17,174
Total Cases
58.0%
Avg Dismissal Rate
39.2%
Avg Conviction Rate
Jurisdiction Cases Dismissal Rate Conviction Rate Median Duration
Virginia Beach 4,474 48.3% 49.7% 4.9 months
Norfolk 3,574 60.0% 36.9% 4.5 months
Chesapeake 2,532 64.0% 34.0% 5.0 months
Hampton 2,132 63.0% 32.4% 5.0 months
Suffolk 1,711 57.6% 41.1% 5.3 months
Portsmouth 1,515 76.7% 21.1% 4.4 months
Newport News 1,236 43.7% 49.8% 6.8 months

Source: Virginia public court records, 2023–2024

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