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Criminal Court Outcomes in Fairfax County

211,718 cases · 2025 · District Court

Statistics here cover General District Court cases only. The Fairfax County Circuit Court (19th Judicial Circuit) operates an independent case management system; felony cases that begin or are appealed there are not included in this dataset. See methodology →

Based on 211,718 public court records from 2025, criminal cases in Fairfax County have a 60.2% dismissal rate and a 39.4% conviction rate, with a median case duration of 2.2 months. This dismissal rate is above the statewide average of 40.5%.

The most common charges are Larceny / Theft (6,070 cases, 73.1% dismissed), Public Intoxication (2,136 cases), and DUI / DWI (2,107 cases).

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60.2%
Dismissal Rate
Statewide avg: 40.5%
39.4%
Conviction Rate
2.2 months
Median Duration

Top Charges in Fairfax County

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Charge Cases Dismissal Rate Conviction Rate Reduction Rate Median Duration
Larceny / Theft 6,070 73.1% 26.0% 4.7% 4.4 months
Public Intoxication 2,136 41.8% 56.7% — 2.5 months
DUI / DWI 2,107 15.7% 82.7% 61.3% 4.7 months
Failure to Appear 1,964 91.4% 7.8% 1.1% 6.0 months
Trespassing 1,574 67.7% 30.8% 0.3% 3.1 months
Reckless Driving 1,310 23.1% 75.7% 52.5% 3.2 months
Drug Possession 1,287 71.2% 28.5% 24.4% 6.2 months
Assault & Battery 983 86.5% 9.7% 5.5% 3.6 months
Fraud / Forgery 800 93.9% 6.1% 3.9% 6.0 months
Obstruction 709 79.3% 19.1% 4.2% 4.7 months

Officers in Fairfax County

Officers with the most cases on record in Fairfax County.

Officer Cases Dismissal Rate
C S Chessnoe 5,023 47.5%
S Faett 4,036 99.9%
R C Silva 1,719 100.0%
A L Mcinnes 1,481 26.0%
B A Hungarter 1,267 27.3%
E Choi 1,155 50.8%
A W Depoto 1,105 33.9%
A Cameron 1,081 44.2%

Data source: Virginia public court records, 2025. 211,718 cases analyzed. Last updated May 2, 2026. — VirginiaCourtFile.com

Common Questions

Fairfax County courts have a 60.2% dismissal rate across 211,718 cases from 2025 public court records. The statewide average is 40.5%.
The most common charges include Larceny / Theft (6,070 cases, 73.1% dismissed), Public Intoxication (2,136 cases, 41.8% dismissed), DUI / DWI (2,107 cases, 15.7% dismissed), Failure to Appear (1,964 cases, 91.4% dismissed), Trespassing (1,574 cases, 67.7% dismissed).
The median criminal case takes 2.2 months. Duration varies by charge — for example, Larceny / Theft cases take 4.4 months. These are based on 2025 public records.
Fairfax County has a 60.2% dismissal rate, compared to the statewide average of 40.5%. Compare all 125 Virginia courts.

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