Trespassing in Virginia
30,152 cases across 121 jurisdictions · 2023–2024
According to 30,152 public court records from 2023–2024, Trespassing cases across 121 Virginia jurisdictions have an average dismissal rate of 55.0% and an average conviction rate of 41.2%. Statewide, 0.6% of Trespassing charges are reduced to a lesser offense. The average fine is $141.
Facing Trespassing charges in Virginia? Dismissal rates range from 21.1% to 90.5% 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 121 jurisdictions with available data. Data covers 2023–2024 public court records. Last updated: December 2024
30,152
Total Cases
55.0%
Avg Dismissal Rate
41.2%
Avg Conviction Rate
$141
Avg Fine
5.2 months
Avg Sentence
0.6%
Charge Reduction Rate
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Comparison by Court
| Jurisdiction | Cases | Dismissal Rate | Conviction Rate | Median Duration | Avg Fine | Avg Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County | 3,562 | 68.3% | 30.7% | 3.4 months | $190 | 2.4 months |
| Prince William County | 1,652 | 55.4% | 43.3% | 3.0 months | $122 | 2.8 months |
| Newport News | 1,632 | 60.6% | 33.1% | 3.3 months | $131 | 5.3 months |
| Norfolk | 1,408 | 61.3% | 32.1% | 2.6 months | $132 | 4.9 months |
| Virginia Beach | 1,311 | 51.5% | 45.9% | 2.6 months | $175 | 6.2 months |
| Richmond City | 1,275 | 59.4% | 37.6% | 3.3 months | $111 | 5.9 months |
| Portsmouth | 784 | 79.6% | 19.4% | 3.0 months | $75 | 8.4 months |
| Henrico County | 777 | 45.9% | 52.3% | 2.9 months | $119 | 10.8 months |
| Hampton | 761 | 48.8% | 38.0% | 2.4 months | $87 | 4.3 months |
| Roanoke City | 739 | 35.4% | 61.6% | 1.2 months | $79 | 4.9 months |
| Alexandria | 736 | 70.5% | 29.4% | 2.6 months | $110 | 1.8 months |
| Chesterfield County | 710 | 56.6% | 40.9% | 3.9 months | $180 | 7.9 months |
| Arlington County | 557 | 62.6% | 36.0% | 3.3 months | $242 | 2.8 months |
| Lynchburg | 495 | 54.4% | 39.9% | 2.9 months | $63 | 4.9 months |
| Danville | 460 | 40.2% | 50.5% | 3.5 months | $146 | 6.4 months |
| Chesapeake | 459 | 71.7% | 24.1% | 3.1 months | $63 | 4.3 months |
| Wise County | 437 | 53.2% | 46.3% | 3.7 months | $168 | 4.5 months |
| Bristol | 420 | 23.0% | 75.5% | 4.7 months | $98 | 3.8 months |
| Loudoun County | 399 | 63.8% | 34.9% | 3.3 months | $155 | 2.8 months |
| Pulaski County | 379 | 27.5% | 72.5% | 2.7 months | $124 | 5.2 months |
| Rockingham County | 356 | 27.7% | 69.2% | 2.8 months | $119 | 4.4 months |
| Fredericksburg | 346 | 32.2% | 65.1% | 2.3 months | $57 | 2.8 months |
| Suffolk | 335 | 65.2% | 31.0% | 3.1 months | $91 | 5.0 months |
| Petersburg | 282 | 39.2% | 44.2% | 4.0 months | $225 | 9.7 months |
| Washington County | 256 | 58.2% | 41.2% | 4.9 months | $163 | 7.5 months |
| Stafford County | 254 | 53.0% | 42.5% | 3.3 months | $139 | 6.3 months |
| Wythe County | 252 | 45.0% | 50.0% | 3.5 months | $167 | 5.8 months |
| Charlottesville | 249 | 57.6% | 41.9% | 1.7 months | $120 | 1.7 months |
| Tazewell County | 243 | 60.2% | 32.7% | 3.1 months | $134 | 4.6 months |
| Montgomery County | 239 | 43.2% | 47.7% | 7.0 months | $263 | 7.1 months |
| Roanoke County | 227 | 40.5% | 57.5% | 3.0 months | $142 | 5.6 months |
| Smyth County | 225 | 52.4% | 45.5% | 5.1 months | $101 | 5.1 months |
| Williamsburg | 224 | 54.1% | 43.2% | 3.6 months | $144 | 6.3 months |
| Bedford County | 223 | 53.6% | 36.9% | 2.9 months | $70 | 5.8 months |
| Franklin County | 223 | 68.8% | 25.9% | 3.3 months | $132 | 5.6 months |
| Pittsylvania County | 215 | 63.0% | 27.6% | 4.3 months | $194 | 7.6 months |
| Staunton | 207 | 39.2% | 60.8% | 3.0 months | $77 | 3.3 months |
| Campbell County | 203 | 48.0% | 49.7% | 3.0 months | $113 | 6.7 months |
| Colonial Heights | 202 | 50.8% | 47.0% | 3.1 months | $129 | 6.5 months |
| Salem | 201 | 40.1% | 59.9% | 1.7 months | $76 | 3.5 months |
| Fairfax City | 189 | 39.0% | 59.9% | 2.1 months | $110 | 3.7 months |
| Albemarle County | 186 | 64.1% | 35.3% | 2.8 months | $136 | 2.8 months |
| Culpeper County | 160 | 32.4% | 65.5% | 3.0 months | $128 | 5.3 months |
| York County | 152 | 54.9% | 30.1% | 3.3 months | $103 | 4.4 months |
| Halifax County | 151 | 50.4% | 46.1% | 3.3 months | $200 | 9.6 months |
| Hanover County | 148 | 34.5% | 60.3% | 3.9 months | $175 | 9.0 months |
| Scott County | 147 | 49.6% | 49.6% | 2.9 months | $128 | 8.0 months |
| Augusta County | 146 | 68.8% | 28.4% | 3.9 months | $200 | 6.5 months |
| Russell County | 146 | 49.6% | 46.1% | 4.5 months | $123 | 5.4 months |
| Spotsylvania County | 145 | 54.6% | 41.2% | 2.5 months | $231 | 6.5 months |
| Warren County | 145 | 41.3% | 58.7% | 4.1 months | $156 | 4.6 months |
| Amherst County | 144 | 50.0% | 35.4% | 3.5 months | $94 | 2.8 months |
| Hopewell | 141 | 59.3% | 36.6% | 2.8 months | $333 | 7.1 months |
| Winchester | 138 | 21.1% | 78.9% | 3.7 months | $64 | 7.7 months |
| Lee County | 131 | 54.4% | 43.9% | 2.4 months | $133 | 2.3 months |
| Mecklenburg County | 127 | 45.5% | 54.5% | 4.3 months | $200 | 9.6 months |
| Gloucester County | 126 | 53.0% | 35.0% | 3.0 months | $173 | 7.1 months |
| Dinwiddie County | 121 | 53.9% | 45.1% | 3.4 months | $135 | 10.0 months |
| Buchanan County | 120 | 52.7% | 45.1% | 4.8 months | $121 | 7.4 months |
| Buckingham County | 119 | 69.6% | 29.3% | 3.5 months | $133 | 4.5 months |
| Henry County | 117 | 34.7% | 60.0% | 2.5 months | $97 | 7.2 months |
| Rockbridge County | 113 | 63.1% | 29.8% | 4.3 months | $81 | 6.2 months |
| Prince Edward County | 111 | 40.2% | 57.7% | 3.9 months | $100 | 7.8 months |
| Frederick County | 104 | 26.0% | 69.9% | 4.2 months | $235 | 4.6 months |
| Falls Church | 102 | 65.3% | 33.7% | 1.7 months | $232 | 5.0 months |
| Nottoway County | 101 | 35.1% | 53.2% | 3.7 months | — | 10.9 months |
| Prince George County | 101 | 58.6% | 36.8% | 4.9 months | $114 | 9.7 months |
| Westmoreland County | 100 | 36.4% | 52.7% | 2.1 months | $85 | 6.2 months |
| Caroline County | 89 | 60.8% | 28.4% | 2.8 months | $100 | 4.2 months |
| Accomack County | 88 | 41.7% | 41.7% | 2.4 months | $135 | 3.7 months |
| Shenandoah County | 87 | 60.0% | 40.0% | 5.7 months | $171 | 3.2 months |
| Waynesboro | 87 | 39.5% | 55.3% | 2.5 months | $100 | 3.8 months |
| Page County | 85 | 50.0% | 47.1% | 3.1 months | $111 | 6.8 months |
| Fauquier County | 80 | 69.6% | 30.4% | 3.5 months | $131 | 3.4 months |
| Louisa County | 80 | 41.4% | 44.3% | 2.8 months | $80 | 3.0 months |
| Orange County | 73 | 60.0% | 38.3% | 2.6 months | $221 | 3.1 months |
| Carroll County | 71 | 63.9% | 26.2% | 3.2 months | $375 | 9.5 months |
| Southampton County | 70 | 60.7% | 25.0% | 3.5 months | $50 | 8.2 months |
| Alleghany County | 66 | 43.9% | 56.1% | 2.8 months | $87 | 7.6 months |
| Patrick County | 66 | 34.0% | 66.0% | 3.3 months | $104 | 10.3 months |
| Botetourt County | 65 | 51.9% | 48.1% | 2.2 months | $42 | 8.1 months |
| Isle of Wight County | 63 | 61.5% | 34.6% | 5.4 months | $700 | 8.8 months |
| Nelson County | 61 | 36.5% | 40.4% | 3.9 months | $56 | 2.1 months |
| Lancaster County | 54 | 69.8% | 20.9% | 3.6 months | $250 | 9.1 months |
| Charlotte County | 50 | 65.2% | 32.6% | 2.0 months | $175 | 11.0 months |
| Galax | 50 | 39.1% | 58.7% | 2.9 months | $140 | 11.3 months |
| Martinsville | 49 | 30.2% | 65.1% | 2.9 months | $106 | 11.6 months |
| Brunswick County | 48 | 33.3% | 57.6% | 4.4 months | $86 | 9.7 months |
| Dickenson County | 48 | 57.5% | 32.5% | 2.3 months | $100 | 9.7 months |
| Northumberland County | 48 | 86.8% | 13.2% | 5.5 months | $250 | 4.8 months |
| Appomattox County | 47 | 62.8% | 27.9% | 2.6 months | $150 | 4.5 months |
| King George County | 47 | 53.5% | 41.9% | 3.5 months | $375 | 3.9 months |
| Essex County | 44 | 67.5% | 32.5% | 3.3 months | $50 | 6.4 months |
| New Kent County | 44 | 31.4% | 51.4% | 3.8 months | $254 | 6.7 months |
| Grayson County | 43 | 68.6% | 17.1% | 4.6 months | $100 | 9.1 months |
| Emporia | 42 | 30.6% | 69.4% | 3.0 months | $150 | 1.0 years |
| Floyd County | 42 | 58.3% | 25.0% | 4.1 months | $625 | 3.8 months |
| Powhatan County | 40 | 77.8% | 13.9% | 4.1 months | $250 | 10.6 months |
| Cumberland County | 38 | 51.4% | 31.4% | 5.4 months | — | 11.1 months |
| Franklin City | 38 | 59.3% | 37.0% | 6.2 months | $100 | 7.4 months |
| Greene County | 38 | 47.2% | 50.0% | 3.3 months | $80 | 7.1 months |
| Northampton County | 38 | 63.6% | 30.3% | 2.0 months | $184 | 5.9 months |
| King and Queen County | 37 | 70.0% | 26.7% | 7.1 months | — | 11.0 months |
| Sussex County | 36 | 66.7% | 29.6% | 5.0 months | $50 | 6.1 months |
| Amelia County | 33 | 48.0% | 40.0% | 3.5 months | — | 10.8 months |
| Goochland County | 33 | 54.2% | 45.8% | 3.2 months | $50 | 9.1 months |
| Mathews County | 31 | 52.9% | 29.4% | 2.8 months | $200 | 9.1 months |
| King William County | 30 | 65.4% | 30.8% | 2.6 months | $125 | 6.8 months |
| Radford | 30 | 53.8% | 46.2% | 5.1 months | $192 | 3.9 months |
| Fluvanna County | 29 | 56.5% | 39.1% | 3.3 months | $150 | 5.8 months |
| Giles County | 28 | 30.8% | 57.7% | 2.9 months | $100 | 10.9 months |
| Buena Vista | 27 | 54.2% | 45.8% | 2.1 months | $67 | 2.5 months |
| Middlesex County | 27 | 60.9% | 34.8% | 4.7 months | $500 | 10.6 months |
| Charles City County | 25 | 90.5% | 4.8% | 5.2 months | $50 | — |
| Greensville County | 25 | 64.0% | 36.0% | 1.9 months | $25 | 1.0 years |
| Lunenburg County | 25 | 59.1% | 31.8% | 3.8 months | $250 | 9.9 months |
| Bath County | 24 | 21.1% | 78.9% | 1.4 months | $62 | 2.7 months |
| Surry County | 24 | 63.6% | 27.3% | 3.4 months | $200 | 1.5 months |
| Craig County | 23 | 54.5% | 36.4% | 7.0 months | — | 10 days |
| Bland County | 20 | 75.0% | 12.5% | 4.7 months | — | 1.0 months |
| Richmond County | 20 | 52.6% | 47.4% | 4.2 months | $50 | 9.2 months |
Source: Virginia public court records, 2023–2024 — VirginiaCourtFile.com
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Data source: Virginia public court records, 2023–2024. 30,152 cases analyzed across 121 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.
Charles City County has the highest dismissal rate for Trespassing at 90.5%. Use the comparison table above to see how all Virginia jurisdictions compare for dismissal rates, conviction rates, and case timelines.
A total of 30,152 Trespassing cases were filed across 121 Virginia jurisdictions in 2023–2024, with an average dismissal rate of 55.0%. Click on any jurisdiction above to see detailed statistics for that court.
The average conviction rate for Trespassing across Virginia is 41.2%, 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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