Weapons Offense in Virginia
22,951 cases across 99 jurisdictions · 2025
According to 22,951 public court records from 2025, Weapons Offense cases across 99 Virginia jurisdictions have an average dismissal rate of 64.7% and an average conviction rate of 32.7%. Statewide, 5.4% of Weapons Offense charges are reduced to a lesser offense. The average fine is $266.
Dismissal 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 99 jurisdictions with available data. Data covers 2025 public court records. Last updated: May 2, 2026
22,951
Total Cases
64.7%
Avg Dismissal Rate
32.7%
Avg Conviction Rate
$266
Avg Fine
1.5 years
Avg Sentence
5.4%
Charge Reduction Rate
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Comparison by Court
| Jurisdiction | Cases | Dismissal Rate | Conviction Rate | Median Duration | Avg Fine | Avg Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond City | 2,077 | 74.2% | 22.9% | 3.3 months | $73 | 1.9 years |
| Newport News | 1,744 | 74.8% | 22.4% | 4.1 months | $339 | 1.3 years |
| Norfolk | 1,499 | 63.8% | 33.9% | 3.7 months | $215 | 1.4 years |
| Virginia Beach | 1,441 | 40.8% | 57.3% | 3.9 months | $222 | 1.3 years |
| Henrico County | 1,114 | 54.0% | 42.4% | 3.5 months | $562 | 1.7 years |
| Chesterfield County | 903 | 71.6% | 26.1% | 4.3 months | $247 | 1.4 years |
| Hampton | 770 | 63.8% | 31.9% | 2.6 months | $233 | 1.7 years |
| Chesapeake | 744 | 68.6% | 28.2% | 3.6 months | $370 | 1.4 years |
| Suffolk | 659 | 64.9% | 31.6% | 4.6 months | $257 | 2.2 years |
| Prince William County | 627 | 74.7% | 22.5% | 3.9 months | $375 | 1.5 years |
| Portsmouth | 597 | 82.2% | 16.2% | 3.0 months | $175 | 1.2 years |
| Fairfax County | 536 | 86.2% | 13.2% | 5.5 months | $250 | 4.3 months |
| Petersburg | 462 | 67.6% | 26.8% | 4.9 months | $279 | 1.7 years |
| Roanoke City | 454 | 60.2% | 37.7% | 2.1 months | $118 | 1.3 years |
| Danville | 358 | 65.7% | 24.2% | 3.0 months | $164 | 1.0 years |
| Lynchburg | 332 | 62.0% | 35.4% | 3.8 months | $312 | 9.0 months |
| Stafford County | 304 | 68.2% | 31.8% | 3.4 months | $200 | 1.3 years |
| Spotsylvania County | 291 | 63.8% | 35.3% | 3.8 months | $380 | 2.2 years |
| Hanover County | 267 | 59.6% | 35.7% | 3.4 months | $240 | 1.0 years |
| Arlington County | 218 | 79.7% | 20.3% | 4.5 months | $250 | 1.1 years |
| Roanoke County | 201 | 58.6% | 36.9% | 3.0 months | $50 | 1.1 years |
| Henry County | 190 | 57.2% | 39.9% | 3.0 months | $226 | 1.6 years |
| Rockingham County | 189 | 59.3% | 40.7% | 3.5 months | $1,088 | 1.8 years |
| Hopewell | 183 | 53.3% | 46.7% | 4.4 months | $132 | 1.8 years |
| Fredericksburg | 182 | 60.9% | 34.5% | 3.7 months | $100 | 1.0 years |
| Loudoun County | 174 | 77.5% | 22.5% | 4.0 months | $325 | 8.8 months |
| Montgomery County | 174 | 36.6% | 63.4% | 3.5 months | $157 | 1.1 years |
| Bedford County | 173 | 81.9% | 18.1% | 2.5 months | $162 | 10.4 months |
| Colonial Heights | 170 | 74.0% | 23.3% | 5.1 months | — | 1.5 years |
| Augusta County | 166 | 71.0% | 29.0% | 3.1 months | $142 | 1.5 years |
| Prince George County | 157 | 73.6% | 26.4% | 4.6 months | $250 | 1.8 years |
| Tazewell County | 157 | 65.5% | 34.5% | 4.1 months | $117 | 1.2 years |
| Wise County | 155 | 66.6% | 31.2% | 3.9 months | $200 | 1.9 years |
| Campbell County | 149 | 48.0% | 48.5% | 3.6 months | $106 | 1.7 years |
| Pulaski County | 148 | 50.4% | 46.8% | 3.1 months | $62 | 2.2 years |
| Franklin County | 145 | 54.2% | 40.8% | 2.9 months | $47 | 1.4 years |
| Alexandria | 144 | 53.9% | 43.5% | 3.7 months | — | 1.3 years |
| Martinsville | 143 | 62.2% | 37.8% | 4.0 months | $223 | 1.9 years |
| Halifax County | 143 | 55.9% | 39.1% | 4.1 months | $182 | 1.9 years |
| Frederick County | 142 | 35.1% | 64.9% | 3.2 months | $503 | 2.0 years |
| York County | 132 | 70.7% | 26.2% | 3.6 months | $375 | 1.6 years |
| Botetourt County | 131 | 61.1% | 38.9% | 2.6 months | $250 | 1.7 years |
| Radford | 130 | 59.9% | 40.1% | 3.8 months | $541 | 3.3 years |
| Williamsburg | 129 | 55.0% | 43.6% | 3.2 months | $100 | 2.3 years |
| Wythe County | 129 | 46.1% | 51.2% | 3.8 months | $500 | 2.0 years |
| Smyth County | 119 | 54.7% | 42.2% | 3.5 months | $295 | 1.8 years |
| Charlottesville | 113 | 66.4% | 32.2% | 3.3 months | — | 1.8 years |
| Washington County | 106 | 54.9% | 45.1% | 3.7 months | — | 1.6 years |
| Buckingham County | 104 | 72.9% | 27.1% | 4.9 months | — | 1.7 years |
| Albemarle County | 103 | 73.9% | 26.1% | 3.1 months | — | 1.5 years |
| Winchester | 103 | 44.7% | 55.3% | 3.3 months | $100 | 1.6 years |
| Amherst County | 100 | 69.5% | 24.8% | 3.9 months | $299 | 2.2 years |
| Mecklenburg County | 93 | 68.5% | 31.5% | 4.5 months | $50 | 3.5 years |
| Southampton County | 92 | 67.1% | 31.2% | 3.7 months | $250 | 2.3 years |
| Prince Edward County | 92 | 44.0% | 52.6% | 3.5 months | $453 | 1.9 years |
| Accomack County | 91 | 60.4% | 36.8% | 3.6 months | — | 1.9 years |
| Warren County | 90 | 48.0% | 49.0% | 3.6 months | $183 | 1.4 years |
| Buchanan County | 87 | 67.3% | 32.7% | 3.2 months | $100 | 2.9 years |
| Bristol | 86 | 58.0% | 42.0% | 4.0 months | $524 | 1.8 years |
| New Kent County | 85 | 75.1% | 24.9% | 4.0 months | $500 | 1.4 years |
| Culpeper County | 85 | 55.2% | 44.8% | 2.8 months | $238 | 1.4 years |
| Caroline County | 84 | 38.0% | 56.6% | 3.1 months | — | 1.7 years |
| Carroll County | 82 | 62.6% | 35.1% | 3.4 months | $250 | 2.2 years |
| Isle of Wight County | 82 | 63.9% | 36.1% | 5.1 months | $250 | 1.9 years |
| Dinwiddie County | 81 | 49.2% | 49.2% | 3.4 months | $100 | 1.3 years |
| Russell County | 79 | 68.2% | 31.8% | 3.6 months | — | 1.7 years |
| Staunton | 78 | 58.2% | 41.8% | 3.5 months | $250 | 2.0 years |
| Shenandoah County | 77 | 64.7% | 32.9% | 4.9 months | — | 1.2 years |
| Lee County | 76 | 58.4% | 32.8% | 3.1 months | $295 | 5.0 years |
| Franklin City | 75 | 78.1% | 21.9% | 5.4 months | $58 | 4.1 months |
| Greensville County | 75 | 51.0% | 46.0% | 3.7 months | $500 | 1.8 years |
| Nottoway County | 73 | 62.0% | 23.7% | 4.8 months | — | 10.8 months |
| Rockbridge County | 73 | 71.4% | 28.6% | 3.1 months | $75 | 1.2 years |
| Patrick County | 73 | 49.7% | 42.8% | 3.5 months | — | 2.0 years |
| Pittsylvania County | 65 | 58.3% | 27.5% | 3.5 months | $175 | 1.4 years |
| Brunswick County | 65 | 67.8% | 26.6% | 4.4 months | $404 | 3.0 years |
| Scott County | 65 | 53.6% | 46.4% | 3.5 months | $283 | 1.6 years |
| Waynesboro | 61 | 51.6% | 46.5% | 2.5 months | $50 | 1.9 years |
| Alleghany County | 60 | 57.9% | 40.4% | 2.8 months | $50 | 1.9 years |
| Gloucester County | 57 | 64.5% | 32.3% | 3.2 months | $375 | 6.3 months |
| Dickenson County | 57 | 59.5% | 40.5% | 2.5 months | $50 | 5.3 years |
| Emporia | 52 | 57.1% | 38.1% | 3.8 months | $200 | 8.3 months |
| Louisa County | 51 | 42.9% | 42.9% | 3.7 months | $50 | 4.0 months |
| Appomattox County | 49 | 46.1% | 53.9% | 3.9 months | $100 | 1.7 years |
| Lancaster County | 47 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 8 days | — | — |
| Lunenburg County | 40 | 74.2% | 20.2% | 3.3 months | $60 | 2.5 years |
| Page County | 37 | 90.0% | 10.0% | 4.5 months | — | 4.5 months |
| Salem | 37 | 37.5% | 62.5% | 3.4 months | — | 4.5 months |
| Sussex County | 35 | 88.5% | 11.5% | 3.3 months | — | 1.0 years |
| Northampton County | 34 | 62.5% | 37.5% | 4.4 months | $175 | 4.6 months |
| Orange County | 34 | 77.8% | 22.2% | 3.7 months | — | 7.8 months |
| King George County | 32 | 86.7% | 13.3% | 4.9 months | — | 1.0 years |
| King William County | 32 | 88.2% | 5.9% | 3.9 months | $75 | — |
| Westmoreland County | 32 | 75.0% | 25.0% | 3.7 months | — | 5.3 months |
| Nelson County | 29 | 63.6% | 18.2% | 3.0 months | $100 | 1.0 months |
| Fauquier County | 27 | 87.5% | 12.5% | 3.5 months | — | 20 days |
| Goochland County | 23 | 91.7% | 0.0% | 5.5 months | — | — |
| Cumberland County | 20 | 75.0% | 25.0% | 4.7 months | — | 1.0 years |
| Northumberland County | 20 | 81.8% | 9.1% | 2.4 months | — | 1.0 years |
Source: Virginia public court records, 2025 — VirginiaCourtFile.com
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Case Dismissed?
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Data source: Virginia public court records, 2025. 22,951 cases analyzed across 99 jurisdictions. Last updated May 2, 2026. — VirginiaCourtFile.com
Common Questions
Statistics from public court records for informational purposes only. Not legal advice. Past outcomes do not predict future results.
Lancaster County has the highest dismissal rate for Weapons Offense at 100.0%. Use the comparison table above to see how all Virginia jurisdictions compare for dismissal rates, conviction rates, and case timelines.
A total of 22,951 Weapons Offense cases were filed across 99 Virginia jurisdictions in 2025, with an average dismissal rate of 64.7%. Click on any jurisdiction above to see detailed statistics for that court.
The average conviction rate for Weapons Offense across Virginia is 32.7%, based on 2025 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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