Burglary / B&E cases in Roanoke County are heard primarily in Circuit Court. Based on 39 cases in 2025, 50.0% were dismissed or dropped and 50.0% resulted in conviction.

Key takeaways

  • 50.0% of Burglary / B&E cases in Roanoke County were dismissed or dropped in 2025, across 39 public court records (Virginia average: 69.1%).
  • 50.0% resulted in conviction.
  • The median case resolved in 2.5 months; the slowest quarter took 4.6 months or more.
50.0%
Dismissal Rate
vs 69.1% statewide
50.0%
Conviction Rate
vs 30.1% statewide
2.5 months
Median Duration
I Outcomes

How 39 Circuit Court cases in Roanoke County were resolved in 2025. This charge is heard at the Circuit Court level.

Exhibit · Case-outcome distribution

25.0%
25.0%
50.0%
Dismissed by judge 25.0% (n=1) Dropped by prosecutor (nolle prosequi) 25.0% (n=1) Convicted 50.0% (n=2) Acquitted 0.0%

Largest outcomeConvicted — 50.0% of 4 resolved cases.

Source: 39 Circuit Court records, Roanoke County, 2025. See the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report for statewide context. — VirginiaCourtFile.com

Exhibit · How Roanoke County 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 County Circuit Court? See the full Circuit Court record — charge mix, judges, and officer activity.

2.5 years
Avg Sentence
2.5 years
Median Sentence

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

Exhibit · Case duration

Fastest 25% 1.2 months
Median 2.5 months
Slowest 25% 4.6 months
II Getting Help

Representation options in Roanoke County.

If you cannot afford an attorney for a burglary / b&e charge, you may qualify for court-appointed counsel or a public defender. How Virginia's indigent-defense system works explains who qualifies and how representation is assigned in Roanoke County. Defense attorneys who have appeared on burglary / b&e cases in Roanoke County are listed below.

Attorneys whose primary jurisdiction is Roanoke County 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

1,985 circuit court filings prosecuted by the Roanoke County 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.

How does Roanoke County compare to other Virginia courts?

Roanoke County has a 50.0% 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 County, Virginia. Based on 39 public court records, 2025; last updated May 2, 2026. https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/charges/burglary-be/roanoke-county

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