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Criminal Court Outcomes in Fairfax County

182,705 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 182,705 public court records from 2025, criminal cases in Fairfax County have a 59.5% dismissal rate and a 40.0% conviction rate, with a median case duration of 2.1 months. This dismissal rate is above the statewide average of 40.4%.

The most common charges are Larceny / Theft (5,734 cases, 72.5% dismissed), DUI / DWI (2,027 cases), and Public Intoxication (1,785 cases).

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59.5%
Dismissal Rate
Statewide avg: 40.4%
40.0%
Conviction Rate
2.1 months
Median Duration

Top Charges in Fairfax County

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Charge Cases Dismissal Rate Conviction Rate Reduction Rate Median Duration
Larceny / Theft 5,734 72.5% 26.5% 4.4% 4.5 months
DUI / DWI 2,027 15.4% 83.1% 56.4% 4.6 months
Public Intoxication 1,785 39.9% 58.7% — 2.4 months
Failure to Appear 1,690 91.5% 7.6% 1.0% 5.6 months
Trespassing 1,455 67.0% 31.8% 0.3% 3.0 months
Drug Possession 1,275 71.0% 28.6% 20.8% 6.0 months
Reckless Driving 1,158 22.9% 75.7% 51.1% 3.2 months
Assault & Battery 914 86.3% 10.0% 5.4% 3.6 months
Fraud / Forgery 777 93.6% 6.4% 3.0% 6.0 months
Obstruction 673 79.3% 19.4% 4.0% 4.7 months

Officers in Fairfax County

Officers with the most cases on record in Fairfax County.

Officer Cases Dismissal Rate
C S Chessnoe 4,704 46.8%
S Faett 4,034 99.9%
A L Mcinnes 1,227 26.2%
B A Hungarter 1,150 28.5%
A W Depoto 1,061 34.4%
E Choi 929 49.3%
J C Keenan 905 35.8%
A Cameron 867 49.4%

Data source: Virginia public court records, 2025. 182,705 cases analyzed. Last updated May 2, 2026. — VirginiaCourtFile.com

Common Questions

Fairfax County courts have a 59.5% dismissal rate across 182,705 cases from 2025 public court records. The statewide average is 40.4%.
The most common charges include Larceny / Theft (5,734 cases, 72.5% dismissed), DUI / DWI (2,027 cases, 15.4% dismissed), Public Intoxication (1,785 cases, 39.9% dismissed), Failure to Appear (1,690 cases, 91.5% dismissed), Trespassing (1,455 cases, 67.0% dismissed).
The median criminal case takes 2.1 months. Duration varies by charge — for example, Larceny / Theft cases take 4.5 months. These are based on 2025 public records.
Fairfax County has a 59.5% dismissal rate, compared to the statewide average of 40.4%. Compare all 125 Virginia courts.

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