Larceny / Theft in Fairfax City

In Fairfax City, larceny defendants face a conviction rate of 61.6 percent—notably higher than Virginia's statewide average of 51.4 percent. The city's dismissal rate of 38.1 percent trails the state average of 48.6 percent by over 10 percentage points, indicating that larceny cases proceed to conviction more often in Fairfax City than they do across Virginia. With nearly 4 in 5 larceny cases resolved through plea rather than trial, the data shows these charges are rarely contested at trial; acquittals occurred in fewer than 1 percent of cases.

When charges do change, they almost always result in reduction to trespass—accounting for 75 percent of the rare reductions that occur. Overall, only 2.2 percent of larceny cases experience charge reduction at all. Defendants convicted of larceny in Fairfax City face a median sentence of 90 days, slightly below the average of 113 days across all cases. The typical case resolves within 77 days from charge to outcome, with most falling between 50 and 135 days.