Grand Larceny in Frederick County

In Frederick County, grand larceny defendants face a 54.5 percent conviction rate with a nearly identical 45.5 percent dismissal rate, tracking almost exactly with Virginia's statewide dismissal average of 45 percent. This suggests Frederick County handles grand larceny cases in line with how the charge is prosecuted across the state—neither more nor less aggressively. No defendants were acquitted at trial, indicating that most cases end through conviction or dismissal rather than jury decisions.

Cases move relatively slowly through Frederick County's system, with a median disposition time of 207 days and a wide range where a quarter of cases resolve within 56 days while another quarter stretch beyond 459 days. About 5 percent of grand larceny charges are reduced to lesser offenses, predominantly to petit larceny or petit larceny under $1,000, suggesting prosecutors sometimes pursue lesser theories of the theft. Defendants convicted of grand larceny in Frederick County face a median sentence of 730 days and an average fine of $750, with sentence lengths varying substantially across cases.