Burglary / B&E in Stafford County
30 cases · Stafford County Courts
Updated May 2, 2026 · Data through 2025
Burglary / B&E cases in Stafford County are heard primarily in Circuit Court. Based on 30 cases in 2025, 53.3% were dismissed or dropped and 43.3% resulted in conviction.
Key takeaways
- 53.3% of Burglary / B&E cases in Stafford County were dismissed or dropped in 2025, across 30 public court records (Virginia average: 69.1%).
- 43.3% resulted in conviction; 3.3% ended in acquittal.
- 16.7% were amended to a lesser charge, most often Enter Property To Damage.
- The median case resolved in 4.8 months; the slowest quarter took 9.8 months or more.
Case Outcomes — Circuit Court
How 30 Circuit Court cases in Stafford County were resolved in 2025. This charge is heard at the Circuit Court level.
Exhibit · Case-outcome distribution
Largest outcomeConvicted — 43.3% of 30 resolved cases.
Source: 30 Circuit Court records, Stafford County, 2025. See the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report for statewide context. — VirginiaCourtFile.com
Exhibit · How Stafford County compares
Dismissal rates for Burglary / B&E in this and peer jurisdictions, 2025. Peers are the highest-volume neighboring jurisdictions in the same region.
Click any peer for its full record. Bar lengths are scaled to the highest rate shown.
Filed in Stafford County Circuit Court? See the full Circuit Court record — charge mix, judges, and officer activity.
Sentencing When Convicted
Charge Reductions
When the original charge is amended to a lesser offense, usually through negotiation between the attorney and prosecutor.
Exhibit · Charge-reduction patterns
in Stafford County are reduced
Case Duration
Time from filing to final disposition — half of cases resolve faster than the median.
Exhibit · Case duration
Getting Help With a Burglary / B&E Charge
Representation options in Stafford 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 Stafford County. Defense attorneys who have appeared on burglary / b&e cases in Stafford County are listed below.
Defense Attorneys with Burglary / B&E Cases in Stafford County
Attorneys whose primary jurisdiction is Stafford 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 attorneysCommonwealth's Attorney Office — Stafford County
3,296 circuit court filings prosecuted by the Stafford County Commonwealth's Attorney in 2025. Office-level data — direct-indictment rate, disposition mix, trial activity. View office records →
Common Questions
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?
16.7% of Burglary / B&E cases in Stafford County were amended to a lesser charge in 2025. The most common reduction was to Enter Property To Damage (2 cases), followed by Attempt Stat Burg-Larc (Armed) (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 Stafford County compare to other Virginia courts?
Stafford County has a 53.3% 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 — Stafford County, Virginia. Based on 30 public court records, 2025; last updated May 2, 2026. https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/charges/burglary-be/stafford-county