Broadbent Re Npd

If you were arrested by Officer Broadbent in Norfolk, the data suggests your case has a stronger-than-average chance of being dismissed. This officer's cases are dismissed at a 63.8% rate—nearly double the statewide average of 34.7%. That puts Broadbent in the 86th percentile for dismissals among Virginia officers, meaning most other officers see far fewer cases dropped. This pattern could indicate issues with how arrests are made, how evidence is gathered, or how cases are documented—all things that affect whether prosecutors can move forward.

Your specific outcome depends heavily on what you were charged with. If you're facing a weapons offense, every single case Broadbent filed in this dataset was dismissed—that's a 100% dismissal rate. Drug possession charges show a lower dismissal rate at 40.7%, still well below the officer's overall average. The largest group of arrests, labeled "Other," has an exceptionally high 90.3% dismissal rate across 95 cases. Where your charge falls matters significantly for what typically happens next.