Robbery cases in Petersburg are heard primarily in Circuit Court. Based on 27 cases in 2025, 42.9% were dismissed or dropped and 14.3% resulted in conviction.

Key takeaways

  • 42.9% of Robbery cases in Petersburg were dismissed or dropped in 2025, across 27 public court records (Virginia average: 62.7%).
  • 14.3% resulted in conviction; 42.9% ended in acquittal.
  • The median case resolved in 4.0 months; the slowest quarter took 8.8 months or more.
42.9%
Dismissal Rate
vs 62.7% statewide
14.3%
Conviction Rate
vs 36.2% statewide
4.0 months
Median Duration
I Outcomes

How 27 Circuit Court cases in Petersburg were resolved in 2025. This charge is heard at the Circuit Court level.

Exhibit · Case-outcome distribution

28.6%
14.3%
14.3%
42.9%
Dismissed by judge 28.6% (n=2) Dropped by prosecutor (nolle prosequi) 14.3% (n=1) Convicted 14.3% (n=1) Acquitted 42.9%

Largest outcomeAcquitted — 42.9% of 7 resolved cases.

Source: 27 Circuit Court records, Petersburg, 2025. See the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report for statewide context. — VirginiaCourtFile.com

Exhibit · How Petersburg compares

Dismissal rates for Robbery in this and peer jurisdictions, 2025. Peers are the highest-volume neighboring jurisdictions in the same region.

PetersburgThis page 42.9% 27 cases
Richmond City 69.5% 205 cases Chesterfield County 57.4% 110 cases Henrico County 66.6% 98 cases
Statewide average 62.7% all Virginia

Click any peer for its full record. Bar lengths are scaled to the highest rate shown.

Filed in Petersburg Circuit Court? See the full Circuit Court record — charge mix, judges, and officer activity.

10.0 years
Avg Sentence
10.0 years
Median Sentence

Time from filing to final disposition — half of cases resolve faster than the median.

Exhibit · Case duration

Fastest 25% 2.9 months
Median 4.0 months
Slowest 25% 8.8 months
II Getting Help

Representation options in Petersburg.

If you cannot afford an attorney for a robbery charge, you may qualify for court-appointed counsel or a public defender. How Virginia's indigent-defense system works explains who qualifies and how representation is assigned in Petersburg. Defense attorneys who have appeared on robbery cases in Petersburg are listed below.

Attorneys whose primary jurisdiction is Petersburg 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 attorneys

1,758 circuit court filings prosecuted by the Petersburg Commonwealth's Attorney in 2025. Office-level data — direct-indictment rate, disposition mix, trial activity. View office records →

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.

How does Petersburg compare to other Virginia courts?

Petersburg has a 42.9% 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 — Petersburg, Virginia. Based on 27 public court records, 2025; last updated May 2, 2026. https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/charges/robbery/petersburg

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