 51.6% | 4.1 months |
| Salem | Circuit | 499 | 32.8% | 67.2% | 2.3 months |
| Charlottesville | Circuit | 468 | 43.2% | 55.6% | 3.8 months |
| Nelson County | Circuit | 458 | 27.3% | 66.7% | 3.7 months |
| Appomattox County | Circuit | 435 | 23.2% | 73.0% | 4.4 months |
| Cumberland County | Circuit | 391 | 74.7% | 25.3% | 10.4 months |
| Greene County | Circuit | 379 | 37.9% | 61.5% | 4.9 months |
| Amelia County | Circuit | 348 | 35.5% | 59.9% | 7.5 months |
| Goochland County | Circuit | 346 | 55.9% | 42.7% | 5.7 months |
| Floyd County | Circuit | 340 | 50.0% | 47.1% | 6.2 months |
| Fluvanna County | Circuit | 338 | 53.1% | 46.9% | 5.4 months |
| Middlesex County | Circuit | 313 | 36.0% | 54.9% | 6.5 months |
| Powhatan County | Circuit | 309 | 46.6% | 50.5% | 5.0 months |
| Mathews County | Circuit | 307 | 58.2% | 38.9% | 5.6 months |
| Madison County | Circuit | 303 | 33.6% | 58.0% | 4.4 months |
| Charlotte County | Circuit | 295 | 51.9% | 48.1% | 6.1 months |
| Sussex County | Circuit | 287 | 49.0% | 51.0% | 4.2 months |
| Lancaster County | Circuit | 277 | 58.6% | 36.9% | 5.4 months |
| King William County | Circuit | 261 | 34.2% | 64.2% | 3.0 months |
| Buena Vista | Circuit | 250 | 44.5% | 55.5% | 3.9 months |
| Northumberland County | Circuit | 239 | 46.7% | 53.3% | 6.1 months |
| Clarke County | Circuit | 227 | 48.9% | 51.1% | 2.9 months |
| Essex County | Circuit | 214 | 34.9% | 65.1% | 4.3 months |
| Lunenburg County | Circuit | 202 | 61.6% | 37.0% | 6.7 months |
| Rappahannock County | Circuit | 174 | 41.7% | 58.3% | 3.4 months |
| Richmond County | Circuit | 173 | 35.4% | 63.3% | 5.1 months |
| King and Queen County | Circuit | 164 | 30.4% | 68.8% | 3.3 months |
| Bland County | Circuit | 126 | 48.6% | 51.4% | 6.0 months |
| Bath County | Circuit | 108 | 52.9% | 47.1% | 3.2 months |
| Surry County | Circuit | 83 | 69.4% | 30.6% | 6.7 months |
| Charles City County | Circuit | 78 | 72.5% | 23.5% | 2.6 months |
| Craig County | Circuit | 53 | 43.8% | 56.2% | 5.5 months |
| Highland County | Circuit | 46 | 10.0% | 85.0% | 4.9 months |
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- Source: Virginia District Court Information System (DCIS) + Circuit Court Information System (CIS), 2025 calendar year
- 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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