Larceny / Theft in Virginia
40,466 cases across 110 jurisdictions · 2025
Charge statistics were restated in July 2026 — cases are now grouped by the Virginia Code section charged. What changed and why
Of 40,466 larceny / theft cases filed in 2025 across 110 Virginia jurisdictions, 30,241 reached an outcome — an average dismissal rate of 54.4% and an average conviction rate of 44.4%. Statewide, 3.8% of Larceny / Theft charges are reduced to a lesser offense. The average fine is $208.
Dismissal rate includes judicial dismissals and nolle prosequi (prosecutor-dropped cases). Conviction rate includes guilty pleas and findings of guilt at trial. Rates are averaged across 110 jurisdictions with available data. Data covers 2025 public court records. Last updated: August 24, 2026
Key takeaways
- Across 110 Virginia jurisdictions, Larceny / Theft cases had an average dismissal rate of 54.4% and conviction rate of 44.4% in 2025 (40,466 cases).
- Dismissal rates ranged from 11.9% in Emporia to 84.2% in Northumberland County among jurisdictions with larceny / theft data.
- Statewide, 3.8% of Larceny / Theft charges were reduced to a lesser offense.
40,466
Total Cases
54.4%
Avg Dismissal Rate
▲ vs 40.6% all charges
44.4%
Avg Conviction Rate
▼ vs 58.0% all charges
$208
Avg Fine
10.1 months
Avg Sentence
3.8%
Charge Reduction Rate
Exhibit · Outcomes vary by court
Where Larceny / Theft cases are dismissed or dropped, by jurisdiction
Across the 10 busiest courts73.1% in Newport News to 40.5% in Virginia Beach — same charge, different result by court.
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Comparison by Court
| Jurisdiction | Cases | Dismissal Rate | Conviction Rate | Median Duration | Avg Fine | Avg Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County | 5,549 | 70.9% | 28.1% | 4.4 months | $255 | 2.5 months |
| Henrico County | 2,936 | 45.7% | 53.3% | 4.4 months | $106 | 1.2 years |
| Prince William County | 2,191 | 62.6% | 37.0% | 4.9 months | $190 | 5.3 months |
| Chesterfield County | 2,000 | 55.6% | 43.7% | 4.7 months | $153 | 11.1 months |
| Virginia Beach | 1,688 | 40.5% | 57.9% | 3.9 months | $240 | 8.4 months |
| Norfolk | 1,292 | 67.5% | 31.9% | 3.7 months | $151 | 11.0 months |
| Newport News | 1,061 | 73.1% | 23.5% | 3.9 months | $289 | 9.4 months |
| Chesapeake | 984 | 57.5% | 41.6% | 4.1 months | $32 | 7.4 months |
| Loudoun County | 914 | 63.1% | 36.6% | 5.7 months | $555 | 9.6 months |
| Arlington County | 841 | 65.5% | 34.3% | 3.8 months | $547 | 5.6 months |
| Hampton | 827 | 52.7% | 45.9% | 3.9 months | $200 | 9.3 months |
| Stafford County | 811 | 49.6% | 49.9% | 4.1 months | $282 | 10.8 months |
| Montgomery County | 752 | 38.7% | 61.3% | 4.0 months | $188 | 9.8 months |
| Richmond City | 727 | 65.6% | 32.0% | 3.1 months | — | 1.0 years |
| Roanoke City | 681 | 53.8% | 45.1% | 1.9 months | $30 | 5.2 months |
| Roanoke County | 629 | 50.6% | 47.9% | 3.1 months | — | 9.0 months |
| Colonial Heights | 609 | 55.6% | 44.2% | 5.8 months | $169 | 1.0 years |
| Fredericksburg | 566 | 38.6% | 59.8% | 2.2 months | $115 | 11.1 months |
| Danville | 545 | 40.1% | 52.9% | 3.4 months | $163 | 10.4 months |
| Lynchburg | 528 | 41.2% | 55.3% | 3.5 months | $181 | 8.7 months |
| Alexandria | 514 | 63.8% | 35.7% | 3.7 months | $130 | 2.3 months |
| Hanover County | 501 | 40.8% | 58.5% | 3.9 months | $170 | 1.2 years |
| Spotsylvania County | 499 | 50.7% | 47.1% | 4.6 months | $98 | 11.4 months |
| Wise County | 484 | 57.3% | 42.4% | 4.5 months | $497 | 1.4 years |
| Suffolk | 464 | 57.5% | 36.7% | 3.7 months | $188 | 1.3 years |
| Rockingham County | 459 | 50.3% | 49.4% | 5.0 months | $153 | 1.1 years |
| Winchester | 458 | 15.6% | 84.0% | 5.2 months | $173 | 9.1 months |
| Washington County | 406 | 37.3% | 62.7% | 4.5 months | $142 | 11.4 months |
| York County | 393 | 61.4% | 31.5% | 3.7 months | $138 | 6.9 months |
| Albemarle County | 390 | 59.5% | 40.5% | 3.8 months | $120 | 10.1 months |
| Tazewell County | 372 | 50.5% | 49.5% | 4.7 months | $213 | 8.9 months |
| Pulaski County | 367 | 38.8% | 60.9% | 4.0 months | $106 | 11.2 months |
| Portsmouth | 330 | 70.9% | 28.4% | 2.6 months | $371 | 8.9 months |
| Waynesboro | 330 | 48.9% | 50.3% | 3.3 months | $67 | 1.3 years |
| Culpeper County | 305 | 39.2% | 60.4% | 3.2 months | $231 | 1.7 years |
| Henry County | 279 | 19.5% | 78.9% | 3.1 months | $107 | 1.1 years |
| Williamsburg | 276 | 55.3% | 44.7% | 3.7 months | $300 | 1.7 years |
| Frederick County | 271 | 33.6% | 66.4% | 4.8 months | $269 | 1.1 years |
| Warren County | 243 | 53.6% | 45.2% | 4.9 months | $275 | 1.2 years |
| Wythe County | 242 | 25.0% | 74.5% | 4.6 months | $299 | 1.0 years |
| Staunton | 234 | 45.7% | 54.3% | 5.3 months | — | 11.4 months |
| Fairfax City | 227 | 42.5% | 56.6% | 2.6 months | $252 | 3.0 months |
| Petersburg | 217 | 47.5% | 42.5% | 4.2 months | $100 | 2.2 years |
| Franklin County | 207 | 56.3% | 43.7% | 2.9 months | $100 | 1.2 years |
| Campbell County | 203 | 26.4% | 72.3% | 3.7 months | $85 | 9.0 months |
| Augusta County | 202 | 61.2% | 38.8% | 3.7 months | — | 2.1 years |
| Charlottesville | 193 | 37.3% | 62.1% | 2.2 months | — | 1.0 years |
| Bristol | 182 | 29.1% | 70.9% | 4.4 months | $171 | 9.7 months |
| Prince George County | 181 | 55.2% | 42.1% | 5.9 months | — | 1.9 years |
| Mecklenburg County | 169 | 47.1% | 52.9% | 4.4 months | — | 2.3 years |
| Smyth County | 162 | 30.9% | 69.1% | 4.7 months | $128 | 2.3 months |
| Galax | 161 | 28.7% | 70.5% | 3.0 months | $156 | 1.0 years |
| Alleghany County | 159 | 40.0% | 60.0% | 2.4 months | $100 | 1.4 years |
| Rockbridge County | 156 | 58.2% | 39.7% | 4.1 months | $100 | 1.5 years |
| Dinwiddie County | 146 | 31.6% | 68.4% | 4.5 months | $396 | 2.1 years |
| Shenandoah County | 146 | 54.7% | 44.3% | 7.8 months | — | 11.3 months |
| Orange County | 144 | 58.8% | 40.1% | 4.0 months | — | 1.6 years |
| Louisa County | 140 | 41.1% | 57.0% | 3.0 months | — | 3.9 months |
| Franklin City | 139 | 77.3% | 20.5% | 5.8 months | $25 | 5.4 months |
| Salem | 127 | 44.4% | 55.6% | 2.5 months | — | 7.3 months |
| Russell County | 122 | 44.0% | 55.0% | 4.2 months | $113 | 5.4 months |
| Scott County | 122 | 44.8% | 53.1% | 5.8 months | $216 | 1.0 years |
| Lee County | 121 | 35.2% | 62.7% | 3.6 months | $454 | 1.2 years |
| Martinsville | 120 | 35.4% | 64.6% | 5.9 months | $133 | 1.1 years |
| King George County | 118 | 73.8% | 26.2% | 4.0 months | — | 5.5 months |
| Prince Edward County | 117 | 44.1% | 54.5% | 4.2 months | $250 | 1.6 years |
| Bedford County | 115 | 49.4% | 49.4% | 2.5 months | $700 | 4.9 months |
| Patrick County | 109 | 38.0% | 62.0% | 5.5 months | $113 | 1.1 years |
| Halifax County | 107 | 23.3% | 70.7% | 3.2 months | — | 2.1 years |
| Amherst County | 104 | 31.2% | 68.8% | 3.2 months | $75 | 2.0 years |
| Accomack County | 102 | 46.5% | 46.9% | 3.4 months | $100 | 1.1 years |
| Buchanan County | 95 | 34.2% | 60.5% | 7.0 months | $132 | 5.6 months |
| Isle of Wight County | 94 | 50.6% | 48.0% | 4.8 months | $25 | 1.2 years |
| Fauquier County | 93 | 50.6% | 48.1% | 3.1 months | $100 | 4.8 months |
| Carroll County | 92 | 58.7% | 41.3% | 4.2 months | $370 | 1.8 years |
| Giles County | 89 | 37.6% | 62.4% | 4.0 months | — | 1.4 years |
| Gloucester County | 87 | 34.2% | 65.8% | 3.9 months | $250 | 1.7 years |
| Powhatan County | 80 | 49.2% | 50.8% | 5.5 months | $100 | 11.4 months |
| Caroline County | 80 | 61.5% | 38.5% | 5.3 months | — | 2.7 years |
| Pittsylvania County | 77 | 52.5% | 41.0% | 3.1 months | $206 | 8.7 months |
| Grayson County | 73 | 34.1% | 65.9% | 7.4 months | $136 | 1.0 years |
| Essex County | 70 | 47.2% | 52.8% | 5.0 months | — | 10.0 months |
| Appomattox County | 67 | 21.1% | 75.8% | 3.5 months | — | 2.9 years |
| Botetourt County | 62 | 58.4% | 41.6% | 2.9 months | — | 1.2 years |
| Goochland County | 62 | 63.0% | 37.0% | 6.3 months | — | 1.4 years |
| Radford | 61 | 22.8% | 77.2% | 3.6 months | $705 | 7.0 years |
| Buckingham County | 60 | 36.5% | 63.5% | 6.4 months | — | 1.6 years |
| Lancaster County | 58 | 69.7% | 30.3% | 8.6 months | — | 8.8 months |
| Greene County | 57 | 43.1% | 56.9% | 4.2 months | — | 2.7 years |
| Hopewell | 55 | 35.6% | 64.4% | 4.1 months | — | 8.8 months |
| Emporia | 51 | 11.9% | 88.1% | 4.9 months | $100 | 11.7 months |
| Nottoway County | 44 | 64.9% | 24.3% | 3.2 months | $50 | 9.6 months |
| Westmoreland County | 40 | 71.4% | 28.6% | 1.9 months | — | 3.8 months |
| New Kent County | 37 | 60.0% | 36.7% | 4.4 months | $200 | 7.0 months |
| Southampton County | 36 | 40.0% | 60.0% | 4.3 months | — | 2.2 years |
| Northampton County | 30 | 80.0% | 20.0% | 4.0 months | — | 7.1 months |
| Dickenson County | 29 | 50.0% | 45.0% | 1.9 months | $83 | 7.8 months |
| Sussex County | 28 | 38.1% | 61.9% | 3.9 months | $100 | 8.8 months |
| Bland County | 27 | 59.1% | 40.9% | 2.4 months | — | 3.0 months |
| Page County | 27 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 4.5 months | $100 | 3.7 months |
| Mathews County | 26 | 68.0% | 32.0% | 4.6 months | — | 3.0 years |
| Falls Church | 25 | 77.3% | 22.7% | 3.5 months | $500 | 7.0 months |
| Middlesex County | 25 | 42.9% | 57.1% | 7.5 months | — | 5.6 years |
| Northumberland County | 25 | 84.2% | 15.8% | 3.1 months | — | 3.0 months |
| Cumberland County | 24 | 43.8% | 25.0% | 3.7 months | — | 9.4 months |
| Brunswick County | 23 | 18.8% | 81.2% | 2.6 months | $175 | 10.2 months |
| Greensville County | 23 | 35.3% | 64.7% | 2.6 months | — | 3.5 years |
| Nelson County | 23 | 21.4% | 64.3% | 3.0 months | — | 1.9 months |
| Richmond County | 23 | 26.7% | 66.7% | 2.4 months | — | 6.6 months |
| Highland County | 22 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 21 days | — | 1.0 years |
Source: Virginia public court records, 2025 — VirginiaCourtFile.com
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Data source: Virginia public court records, 2025. 40,466 cases analyzed across 110 jurisdictions. Last updated August 24, 2026. — VirginiaCourtFile.com
Common Questions
Statistics from public court records for informational purposes only. Not legal advice. Past outcomes do not predict future results.
Northumberland County has the highest dismissal rate for Larceny / Theft at 84.2%. Use the comparison table above to see how all Virginia jurisdictions compare for dismissal rates, conviction rates, and case timelines.
A total of 40,466 Larceny / Theft cases were filed across 110 Virginia jurisdictions in 2025, with an average dismissal rate of 54.4%. Click on any jurisdiction above to see detailed statistics for that court.
The average conviction rate for Larceny / Theft across Virginia is 44.4%, based on 2025 public court records. Rates vary by jurisdiction — use the comparison table above to see how each court differs. For guidance on your specific situation, consult a licensed Virginia attorney.
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