Burglary / B&E in Henrico County

Burglary cases in Henrico County are dismissed at dramatically higher rates than the statewide average, with nearly 4 in 5 cases never reaching conviction compared to roughly 6 in 10 statewide. Across Virginia, 197 burglary defendants in Henrico faced outcomes that suggest substantial prosecutorial or evidentiary challenges with this charge type in the county—no cases reached acquittal at trial, indicating most dismissals happened before trial completion. Henrico's 20.7 percent conviction rate mirrors its plea rate exactly, meaning convictions came exclusively through guilty pleas rather than trial verdicts, a pattern that further distinguishes how burglary is resolved locally.

Cases moved to disposition relatively quickly, with a median timeline of three months from charge to outcome. When burglary charges were reduced before disposition—which happened in only 5.6 percent of cases—defendants typically saw them downgraded to probation violations, obstruction charges, or property damage offenses in equal measure. Convicted defendants faced substantial prison sentences, with median terms around five years, though the average pulled somewhat lower at roughly four and a half years. Fines in these cases were minimal, averaging just $100.