Public Intoxication in Virginia
42,880 cases across 110 jurisdictions · 2023–2024
According to 42,880 public court records from 2023–2024, Public Intoxication cases across 110 Virginia jurisdictions have an average dismissal rate of 36.4% and an average conviction rate of 61.9%. Statewide, 0.1% of Public Intoxication charges are reduced to a lesser offense. The average fine is $61.
Facing Public Intoxication charges in Virginia? Dismissal rates range from 5.1% to 72.4% 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 110 jurisdictions with available data. Data covers 2023–2024 public court records. Last updated: December 2024
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Comparison by Court
| Jurisdiction | Cases | Dismissal Rate | Conviction Rate | Median Duration | Avg Fine | Avg Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County | 5,442 | 36.6% | 62.3% | 2.4 months | $58 | 1.3 months |
| Prince William County | 3,198 | 41.7% | 56.9% | 2.3 months | $70 | 10 days |
| Arlington County | 1,876 | 49.8% | 49.0% | 1.6 months | $108 | 1.7 months |
| Loudoun County | 1,514 | 38.2% | 59.9% | 2.1 months | $72 | — |
| Rockingham County | 1,392 | 47.4% | 51.6% | 1.9 months | $48 | — |
| Montgomery County | 1,285 | 60.4% | 38.6% | 4.0 months | $37 | — |
| Chesterfield County | 1,183 | 36.5% | 61.8% | 2.0 months | $75 | 6.0 months |
| Newport News | 998 | 42.7% | 53.2% | 1.2 months | $78 | — |
| Norfolk | 986 | 27.5% | 68.9% | 1.6 months | $88 | 1 days |
| Roanoke City | 939 | 43.0% | 56.5% | 1.3 months | $47 | — |
| Winchester | 904 | 30.5% | 69.5% | 1.6 months | $96 | — |
| Lynchburg | 902 | 24.8% | 73.3% | 1.5 months | $31 | 2.0 years |
| Stafford County | 849 | 43.6% | 54.4% | 1.7 months | $51 | 1.0 years |
| Hampton | 847 | 27.8% | 67.9% | 1.6 months | $37 | 1.0 years |
| Virginia Beach | 800 | 27.4% | 71.1% | 2.1 months | $102 | 3.0 months |
| Spotsylvania County | 766 | 46.4% | 52.7% | 1.5 months | $87 | — |
| Alexandria | 697 | 72.4% | 27.1% | 1.2 months | $36 | — |
| Wise County | 656 | 21.0% | 78.1% | 1.7 months | $75 | — |
| Bristol | 601 | 15.1% | 82.5% | 2.4 months | $27 | — |
| Danville | 589 | 22.5% | 73.3% | 1.5 months | $52 | 4.0 months |
| Chesapeake | 571 | 39.8% | 58.6% | 1.7 months | $43 | — |
| Fredericksburg | 563 | 42.9% | 52.7% | 1.7 months | $32 | — |
| Charlottesville | 464 | 38.4% | 60.9% | 1.0 months | $29 | — |
| Henry County | 456 | 7.0% | 90.7% | 1.5 months | $33 | — |
| Fauquier County | 433 | 29.9% | 68.2% | 2.3 months | $101 | — |
| Pulaski County | 432 | 26.7% | 72.8% | 2.2 months | $77 | — |
| Culpeper County | 408 | 17.8% | 80.5% | 1.9 months | $36 | — |
| Warren County | 401 | 29.8% | 69.9% | 1.3 months | $105 | — |
| Washington County | 386 | 32.7% | 65.7% | 2.2 months | $30 | — |
| Wythe County | 382 | 36.8% | 62.5% | 2.1 months | $37 | — |
| Roanoke County | 380 | 36.4% | 63.3% | 2.7 months | $45 | — |
| Radford | 358 | 48.9% | 51.1% | 2.9 months | $74 | — |
| Suffolk | 357 | 22.0% | 77.4% | 1.5 months | $98 | — |
| Tazewell County | 347 | 25.4% | 73.9% | 1.7 months | $28 | — |
| Frederick County | 327 | 32.3% | 67.7% | 1.8 months | $61 | — |
| Salem | 321 | 41.2% | 58.8% | 1.4 months | $29 | — |
| Williamsburg | 316 | 43.7% | 54.7% | 1.8 months | $70 | — |
| Richmond City | 314 | 59.0% | 37.5% | 1.4 months | $46 | — |
| Carroll County | 301 | 28.8% | 69.5% | 1.8 months | $31 | — |
| Martinsville | 280 | 11.7% | 86.9% | 1.7 months | $35 | — |
| Albemarle County | 277 | 44.8% | 51.9% | 1.5 months | $59 | 3.0 months |
| Lee County | 275 | 20.2% | 79.3% | 1.7 months | $28 | — |
| Franklin County | 272 | 30.9% | 69.1% | 1.5 months | $116 | — |
| Augusta County | 264 | 26.6% | 71.8% | 1.9 months | $74 | — |
| Hanover County | 259 | 30.3% | 66.2% | 1.7 months | $80 | — |
| Galax | 258 | 29.6% | 69.5% | 1.4 months | $37 | — |
| Russell County | 251 | 30.0% | 66.5% | 2.1 months | $26 | — |
| Accomack County | 250 | 22.2% | 76.0% | 1.6 months | $66 | — |
| Staunton | 243 | 31.2% | 67.6% | 1.7 months | $27 | — |
| Smyth County | 227 | 24.1% | 75.9% | 2.1 months | $34 | — |
| Campbell County | 224 | 18.9% | 80.5% | 1.9 months | $25 | — |
| Bedford County | 221 | 35.0% | 60.5% | 2.1 months | $57 | — |
| Halifax County | 211 | 28.0% | 70.7% | 1.5 months | $82 | — |
| Henrico County | 206 | 40.6% | 57.7% | 2.1 months | $60 | — |
| Alleghany County | 204 | 37.4% | 61.9% | 1.8 months | $26 | — |
| York County | 197 | 42.9% | 53.4% | 1.9 months | $76 | — |
| Rockbridge County | 191 | 31.2% | 68.8% | 2.0 months | $54 | 6.0 months |
| Buchanan County | 183 | 26.5% | 72.0% | 1.7 months | $26 | — |
| Caroline County | 170 | 46.3% | 52.8% | 1.6 months | $58 | — |
| Shenandoah County | 162 | 30.1% | 69.9% | 1.6 months | $87 | — |
| Pittsylvania County | 158 | 21.1% | 76.4% | 1.7 months | $127 | — |
| Petersburg | 156 | 15.8% | 76.3% | 2.4 months | $47 | — |
| Waynesboro | 153 | 13.7% | 83.8% | 1.1 months | $65 | — |
| Louisa County | 151 | 28.3% | 63.6% | 2.0 months | $27 | — |
| Scott County | 147 | 30.8% | 65.4% | 1.7 months | $35 | — |
| Botetourt County | 141 | 27.7% | 72.3% | 1.6 months | $49 | — |
| Orange County | 138 | 32.2% | 63.2% | 1.5 months | $26 | — |
| Mecklenburg County | 130 | 38.5% | 61.5% | 1.6 months | $50 | — |
| Prince Edward County | 130 | 34.4% | 64.4% | 1.6 months | $41 | — |
| Colonial Heights | 129 | 48.0% | 49.0% | 2.1 months | $82 | — |
| Falls Church | 126 | 34.6% | 64.4% | 1.3 months | $108 | — |
| Hopewell | 126 | 41.1% | 56.1% | 1.3 months | $55 | — |
| Dickenson County | 125 | 30.6% | 68.2% | 1.6 months | $28 | — |
| Page County | 124 | 34.6% | 65.4% | 1.7 months | $74 | — |
| Westmoreland County | 113 | 46.4% | 53.6% | 1.7 months | $51 | — |
| Gloucester County | 112 | 33.3% | 64.1% | 1.9 months | $104 | — |
| Fairfax City | 109 | 25.8% | 73.2% | 1.9 months | $50 | — |
| Portsmouth | 103 | 57.9% | 42.1% | 1.1 months | $95 | — |
| Giles County | 98 | 17.6% | 81.1% | 1.7 months | $27 | — |
| King George County | 97 | 43.5% | 54.8% | 1.7 months | $29 | — |
| Amherst County | 92 | 27.9% | 68.9% | 2.1 months | $42 | — |
| Patrick County | 88 | 5.1% | 91.5% | 2.1 months | $58 | — |
| Grayson County | 84 | 30.0% | 68.0% | 1.6 months | $27 | — |
| Isle of Wight County | 78 | 38.7% | 58.1% | 1.5 months | $99 | — |
| Essex County | 74 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 1.3 months | $39 | — |
| Bland County | 73 | 45.1% | 49.0% | 2.5 months | $38 | — |
| Lancaster County | 71 | 58.7% | 37.0% | 2.3 months | $25 | — |
| Greene County | 69 | 33.3% | 64.9% | 1.6 months | $31 | — |
| Prince George County | 67 | 38.5% | 61.5% | 1.9 months | $44 | — |
| Franklin City | 64 | 21.2% | 73.1% | 2.1 months | $56 | — |
| Appomattox County | 59 | 25.0% | 72.7% | 1.5 months | $76 | — |
| Northampton County | 57 | 40.9% | 56.8% | 1.9 months | $67 | — |
| Dinwiddie County | 56 | 16.3% | 83.7% | 1.4 months | $27 | — |
| Emporia | 54 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 1.2 months | $66 | — |
| Clarke County | 53 | 37.5% | 62.5% | 1.2 months | $59 | — |
| Nottoway County | 52 | 5.6% | 91.7% | 1.5 months | $45 | — |
| Charlotte County | 45 | 6.1% | 90.9% | 1.5 months | $56 | — |
| Brunswick County | 42 | 9.4% | 87.5% | 1.5 months | $65 | — |
| Floyd County | 41 | 44.0% | 56.0% | 2.0 months | $32 | — |
| New Kent County | 40 | 43.3% | 56.7% | 1.7 months | $111 | — |
| Nelson County | 39 | 50.0% | 46.4% | 2.8 months | $28 | — |
| King William County | 37 | 32.1% | 64.3% | 1.4 months | $101 | — |
| Sussex County | 37 | 30.0% | 66.7% | 1.8 months | $68 | — |
| Middlesex County | 32 | 44.4% | 55.6% | 1.2 months | $71 | — |
| Powhatan County | 28 | 38.9% | 61.1% | 1.9 months | $61 | — |
| Buckingham County | 26 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 2.1 months | $35 | — |
| Southampton County | 25 | 31.6% | 57.9% | 3.0 months | $130 | — |
| Mathews County | 23 | 23.1% | 69.2% | 1.1 months | $72 | — |
| Richmond County | 22 | 64.7% | 35.3% | 2.4 months | $71 | — |
| Northumberland County | 20 | 68.8% | 31.2% | 1.4 months | $25 | — |
Source: Virginia public court records, 2023–2024 — VirginiaCourtFile.com
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Case Dismissed?
If your Public Intoxication case was dismissed or dropped, you may be eligible to have it sealed from your record.
Data source: Virginia public court records, 2023–2024. 42,880 cases analyzed across 110 jurisdictions. Last updated December 2024. — VirginiaCourtFile.com
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