Trespassing in Fairfax City

Trespassing cases in Fairfax City result in conviction far more often than across Virginia. The conviction rate here is 59.9 percent compared to the statewide dismissal rate of 52.6 percent—meaning Fairfax City prosecutors and courts resolve these cases with guilty findings at notably higher rates. Only 39 percent of trespassing charges get dismissed in this jurisdiction, 13.6 percentage points below the state average. Acquittals are rare at 1.1 percent. The high plea rate of 59.9 percent indicates most defendants resolve their cases through guilty pleas rather than trial.

Cases move relatively quickly in Fairfax City, with a median resolution time of 64 days. Most cases resolve between 46 and 124 days. When defendants are convicted, sentences are typically light—median jail time of 90 days with an average fine around $110. Charge reductions are uncommon, occurring in fewer than one percent of cases. The only reduction target in the data is to a utility-theft misdemeanor, suggesting prosecutors rarely negotiate down trespassing charges.