Based on 58 public court records from 2025, Disorderly Conduct cases in Roanoke City General District Court have a 29.8% dismissal rate (statewide avg: 60.5%), a 68.4% conviction rate, and a median case duration of 1.1 months.

Key takeaways

  • 29.8% of Disorderly Conduct cases in Roanoke City were dismissed or dropped in 2025, across 58 public court records (Virginia average: 60.5%).
  • 68.4% resulted in conviction; 1.8% ended in acquittal.
  • The median case resolved in 1.1 months; the slowest quarter took 2.4 months or more.
29.8%
Dismissal Rate
vs 60.5% statewide
68.4%
Conviction Rate
vs 32.7% statewide
1.1 months
Median Duration
I Outcomes

How 58 General District Court cases in Roanoke City were resolved in 2025. This is where most Disorderly Conduct cases start.

Exhibit · Case-outcome distribution

28.1%
68.4%
Dismissed by judge 1.8% (n=1) Dropped by prosecutor (nolle prosequi) 28.1% (n=16) Convicted 68.4% (n=39) Acquitted 1.8%

Largest outcomeConvicted — 68.4% of 57 resolved cases.

Source: 58 General District Court records, Roanoke City, 2025. See the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report for statewide context. — VirginiaCourtFile.com

Exhibit · How Roanoke City compares

Dismissal rates for Disorderly Conduct 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 General District Court? See the full General District Court record — charge mix, judges, and officer activity.

Outcomes for 45 convicted cases in Roanoke City General District Court (2025-2026).

Exhibit · Sentencing when convicted

57.8%
Received Active Jail
Median suppressed (N<30)
vs 30.1% statewide
2.2%
Received Probation
Median suppressed (N<30)
vs 39.4% statewide

These figures describe outcomes for cases that ended in conviction in Roanoke City General District Court. They do not predict any individual case outcome. See methodology for definitions and suppression rules.

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

Exhibit · Case duration

Fastest 25% 11 days
Median 1.1 months
Slowest 25% 2.4 months
II Getting Help

Representation options in Roanoke City.

If you cannot afford an attorney for a disorderly conduct 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 City. Defense attorneys who have appeared on disorderly conduct cases in Roanoke City are listed below.

Attorneys whose primary jurisdiction is Roanoke City and who appeared as defense counsel of record on Disorderly Conduct 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.

How does Roanoke City compare to other Virginia courts?

Roanoke City has a 29.8% dismissal rate for Disorderly Conduct cases. Outcomes vary significantly across Virginia courts. View the Disorderly Conduct 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). Disorderly Conduct Outcomes — Roanoke City, Virginia. Based on 58 public court records, 2025; last updated May 2, 2026. https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/charges/disorderly-conduct/roanoke-city

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