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 1,963 public court records from 2025, criminal cases in Falls Church have a 27.6% dismissal rate and a 71.5% conviction rate, with a median case duration of 1.4 months. This dismissal rate is below the statewide average of 40.5%.

The most common charges are Public Intoxication (36 cases, 16.1% dismissed), Larceny / Theft (26 cases), and Reckless Driving (24 cases).

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27.6%
Dismissal Rate
Statewide avg: 40.5%
71.5%
Conviction Rate
1.4 months
Median Duration

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Charge Cases Dismissal Rate Conviction Rate Median Duration
Public Intoxication 36 16.1% 83.9% 1.2 months
Larceny / Theft 26 78.3% 21.7% 3.3 months
Reckless Driving 24 8.7% 91.3% 1.7 months

Officers with the most cases on record in Falls Church.

Officer Cases Dismissal Rate
Fischli 363 16.9%
Feliciano 309 9.8%
Laureano 181 14.5%
Lauw 143 13.9%
Barry 134 43.8%
Karanwal 88 13.6%
Mauro 85 31.9%
Peralta 70 43.2%

Data source: Virginia public court records, 2025. 1,963 cases analyzed. Last updated May 2, 2026. — VirginiaCourtFile.com

Falls Church courts have a 27.6% dismissal rate across 1,963 cases from 2025 public court records. The statewide average is 40.5%.
The most common charges include Public Intoxication (36 cases, 16.1% dismissed), Larceny / Theft (26 cases, 78.3% dismissed), Reckless Driving (24 cases, 8.7% dismissed).
The median criminal case takes 1.4 months. Duration varies by charge — for example, Public Intoxication cases take 1.2 months. These are based on 2025 public records.
Falls Church has a 27.6% dismissal rate, compared to the statewide average of 40.5%. Compare all 125 Virginia courts.

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