Burglary / B&E in Stafford County

Burglary cases in Stafford County have a dismissal rate of 58.8 percent, nearly identical to the statewide average of 58.2 percent, suggesting this jurisdiction handles these charges in line with broader Virginia patterns. With a conviction rate of 38.2 percent across 68 cases, defendants face conviction odds slightly lower than might be expected given the dismissal rate—the difference reflects a small acquittal rate of 2.9 percent. This high dismissal rate indicates that prosecutors screen these cases carefully or that evidence issues frequently emerge during discovery.

When burglary charges do proceed, roughly one in eight defendants have their charges reduced rather than adjudicated as filed. Those reductions split evenly between robbery with threat and entering property to damage, with a smaller portion dropping to unlawful entry. Defendants convicted of burglary faced a median sentence of 1,095 days imprisonment, though average sentences reached 1,810 days, indicating some cases result in substantially longer terms. Most cases resolve within 96 to 282 days, with a median timeline of about six and a half months from filing to disposition.