Burglary / B&E cases in Roanoke City are heard primarily in Circuit Court. Based on 51 cases in 2025, 32.3% were dismissed or dropped and 64.5% resulted in conviction.

32.3%
Dismissal Rate
vs 69.3% statewide
64.5%
Conviction Rate
vs 30.0% statewide
3.0 months
Median Duration
I Outcomes

How 51 Circuit Court cases in Roanoke City were resolved in 2025. This charge is heard at the Circuit Court level.

Exhibit · Case-outcome distribution

32.3%
64.5%
Dismissed by judge 0.0% (n=0) Dropped by prosecutor (nolle prosequi) 32.3% (n=10) Guilty Plea 64.5% Found Guilty 0.0% Acquitted 3.2%

Largest outcomeGuilty plea — 64.5% of 31 resolved cases.

Source: 51 Circuit Court records, Roanoke City, 2025 — VirginiaCourtFile.com

Exhibit · How Roanoke City compares

Dismissal rates for Burglary / B&E in this and peer jurisdictions, 2025. Peers are the next four jurisdictions statewide by case volume.

Click any peer for its full record. Bar lengths are scaled to the highest rate shown.

Filed in Roanoke City Circuit Court? See the full Circuit Court record — charge mix, judges, and officer activity.

3.5 years
Avg Sentence
3.0 years
Median Sentence

When the original charge is amended to a lesser offense, usually through negotiation between the attorney and prosecutor.

Exhibit · Charge-reduction patterns

9.8% of Burglary / B&E cases
in Roanoke City are reduced
5 cases had their charge amended to a lesser offense.
Most common reductions
Burglary / B&E Breaking & Entering
1 cases · 20.0% of reductions
Burglary / B&E Breaking And Entering
1 cases · 20.0% of reductions
Burglary / B&E Statutory Burglary
1 cases · 20.0% of reductions

Time from filing to final disposition — half of cases resolve faster than the median.

Exhibit · Case duration

Fastest 25% 1.4 months
Median 3.0 months
Slowest 25% 4.7 months

Attorneys whose primary jurisdiction is Roanoke City and who appeared as defense counsel of record on Burglary / B&E cases in 2025. Listed by case count.

Counts are each attorney's full 2025 caseload statewide. Click any name for their jurisdiction + outcome breakdown.

All Virginia defense attorneys

2,086 circuit court filings prosecuted by the Roanoke City Commonwealth's Attorney in 2025. Office-level data — direct-indictment rate, disposition mix, trial activity. View office records →

Statistics from public court records for informational purposes only. Not legal advice. Past outcomes do not predict future results. Consult a licensed attorney for guidance on your case.

Can a Burglary / B&E charge be reduced to something lesser?

9.8% of Burglary / B&E cases in Roanoke City were amended to a lesser charge in 2025. The most common reduction was to Breaking & Entering (1 cases), followed by Breaking And Entering (1 cases). Whether a reduction is available depends on the specifics of the case and is typically negotiated between the defense attorney and the prosecutor.

How does Roanoke City compare to other Virginia courts?

Roanoke City has a 32.3% dismissal rate for Burglary / B&E cases. Outcomes vary significantly across Virginia courts. View the Burglary / B&E overview to compare dismissal rates, conviction rates, and case timelines across every jurisdiction.

Where does this data come from and how often is it updated?

All figures on this page come from Virginia's public Case Information System (CIS) and District Court system, calendar year 2025 onward. The dataset is refreshed quarterly. See methodology for definitions, denominators, and known coverage gaps.

Cite this page

VirginiaCourtFile.com (2026). Burglary / B&E Outcomes — Roanoke City, Virginia. Based on 51 public court records, 2025; last updated May 2, 2026. https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/charges/burglary-be/roanoke-city

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