7,025
Total Cases
61.7%
Avg Dismissal Rate
37.9%
Avg Conviction Rate
Jurisdiction Cases Dismissal Rate Conviction Rate Median Duration
Virginia Beach 2,347 70.5% 29.4% 4.2 months
Chesapeake 1,746 83.6% 16.0% 3.8 months
Newport News 828 43.8% 55.6% 10.6 months
Norfolk 729 32.8% 67.2% 3.2 months
Hampton 526 46.1% 51.6% 4.7 months
Suffolk 452 46.0% 53.5% 4.0 months
Portsmouth 397 42.1% 57.6% 3.2 months

Source: Virginia public court records, 2023–2024

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