Robbery in Arlington County
115 cases · Arlington County Courts
Updated May 2, 2026 · Data through 2025
Based on 115 public court records from 2025, Robbery cases in Arlington County General District Court have a 60.5% dismissal rate (statewide avg: 62.1%), a 39.5% conviction rate, and a median case duration of 2.5 months.
Case Outcomes — General District Court
How 115 General District Court cases in Arlington County were resolved in 2025. This is where most Robbery cases start.
Exhibit · Case-outcome distribution
Largest outcomeDropped by prosecutor — 52.6% of 76 resolved cases.
Source: 115 General District Court records, Arlington County, 2025 — VirginiaCourtFile.com
Exhibit · How Arlington County compares
Dismissal rates for Robbery in this and peer jurisdictions, 2025. Peers are the highest-volume neighboring jurisdictions in the same region.
Click any peer for its full record. Bar lengths are scaled to the highest rate shown.
Filed in Arlington County General District Court? See the full General District Court record — charge mix, judges, and officer activity.
VCF Sentencing Outcome Index
Outcomes for 30 convicted cases in Arlington County General District Court (2025-2026).
Exhibit · Sentencing when convicted
These figures describe outcomes for cases that ended in conviction in Arlington County General District Court. They do not predict any individual case outcome. See methodology for definitions and suppression rules.
Charge Reductions
When the original charge is amended to a lesser offense, usually through negotiation between the attorney and prosecutor.
Exhibit · Charge-reduction patterns
in Arlington County are reduced
Case Duration
Time from filing to final disposition — half of cases resolve faster than the median.
Exhibit · Case duration
Does Having an Attorney Change the Outcome?
Robbery cases in Arlington County General District Court (2025), broken down by type of representation.
Defendants with private counsel avoided conviction of the original charge in 100.0% of cases. With a public defender, the rate was 100.0% — close enough that the type of attorney matters less than having one. The most common reduction is from robbery to assault & battery.
| Representation | Cases | Case dropped | Pleaded to lesser | Convicted as charged |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private attorney | 34 | 23 · 67.6% | 11 · 32.4% | 0 · 0.0% |
| Public defender | 42 | 23 · 54.8% | 19 · 45.2% | 0 · 0.0% |
How to read this. "Case dropped" = dismissed, nolle prosequi (prosecutor dropped), or acquitted. "Pleaded to lesser" = the original robbery charge was amended and the defendant pleaded guilty to a different, lesser offense. "Convicted as charged" = guilty plea or guilty verdict on the original charge. Cases certified to a higher court, revoked, or with procedural-only outcomes are excluded. Self-represented defendants are not shown — case complexity and charge severity make a fair comparison unreliable. Counsel type may correlate with case mix and resources to afford representation; the data shows what happened, not the isolated effect of representation.
Defense Attorneys with Robbery Cases in Arlington County
Attorneys whose primary jurisdiction is Arlington County and who appeared as defense counsel of record on Robbery cases in 2025. Listed by case count.
Counts are each attorney's full 2025 caseload statewide. Click any name for their jurisdiction + outcome breakdown.
All Virginia defense attorneysCommonwealth's Attorney Office — Arlington County
2,468 circuit court filings prosecuted by the Arlington County Commonwealth's Attorney in 2025. Office-level data — direct-indictment rate, disposition mix, trial activity. View office records →
Common Questions
Statistics from public court records for informational purposes only. Not legal advice. Past outcomes do not predict future results. Consult a licensed attorney for guidance on your case.
Can a Robbery charge be reduced to something lesser?
35.7% of Robbery cases in Arlington County were amended to a lesser charge in 2025. The most common reduction was to Assault & Battery (20 cases), followed by Petit Larceny (15 cases). Whether a reduction is available depends on the specifics of the case and is typically negotiated between the defense attorney and the prosecutor.
Does having an attorney change outcomes?
In Arlington County General District Court (2025), defendants with private counsel avoided conviction of the original robbery charge in 100.0% of cases (n=34). With a public defender, that rate was 100.0% (n=42). The data shows what happened, not the isolated effect of representation — case mix and severity vary by counsel type.
How does Arlington County compare to other Virginia courts?
Arlington County has a 60.5% dismissal rate for Robbery cases. Outcomes vary significantly across Virginia courts. View the Robbery overview to compare dismissal rates, conviction rates, and case timelines across every jurisdiction.
Where does this data come from and how often is it updated?
All figures on this page come from Virginia's public Case Information System (CIS) and District Court system, calendar year 2025 onward. The dataset is refreshed quarterly. See methodology for definitions, denominators, and known coverage gaps.
Cite this page
VirginiaCourtFile.com (2026). Robbery Outcomes — Arlington County, Virginia. Based on 115 public court records, 2025; last updated May 2, 2026. https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/charges/robbery/arlington-county