P M Bishop

You were arrested by Officer P M Bishop in Chesterfield County, and the data shows this officer has a conviction pattern that differs significantly from statewide outcomes. Out of 2,553 cases, Officer Bishop achieved an 81.4% conviction rate with only a 16.3% dismissal rate. The Virginia statewide average dismissal rate is 34.7%, meaning cases involving Officer Bishop are dismissed about half as often as typical. This puts the officer in the bottom 12.6 percentile statewide for dismissal rates, suggesting charges tend to proceed to conviction more frequently than they do under other officers.

The vast majority of Officer Bishop's cases—2,491 out of 2,553—fall under "Other" charges, which carry a 16.6% dismissal rate. The remaining cases involve charges like Driving Suspended, which shows a notably lower dismissal rate of 6.5%. This breakdown matters for your situation: if your arrest involved a Driving Suspended charge, dismissal becomes even less common than the officer's overall pattern. Understanding where your specific charge sits in this data can help you anticipate how your case might develop.