Portsmouth District Court
Criminal Case Statistics · 24,708 cases analyzed
According to 24,708 public court records from 2023–2024, Portsmouth District Court has a 49.3% dismissal rate, a 49.3% conviction rate (49.3% via guilty plea), and a median case duration of 2.2 months.
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Ask a Portsmouth attorney — freeDismissal rate includes judicial dismissals and nolle prosequi (prosecutor-dropped cases). Conviction rate includes guilty pleas and findings of guilt at trial. Median duration measures filing to final disposition. Data covers 2023–2024 public court records across all charge types at this court. Last updated: December 2024
24,708
Total Cases
49.3%
Dismissal Rate
49.3%
Conviction Rate
2.2 months
Median Duration
Avg: 3.8 months
Case Outcomes
Dismissed 49.3%
Guilty Plea 49.3%
Found Guilty 0%
Acquitted/Other 1.4%
Most Common Charges
Most Active Officers at This Court
| Officer | Cases | Dismissal Rate | Conviction Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| D Long | 2,452 | 16.8% | 81.9% |
| N Pandey | 876 | 42.0% | 57.7% |
| J Cartwright | 638 | 32.7% | 64.9% |
| B Walkup | 610 | 35.8% | 61.8% |
| E Barnes | 572 | 21.7% | 76.5% |
Compare All Virginia Courts
| Court | Type | Cases | Dismissal Rate | Conviction Rate | Median Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County | District | 297,658 | 41.9% | 57.6% | 2.3 months |
| Prince William County | District | 166,362 | 44.2% | 55.1% | 2.4 months |
| Virginia Beach | District | 139,554 | 35.0% | 64.0% | 2.4 months |
| Henrico County | District | 125,874 | 35.9% | 62.9% | 2.4 months |
| Chesterfield County | District | 99,577 | 39.2% | 58.9% | 2.4 months |
| Loudoun County | District | 84,344 | 31.8% | 67.4% | 2.2 months |
| Richmond City | District | 64,578 | 51.2% | 46.2% | 1.8 months |
| Newport News | District | 64,361 | 46.3% | 50.5% | 2.3 months |
| Arlington County | District | 59,408 | 42.6% | 56.7% | 1.9 months |
| Northampton County | District | 59,304 | 23.8% | 75.5% | 1.6 months |
| Norfolk | District | 55,914 | 42.9% | 54.0% | 2.0 months |
| Rockingham County | District | 55,567 | 34.4% | 65.0% | 1.9 months |
| Brunswick County | District | 53,859 | 9.6% | 90.3% | 1.7 months |
| Chesapeake | District | 48,824 | 36.2% | 62.1% | 2.3 months |
| Hampton | District | 45,129 | 31.5% | 62.8% | 2.3 months |
| Fauquier County | District | 43,145 | 26.4% | 73.1% | 1.8 months |
| Stafford County | District | 41,246 | 39.6% | 58.8% | 1.9 months |
| Roanoke City | District | 40,956 | 33.5% | 65.3% | 1.9 months |
| Roanoke County | District | 39,477 | 36.1% | 63.0% | 4.4 months |
| Carroll County | District | 39,260 | 13.8% | 85.7% | 1.9 months |
| Smyth County | District | 38,164 | 19.4% | 80.2% | 2.2 months |
| Washington County | District | 37,548 | 28.8% | 69.1% | 2.1 months |
| Hanover County | District | 35,742 | 23.0% | 72.1% | 2.0 months |
| Spotsylvania County | District | 35,009 | 27.7% | 71.6% | 1.7 months |
| Montgomery County | District | 34,082 | 38.7% | 60.3% | 2.1 months |
| York County | District | 33,320 | 28.6% | 69.2% | 1.3 months |
| Sussex County | District | 33,104 | 13.5% | 86.1% | 1.8 months |
| Augusta County | District | 32,779 | 33.5% | 66.4% | 1.7 months |
| Greensville County | District | 31,658 | 8.9% | 91.0% | 1.9 months |
| Wythe County | District | 30,218 | 25.3% | 73.5% | 1.8 months |
| Frederick County | District | 30,048 | 33.9% | 65.9% | 2.1 months |
| Alexandria | District | 28,082 | 46.5% | 53.3% | 1.6 months |
| Mecklenburg County | District | 27,502 | 17.4% | 82.4% | 1.8 months |
| Lynchburg | District | 27,276 | 37.5% | 59.2% | 2.1 months |
| Botetourt County | District | 27,136 | 28.3% | 71.3% | 1.7 months |
| Pulaski County | District | 26,895 | 24.6% | 74.9% | 2.1 months |
| Hopewell | District | 26,798 | 14.6% | 84.6% | 2.6 months |
| Albemarle County | District | 26,587 | 47.2% | 51.1% | 2.1 months |
| Petersburg | District | 24,994 | 21.9% | 71.9% | 1.9 months |
| Portsmouth | District | 24,708 | 49.3% | 49.3% | 2.2 months |
| Prince George County | District | 23,745 | 24.7% | 73.4% | 1.9 months |
| Southampton County | District | 23,725 | 26.6% | 68.5% | 2.8 months |
| Williamsburg | District | 23,257 | 30.5% | 67.1% | 1.6 months |
| Shenandoah County | District | 23,197 | 34.9% | 65.0% | 1.8 months |
| Suffolk | District | 23,092 | 41.6% | 56.7% | 2.6 months |
| Accomack County | District | 22,889 | 23.2% | 74.8% | 1.7 months |
| New Kent County | District | 22,030 | 25.5% | 72.9% | 1.9 months |
| Dinwiddie County | District | 21,564 | 18.4% | 81.5% | 1.9 months |
| Fredericksburg | District | 21,020 | 33.4% | 63.9% | 1.9 months |
| Culpeper County | District | 19,443 | 27.1% | 71.6% | 2.1 months |
| Franklin County | District | 19,325 | 37.7% | 61.3% | 1.8 months |
| Chesapeake | Circuit | 19,237 | 43.1% | 55.2% | 6.5 months |
| Bristol | District | 19,233 | 28.9% | 67.6% | 2.9 months |
| Danville | District | 19,023 | 36.5% | 55.7% | 2.6 months |
| Virginia Beach | Circuit | 18,854 | 27.6% | 70.7% | 4.9 months |
| Rockbridge County | District | 18,632 | 29.7% | 69.1% | 2.1 months |
| Wise County | District | 18,202 | 46.9% | 52.8% | 2.0 months |
| Halifax County | District | 17,726 | 22.3% | 77.0% | 1.7 months |
| Isle of Wight County | District | 17,062 | 35.3% | 59.7% | 2.2 months |
| Caroline County | District | 16,899 | 28.7% | 69.5% | 1.9 months |
| Pittsylvania County | District | 16,653 | 27.7% | 70.3% | 1.8 months |
| Henry County | District | 16,646 | 31.1% | 67.3% | 1.7 months |
| Warren County | District | 16,443 | 33.4% | 66.4% | 2.1 months |
| Tazewell County | District | 16,297 | 39.7% | 58.9% | 2.4 months |
| Henrico County | Circuit | 16,289 | 33.9% | 63.5% | 5.1 months |
| Alleghany County | District | 16,180 | 40.1% | 59.4% | 1.8 months |
| Amherst County | District | 15,841 | 18.4% | 78.2% | 2.1 months |
| Prince Edward County | District | 15,757 | 15.2% | 83.4% | 1.8 months |
| Orange County | District | 15,718 | 23.6% | 74.9% | 1.9 months |
| Bland County | District | 15,643 | 20.1% | 79.5% | 1.7 months |
| Emporia | District | 15,275 | 14.2% | 85.4% | 1.8 months |
| Winchester | District | 15,163 | 32.7% | 67.1% | 2.2 months |
| Bedford County | District | 14,947 | 34.5% | 62.2% | 2.3 months |
| King George County | District | 14,746 | 40.3% | 58.5% | 2.1 months |
| Campbell County | District | 14,203 | 30.4% | 67.7% | 1.9 months |
| Scott County | District | 13,860 | 33.4% | 66.1% | 1.6 months |
| Colonial Heights | District | 13,627 | 37.1% | 60.0% | 2.5 months |
| Goochland County | District | 13,174 | 21.9% | 77.2% | 2.2 months |
| Gloucester County | District | 13,110 | 23.0% | 74.5% | 1.9 months |
| Chesterfield County | Circuit | 13,033 | 37.8% | 60.0% | 6.0 months |
| Norfolk | Circuit | 12,334 | 43.8% | 52.2% | 6.2 months |
| Salem | District | 12,029 | 45.6% | 53.9% | 1.8 months |
| Essex County | District | 11,987 | 34.5% | 64.8% | 1.7 months |
| Prince William County | Circuit | 11,982 | 51.1% | 45.9% | 5.7 months |
| Staunton | District | 11,921 | 46.8% | 53.1% | 2.4 months |
| Newport News | Circuit | 11,662 | 49.5% | 45.5% | 5.7 months |
| Giles County | District | 11,566 | 35.7% | 62.6% | 1.9 months |
| Richmond City | Circuit | 11,273 | 47.0% | 50.5% | 7.8 months |
| Hampton | Circuit | 10,881 | 47.9% | 48.3% | 5.7 months |
| Page County | District | 10,748 | 37.5% | 61.0% | 1.7 months |
| Louisa County | District | 10,658 | 25.1% | 72.0% | 2.1 months |
| Fairfax City | District | 10,159 | 32.7% | 66.8% | 1.9 months |
| Tazewell County | Circuit | 10,080 | 64.2% | 34.8% | 7.0 months |
| Russell County | District | 10,038 | 60.4% | 38.5% | 2.5 months |
| Greene County | District | 9,971 | 36.1% | 62.9% | 2.0 months |
| Charlottesville | District | 9,884 | 48.6% | 50.5% | 1.6 months |
| Nelson County | District | 9,637 | 15.7% | 80.7% | 2.6 months |
| Spotsylvania County | Circuit | 9,342 | 43.8% | 54.3% | 5.1 months |
| Lee County | District | 9,219 | 34.3% | 65.2% | 1.9 months |
| Rockingham County | Circuit | 9,172 | 28.3% | 70.5% | 4.2 months |
| Rappahannock County | District | 9,143 | 31.9% | 67.8% | 1.6 months |
| Westmoreland County | District | 9,133 | 29.1% | 70.4% | 1.8 months |
| Stafford County | Circuit | 9,033 | 44.2% | 54.4% | 5.1 months |
| King William County | District | 8,703 | 21.2% | 77.9% | 1.4 months |
| Madison County | District | 8,699 | 20.3% | 78.3% | 1.8 months |
| King and Queen County | District | 8,628 | 20.4% | 78.5% | 1.4 months |
| Charlotte County | District | 8,613 | 17.3% | 82.5% | 1.7 months |
| Powhatan County | District | 8,403 | 46.6% | 52.0% | 1.7 months |
| Buchanan County | District | 8,329 | 41.3% | 57.2% | 2.8 months |
| Martinsville | District | 8,132 | 38.7% | 59.9% | 2.3 months |
| Clarke County | District | 8,084 | 30.3% | 69.5% | 1.7 months |
| Suffolk | Circuit | 7,994 | 51.4% | 46.8% | 5.6 months |
| Scott County | Circuit | 7,933 | 32.0% | 67.7% | 6.8 months |
| Nottoway County | District | 7,901 | 31.5% | 66.1% | 1.9 months |
| Lynchburg | Circuit | 7,875 | 37.6% | 57.1% | 7.6 months |
| Appomattox County | District | 7,611 | 20.2% | 79.2% | 1.8 months |
| Montgomery County | Circuit | 7,513 | 43.7% | 55.2% | 5.5 months |
| Fluvanna County | District | 7,470 | 29.9% | 69.0% | 1.9 months |
| Arlington County | Circuit | 6,943 | 57.8% | 40.6% | 3.8 months |
| Danville | Circuit | 6,696 | 43.0% | 53.9% | 3.9 months |
| Hanover County | Circuit | 6,535 | 42.3% | 54.2% | 4.4 months |
| Buckingham County | District | 6,415 | 20.3% | 76.7% | 2.2 months |
| Henry County | Circuit | 6,322 | 38.3% | 59.4% | 4.9 months |
| Cumberland County | District | 6,212 | 13.5% | 84.9% | 2.0 months |
| Galax | District | 6,107 | 30.6% | 68.6% | 2.1 months |
| Amelia County | District | 5,960 | 33.6% | 65.4% | 1.8 months |
| Frederick County | Circuit | 5,892 | 33.3% | 65.3% | 6.2 months |
| Bath County | District | 5,793 | 36.2% | 63.7% | 1.6 months |
| Wise County | Circuit | 5,789 | 58.5% | 41.0% | 6.7 months |
| Franklin City | District | 5,773 | 38.7% | 55.4% | 3.0 months |
| Page County | Circuit | 5,628 | 43.2% | 55.2% | 5.9 months |
| Radford | District | 5,605 | 38.5% | 60.5% | 2.4 months |
| Augusta County | Circuit | 5,565 | 41.9% | 57.4% | 3.9 months |
| Patrick County | District | 5,526 | 38.8% | 60.9% | 2.5 months |
| Franklin County | Circuit | 5,413 | 36.7% | 52.0% | 4.6 months |
| Roanoke County | Circuit | 5,228 | 38.5% | 59.1% | 5.5 months |
| Waynesboro | District | 5,221 | 42.1% | 56.3% | 2.0 months |
| Fredericksburg | Circuit | 5,194 | 40.6% | 54.6% | 3.6 months |
| Falls Church | District | 5,159 | 25.3% | 73.8% | 1.4 months |
| Washington County | Circuit | 5,057 | 32.5% | 65.9% | 3.7 months |
| Pulaski County | Circuit | 5,050 | 33.0% | 65.9% | 6.6 months |
| Roanoke City | Circuit | 5,006 | 42.6% | 56.6% | 3.8 months |
| Portsmouth | Circuit | 4,880 | 63.4% | 35.2% | 7.6 months |
| Lancaster County | District | 4,859 | 45.0% | 53.8% | 1.9 months |
| Loudoun County | Circuit | 4,858 | 36.8% | 59.1% | 5.0 months |
| Buchanan County | Circuit | 4,825 | 48.5% | 50.9% | 7.8 months |
| Carroll County | Circuit | 4,630 | 36.5% | 62.7% | 8.2 months |
| Petersburg | Circuit | 4,590 | 51.5% | 43.9% | 6.5 months |
| Floyd County | District | 4,388 | 43.3% | 55.6% | 1.9 months |
| Warren County | Circuit | 4,300 | 40.5% | 58.9% | 4.5 months |
| Bristol | Circuit | 4,282 | 19.0% | 79.0% | 4.2 months |
| Richmond County | District | 4,183 | 38.3% | 61.3% | 1.8 months |
| Winchester | Circuit | 3,925 | 36.3% | 63.4% | 4.9 months |
| Staunton | Circuit | 3,890 | 41.6% | 58.0% | 3.8 months |
| Wythe County | Circuit | 3,887 | 39.5% | 59.8% | 7.7 months |
| Lee County | Circuit | 3,852 | 45.1% | 54.8% | 3.5 months |
| Shenandoah County | Circuit | 3,848 | 43.9% | 53.6% | 6.4 months |
| Mecklenburg County | Circuit | 3,807 | 52.8% | 46.5% | 6.9 months |
| Culpeper County | Circuit | 3,689 | 25.1% | 73.3% | 4.2 months |
| Dickenson County | District | 3,566 | 43.7% | 55.3% | 2.1 months |
| Martinsville | Circuit | 3,558 | 44.4% | 52.0% | 6.4 months |
| Pittsylvania County | Circuit | 3,483 | 37.4% | 57.3% | 3.7 months |
| Patrick County | Circuit | 3,420 | 43.3% | 54.6% | 7.9 months |
| Lunenburg County | District | 3,380 | 29.7% | 69.9% | 1.7 months |
| Rockbridge County | Circuit | 3,360 | 46.8% | 51.7% | 5.1 months |
| Middlesex County | District | 3,304 | 22.7% | 74.9% | 1.8 months |
| Russell County | Circuit | 3,293 | 33.1% | 63.4% | 4.3 months |
| Northumberland County | District | 3,287 | 47.8% | 51.3% | 2.2 months |
| Bedford County | Circuit | 3,265 | 35.3% | 64.2% | 4.2 months |
| Mathews County | District | 3,256 | 21.4% | 77.0% | 1.6 months |
| Halifax County | Circuit | 3,188 | 30.4% | 66.6% | 7.0 months |
| Smyth County | Circuit | 3,163 | 28.8% | 70.4% | 4.9 months |
| York County | Circuit | 3,083 | 40.2% | 57.8% | 4.7 months |
| Williamsburg | Circuit | 3,053 | 37.3% | 59.3% | 6.6 months |
| Buena Vista | District | 3,026 | 51.2% | 48.7% | 1.9 months |
| Campbell County | Circuit | 3,012 | 34.8% | 62.8% | 6.9 months |
| Prince George County | Circuit | 2,958 | 46.2% | 51.2% | 7.9 months |
| Botetourt County | Circuit | 2,859 | 36.7% | 62.5% | 4.7 months |
| Alleghany County | Circuit | 2,674 | 42.3% | 54.9% | 3.7 months |
| Hopewell | Circuit | 2,605 | 41.5% | 56.3% | 7.5 months |
| Radford | Circuit | 2,531 | 43.0% | 56.5% | 9.4 months |
| Northampton County | Circuit | 2,515 | 31.8% | 67.4% | 5.6 months |
| Southampton County | Circuit | 2,428 | 40.3% | 57.1% | 4.9 months |
| Grayson County | Circuit | 2,414 | 39.6% | 59.5% | 7.4 months |
| Grayson County | District | 2,414 | 38.4% | 58.4% | 2.3 months |
| Louisa County | Circuit | 2,394 | 48.6% | 50.3% | 5.6 months |
| Fauquier County | Circuit | 2,371 | 45.9% | 51.4% | 6.4 months |
| Gloucester County | Circuit | 2,312 | 40.2% | 57.7% | 4.1 months |
| Surry County | District | 2,302 | 35.6% | 62.4% | 1.9 months |
| Orange County | Circuit | 2,267 | 56.0% | 42.7% | 6.8 months |
| Waynesboro | Circuit | 2,235 | 42.9% | 56.2% | 4.8 months |
| Amherst County | Circuit | 2,129 | 39.5% | 56.2% | 5.1 months |
| Colonial Heights | Circuit | 2,091 | 38.0% | 58.7% | 5.7 months |
| Dickenson County | Circuit | 2,083 | 64.3% | 35.6% | 11.2 months |
| Accomack County | Circuit | 2,020 | 41.7% | 55.1% | 6.2 months |
| Charles City County | District | 1,976 | 23.7% | 73.4% | 1.5 months |
| Prince Edward County | Circuit | 1,909 | 50.4% | 49.6% | 7.0 months |
| Brunswick County | Circuit | 1,887 | 36.9% | 61.9% | 5.6 months |
| Greensville County | Circuit | 1,870 | 43.7% | 55.5% | 4.9 months |
| Giles County | Circuit | 1,804 | 55.5% | 44.0% | 8.4 months |
| Caroline County | Circuit | 1,783 | 50.5% | 46.9% | 5.0 months |
| Craig County | District | 1,775 | 50.9% | 48.5% | 2.3 months |
| King George County | Circuit | 1,646 | 55.0% | 44.0% | 6.5 months |
| Nelson County | Circuit | 1,641 | 45.1% | 52.6% | 5.3 months |
| Salem | Circuit | 1,596 | 34.1% | 65.2% | 4.4 months |
| New Kent County | Circuit | 1,586 | 40.7% | 55.5% | 5.7 months |
| Highland County | District | 1,565 | 43.0% | 57.0% | 1.6 months |
| Albemarle County | Circuit | 1,542 | 45.8% | 50.6% | 6.4 months |
| Dinwiddie County | Circuit | 1,538 | 35.1% | 61.6% | 4.7 months |
| Buckingham County | Circuit | 1,470 | 57.1% | 41.7% | 9.5 months |
| Westmoreland County | Circuit | 1,435 | 56.5% | 40.9% | 9.8 months |
| Charlottesville | Circuit | 1,384 | 44.8% | 53.4% | 5.3 months |
| Isle of Wight County | Circuit | 1,366 | 34.7% | 64.5% | 5.4 months |
| Greene County | Circuit | 1,359 | 48.8% | 50.1% | 6.5 months |
| Fluvanna County | Circuit | 1,273 | 50.9% | 47.8% | 7.3 months |
| Nottoway County | Circuit | 1,235 | 34.9% | 63.4% | 6.3 months |
| Floyd County | Circuit | 1,125 | 50.6% | 48.0% | 8.2 months |
| Appomattox County | Circuit | 1,119 | 33.6% | 65.7% | 6.3 months |
| Sussex County | Circuit | 983 | 45.7% | 52.8% | 6.8 months |
| Charlotte County | Circuit | 931 | 39.7% | 57.5% | 9.3 months |
| Buena Vista | Circuit | 858 | 48.4% | 50.5% | 3.9 months |
| Goochland County | Circuit | 824 | 46.6% | 50.8% | 5.8 months |
| Lancaster County | Circuit | 807 | 59.5% | 31.8% | 5.7 months |
| Amelia County | Circuit | 771 | 41.4% | 57.2% | 5.5 months |
| Powhatan County | Circuit | 762 | 51.7% | 46.0% | 5.2 months |
| Richmond County | Circuit | 688 | 45.0% | 51.9% | 9.2 months |
| Lunenburg County | Circuit | 685 | 45.4% | 52.4% | 9.3 months |
| Northumberland County | Circuit | 667 | 64.2% | 34.6% | 8.8 months |
| Madison County | Circuit | 647 | 24.7% | 73.4% | 5.9 months |
| King William County | Circuit | 643 | 60.3% | 32.7% | 4.4 months |
| Middlesex County | Circuit | 635 | 52.3% | 46.2% | 5.2 months |
| Essex County | Circuit | 582 | 56.1% | 42.9% | 7.0 months |
| Cumberland County | Circuit | 569 | 48.1% | 51.0% | 7.1 months |
| Clarke County | Circuit | 497 | 39.5% | 60.0% | 5.1 months |
| Rappahannock County | Circuit | 448 | 41.0% | 57.4% | 6.6 months |
| King and Queen County | Circuit | 340 | 23.4% | 66.7% | 4.7 months |
| Bland County | Circuit | 336 | 34.8% | 65.2% | 5.6 months |
| Mathews County | Circuit | 334 | 39.8% | 59.2% | 5.3 months |
| Bath County | Circuit | 283 | 40.7% | 58.2% | 5.9 months |
| Charles City County | Circuit | 196 | 41.1% | 57.8% | 5.1 months |
| Surry County | Circuit | 193 | 46.2% | 53.1% | 7.1 months |
| Craig County | Circuit | 161 | 53.3% | 46.7% | 3.7 months |
| Highland County | Circuit | 127 | 25.0% | 74.1% | 5.8 months |
Common Questions
Statistics from public court records for informational purposes only. Not legal advice. Past outcomes do not predict future results.
Portsmouth District Court has a 49.3% dismissal rate and 49.3% conviction rate across 24,708 cases. The median case duration is 2.2 months. Use the comparison table above to see how this court stacks up against others in the region.
The most common charges at Portsmouth District Court include Traffic Infraction (8,450 cases), Failure to Appear (1,561 cases), Weapons Offense (999 cases). Click any charge above for detailed statistics including dismissal rates, sentencing data, and timelines.
Based on 24,708 cases from 2023-2024 public records, 49.3% of cases are dismissed, 49.3% result in conviction, and the median case takes 2.2 months. Outcomes vary significantly by charge type — look up your specific charge for the most relevant statistics. For guidance on your case, consult a licensed Virginia attorney.
Data source: Virginia public court records, 2023–2024. 24,708 cases analyzed at Portsmouth District Court. Last updated December 2024. — VirginiaCourtFile.com
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