Property Destruction in Virginia
19,501 cases across 116 jurisdictions · 2023–2024
According to 19,501 public court records from 2023–2024, Property Destruction cases across 116 Virginia jurisdictions have an average dismissal rate of 65.6% and an average conviction rate of 31.3%. Statewide, 6.6% of Property Destruction charges are reduced to a lesser offense. The average fine is $276.
Facing Property Destruction charges in Virginia? Dismissal rates range from 32.9% to 87.0% depending on the court. An attorney who knows your court can tell you what this means — free, no obligation.
Ask a Virginia attorney — freeDismissal 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 116 jurisdictions with available data. Data covers 2023–2024 public court records. Last updated: December 2024
19,501
Total Cases
65.6%
Avg Dismissal Rate
31.3%
Avg Conviction Rate
$276
Avg Fine
1.1 years
Avg Sentence
6.6%
Charge Reduction Rate
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Comparison by Court
| Jurisdiction | Cases | Dismissal Rate | Conviction Rate | Median Duration | Avg Fine | Avg Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County | 1,499 | 85.9% | 13.6% | 5.5 months | $406 | 5.3 months |
| Norfolk | 850 | 74.7% | 19.0% | 3.0 months | $139 | 9.4 months |
| Richmond City | 776 | 76.2% | 19.1% | 3.1 months | $166 | 9.6 months |
| Prince William County | 715 | 78.6% | 20.6% | 5.2 months | $231 | 5.3 months |
| Newport News | 709 | 75.3% | 17.8% | 3.9 months | $172 | 11.9 months |
| Chesterfield County | 696 | 69.4% | 27.2% | 3.9 months | $229 | 10.7 months |
| Henrico County | 682 | 58.7% | 38.9% | 3.7 months | $336 | 1.3 years |
| Chesapeake | 488 | 74.2% | 23.4% | 4.4 months | $286 | 1.5 years |
| Virginia Beach | 446 | 61.8% | 36.8% | 3.6 months | $300 | 8.2 months |
| Arlington County | 425 | 73.6% | 25.8% | 6.1 months | $454 | 11.6 months |
| Portsmouth | 412 | 78.2% | 21.5% | 3.0 months | $167 | 9.4 months |
| Danville | 381 | 60.9% | 35.5% | 3.1 months | $212 | 11.1 months |
| Roanoke City | 340 | 73.0% | 22.8% | 1.5 months | $610 | 6.2 months |
| Montgomery County | 336 | 52.6% | 46.0% | 4.5 months | $254 | 1.1 years |
| Stafford County | 335 | 68.2% | 31.4% | 3.8 months | $340 | 11.9 months |
| Rockingham County | 303 | 59.6% | 40.0% | 4.5 months | $297 | 1.2 years |
| Tazewell County | 286 | 67.0% | 30.9% | 4.0 months | $177 | 10.6 months |
| Loudoun County | 282 | 71.7% | 26.1% | 4.9 months | $464 | 9.3 months |
| Hampton | 277 | 64.2% | 24.9% | 3.9 months | $206 | 10.9 months |
| Spotsylvania County | 262 | 63.8% | 34.5% | 3.2 months | $133 | 10.6 months |
| Lynchburg | 258 | 67.8% | 29.4% | 3.3 months | — | 4.8 months |
| Petersburg | 250 | 63.7% | 24.7% | 3.9 months | $250 | 1.5 years |
| Suffolk | 231 | 72.6% | 23.3% | 4.7 months | $100 | 1.2 years |
| Augusta County | 220 | 51.3% | 48.7% | 4.2 months | $133 | 1.7 years |
| Wise County | 213 | 77.2% | 22.2% | 5.3 months | $1,375 | 9.0 months |
| York County | 193 | 76.8% | 22.5% | 3.3 months | $250 | 1.3 years |
| Hanover County | 191 | 58.6% | 37.9% | 2.8 months | $269 | 1.1 years |
| Alexandria | 184 | 72.4% | 27.6% | 4.1 months | — | 4.2 months |
| Fredericksburg | 184 | 42.2% | 55.5% | 3.5 months | $125 | 11.3 months |
| Williamsburg | 182 | 58.5% | 37.7% | 3.8 months | $250 | 1.3 years |
| Campbell County | 167 | 50.8% | 43.5% | 4.0 months | $200 | 1.2 years |
| Franklin County | 162 | 64.1% | 34.2% | 3.5 months | $375 | 1.2 years |
| Pulaski County | 158 | 53.2% | 44.1% | 4.1 months | $172 | 1.0 years |
| Wythe County | 157 | 56.1% | 41.8% | 4.5 months | $200 | 2.2 years |
| Halifax County | 156 | 35.5% | 57.0% | 3.5 months | — | 2.1 years |
| Russell County | 155 | 48.7% | 45.1% | 3.9 months | $450 | 2.3 years |
| Washington County | 155 | 51.0% | 47.1% | 4.1 months | $250 | 1.7 years |
| Roanoke County | 143 | 66.7% | 29.6% | 3.4 months | — | 1.0 years |
| Frederick County | 140 | 41.1% | 54.7% | 4.9 months | $270 | 1.1 years |
| Shenandoah County | 137 | 48.4% | 51.6% | 6.8 months | $250 | 1.2 years |
| Mecklenburg County | 134 | 58.6% | 41.4% | 4.8 months | $138 | 1.5 years |
| Charlottesville | 132 | 63.8% | 36.2% | 3.2 months | — | 9.0 months |
| Orange County | 128 | 76.6% | 20.6% | 4.0 months | — | 2.4 years |
| Winchester | 127 | 34.1% | 65.9% | 6.1 months | $270 | 1.1 years |
| Bedford County | 125 | 64.4% | 28.7% | 3.6 months | $175 | 8.7 months |
| Bristol | 125 | 58.9% | 37.0% | 4.3 months | $156 | 9.2 months |
| Prince George County | 123 | 60.4% | 36.3% | 5.6 months | $250 | 2.7 years |
| Waynesboro | 122 | 51.7% | 47.1% | 2.6 months | — | 1.9 years |
| Scott County | 117 | 32.9% | 65.8% | 3.5 months | $411 | 2.7 years |
| Rockbridge County | 116 | 56.5% | 40.0% | 3.5 months | $200 | 1.0 years |
| Culpeper County | 115 | 40.2% | 57.5% | 3.3 months | $317 | 1.2 years |
| Albemarle County | 112 | 79.3% | 19.5% | 4.3 months | — | 4.4 months |
| Smyth County | 105 | 67.3% | 27.3% | 4.9 months | $125 | 8.3 months |
| Henry County | 103 | 42.2% | 48.4% | 3.1 months | $121 | 9.7 months |
| Hopewell | 103 | 59.7% | 32.3% | 4.2 months | $500 | 1.6 years |
| Page County | 102 | 57.0% | 36.7% | 5.2 months | $250 | 1.7 years |
| Dinwiddie County | 101 | 54.8% | 45.2% | 4.7 months | — | 1.1 years |
| Colonial Heights | 100 | 65.3% | 30.7% | 4.2 months | — | 1.2 years |
| Warren County | 98 | 60.3% | 39.7% | 5.6 months | $342 | 8.9 months |
| Northampton County | 95 | 50.8% | 47.5% | 4.5 months | $150 | 10.6 months |
| Pittsylvania County | 95 | 75.7% | 20.3% | 3.7 months | $200 | 5.9 months |
| Buchanan County | 92 | 58.7% | 39.7% | 4.4 months | $50 | 1.4 years |
| Salem | 89 | 58.1% | 41.9% | 3.2 months | $275 | 8.2 months |
| Staunton | 89 | 48.5% | 51.5% | 4.2 months | — | 1.3 years |
| Westmoreland County | 88 | 76.5% | 23.5% | 4.5 months | $100 | 1.6 years |
| Fauquier County | 87 | 75.7% | 22.9% | 3.7 months | $100 | 8.9 months |
| Accomack County | 85 | 57.8% | 35.9% | 2.9 months | $150 | 1.2 years |
| Caroline County | 83 | 66.7% | 30.3% | 2.7 months | $130 | 7.4 months |
| Gloucester County | 82 | 54.5% | 34.8% | 3.3 months | $250 | 1.7 years |
| Louisa County | 82 | 50.8% | 42.9% | 3.5 months | $175 | 1.9 years |
| Isle of Wight County | 81 | 69.2% | 25.0% | 4.9 months | $200 | 1.0 years |
| Carroll County | 79 | 58.6% | 37.1% | 2.7 months | — | 2.0 years |
| Buckingham County | 78 | 61.8% | 36.4% | 5.3 months | — | 2.2 years |
| Nottoway County | 78 | 50.0% | 42.6% | 3.6 months | — | 1.0 years |
| Prince Edward County | 78 | 58.5% | 41.5% | 3.3 months | $100 | 2.3 years |
| Radford | 76 | 46.7% | 51.7% | 6.1 months | — | 2.5 years |
| Amherst County | 72 | 40.7% | 48.1% | 3.1 months | — | 1.2 years |
| Martinsville | 71 | 55.6% | 42.2% | 4.6 months | $600 | 1.4 years |
| Nelson County | 71 | 44.2% | 44.2% | 4.2 months | — | 10.9 months |
| New Kent County | 71 | 66.7% | 29.2% | 3.3 months | $1,250 | 2.6 years |
| Patrick County | 64 | 40.0% | 60.0% | 5.2 months | $150 | 1.2 years |
| Southampton County | 62 | 52.3% | 43.2% | 4.5 months | $367 | 1.1 years |
| Lee County | 61 | 51.2% | 48.8% | 2.9 months | $350 | 2.5 years |
| Greensville County | 60 | 44.2% | 53.5% | 4.0 months | — | 2.6 years |
| Grayson County | 59 | 43.9% | 51.2% | 5.8 months | — | 1.5 years |
| King George County | 59 | 63.3% | 34.7% | 4.5 months | — | 1.2 years |
| Essex County | 57 | 69.0% | 28.6% | 3.5 months | — | 1.7 years |
| Botetourt County | 56 | 76.9% | 23.1% | 2.2 months | — | 8.3 months |
| Dickenson County | 54 | 46.3% | 53.7% | 2.8 months | — | 1.8 years |
| Franklin City | 54 | 47.1% | 38.2% | 5.1 months | — | 6.9 months |
| Lancaster County | 51 | 76.9% | 17.9% | 3.9 months | — | 1.9 years |
| Alleghany County | 48 | 56.8% | 43.2% | 2.5 months | $250 | 10.1 months |
| Appomattox County | 48 | 44.4% | 55.6% | 5.0 months | — | 2.6 years |
| Brunswick County | 43 | 44.0% | 48.0% | 6.5 months | $200 | 2.6 years |
| Greene County | 43 | 50.0% | 46.7% | 5.5 months | $25 | 1.2 years |
| Charlotte County | 42 | 60.7% | 39.3% | 3.1 months | — | 3.5 years |
| Emporia | 40 | 57.7% | 42.3% | 3.7 months | $183 | 8.9 months |
| Galax | 40 | 51.9% | 48.1% | 4.8 months | $183 | 11.7 months |
| Sussex County | 38 | 56.7% | 43.3% | 5.5 months | $250 | 2.5 years |
| Floyd County | 34 | 82.6% | 17.4% | 3.6 months | — | 5.3 months |
| Giles County | 34 | 60.0% | 40.0% | 2.9 months | — | 10.4 months |
| King William County | 34 | 66.7% | 29.2% | 5.6 months | $75 | 1.5 years |
| Richmond County | 34 | 55.6% | 44.4% | 4.8 months | — | 9.5 months |
| Lunenburg County | 31 | 61.5% | 38.5% | 3.9 months | — | 1.7 years |
| Rappahannock County | 31 | 71.4% | 28.6% | 6.5 months | $150 | 3.2 years |
| Middlesex County | 30 | 53.3% | 26.7% | 2.4 months | $150 | 1.0 years |
| Amelia County | 28 | 36.4% | 59.1% | 3.5 months | $150 | 1.5 years |
| Cumberland County | 28 | 45.5% | 40.9% | 4.0 months | — | 2.1 years |
| Northumberland County | 28 | 87.0% | 8.7% | 3.4 months | — | 1.0 years |
| Buena Vista | 27 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 3.8 months | — | 1.7 years |
| Powhatan County | 27 | 81.8% | 13.6% | 5.9 months | — | 1.9 years |
| Fluvanna County | 25 | 68.8% | 31.2% | 4.6 months | — | 1.5 years |
| Goochland County | 23 | 43.8% | 43.8% | 4.4 months | — | 5.4 months |
| Fairfax City | 22 | 38.1% | 61.9% | 3.7 months | $100 | 4.2 months |
| Bland County | 20 | 63.6% | 27.3% | 7.3 months | — | 3.3 months |
| Charles City County | 20 | 58.3% | 41.7% | 5.5 months | $150 | 11.1 months |
Source: Virginia public court records, 2023–2024 — VirginiaCourtFile.com
Case Dismissed?
If your Property Destruction case was dismissed or dropped, you may be eligible to have it sealed from your record.
Data source: Virginia public court records, 2023–2024. 19,501 cases analyzed across 116 jurisdictions. Last updated December 2024. — 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 Property Destruction at 87.0%. Use the comparison table above to see how all Virginia jurisdictions compare for dismissal rates, conviction rates, and case timelines.
A total of 19,501 Property Destruction cases were filed across 116 Virginia jurisdictions in 2023–2024, with an average dismissal rate of 65.6%. Click on any jurisdiction above to see detailed statistics for that court.
The average conviction rate for Property Destruction across Virginia is 31.3%, based on 2023-2024 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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Property Destruction dismissal rates range from 33% to 87% across Virginia. Your court matters. An attorney who handles Property Destruction cases in your court can review your case — free.
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