D. Alaska · EnvironmentalFY2018–FY2025

Environmental in the District of Alaska

Q: What is the typical sentence for environmental offences in the District of Alaska?

Too few cases with a prison term to show a median.

Q: How often are environmental offences sentenced below the guideline range here?

27% of sentences were below the range on a government motion and — below it for other reasons; 54% were within the range. The Commission's categories are explained in the guide to how the guidelines work.

Q: How does this compare with the rest of the country?

Nationally, environmental offences had a median prison term of 5 months and a within-range share of 51% over the same period. The district's figures are null on median term and close to the national within-range share.

Q: Which guidelines are involved?

The most common primary guidelines for these cases are §none, §2Q2.1 and §2Q1.2.

Q: Is this a prediction for a particular case?

No. The figures are aggregates of sentences already imposed, as recorded by the US Sentencing Commission. They are not legal advice and do not estimate the outcome of any case.

D. Alaska · Ninth Circuit · Environmental nationally

The datafile contains cases reported to the Commission with sentencing documents. Sentence length statistics use the Commission's capped variable (sentences of 470 months or longer, including life, are recorded as 470 months) and exclude sentences of probation or a fine only. Figures are aggregates of past cases and are not a prediction for any case.

11cases, FY202540 over FY2018–FY2025

—median prison monthsnational, this offence: 5

54%within guideline rangenational 51%

—cases with a prison termnational 30%

§ 1Length of prison terms

Fewer than 10 cases with a prison term: distribution not shown.

Share of cases with a prison term, by length of the term (<10 cases with a prison term; life and terms of 470 months or more counted as life). Grey: environmental offences nationally.

Interquartile range —–— months; mean —. 0 cases at the Commission's 470-month cap (life or longer).

§ 2Summary

40 environmental offences were sentenced in the District of Alaska across 8 fiscal years (FY2018–FY2025), 11 of them in FY2025; that is 3% of the district's caseload.

54% of these sentences were within the guideline range (nationally for this offence type: 51%); 27% were below the range on a government motion and — below it for other reasons.

These are aggregates of past cases. The guideline range for any case depends on its offence level, criminal history and statutory minimums, and the sentence on the court's findings; no figure here estimates an outcome.

§ 3Position relative to the guideline range

Within guideline range 54%Above range 0%Below range, government sponsored 27%Below range, other <10Not determinable <10

§ 4Compared with the district, the circuit and the nation

Measure	D. Alaska, environmental	D. Alaska, all offences	9th Cir., environmental	US, environmental
Cases per fiscal year	<10	155	40	162
Share of district caseload	3.2%	100%	—	—
Median prison months	—	50	3	5
Mean prison months	—	73	—	8
Cases with a prison term	—	91%	36%	30%
Within guideline range	54%	28%	50%	51%
Above range	0%	4%	0%	—
Below range, government sponsored	27%	36%	29%	25%
Below range, other	—	31%	21%	25%
Median final offence level	8	23	—	10

§ 5Trend by fiscal year

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Environmental cases sentenced per fiscal year (fiscal years 2018–2025)

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Median prison months by fiscal year (fiscal years 2018–2025)

Fiscal year	Cases	Prison	Median months	Within range	Below, gov.	Below, other	Above
FY2018	0	fewer than 10 cases
FY2019	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2020	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2021	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2022	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2023	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2024	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2025	11	—	—	—	—	—	0%

§ 6Criminal history

Category I— · 86%

Category II<10

Category III<10

Category IV0% · 1%

Category V0% · 1%

Category VI0%

Share of cases at each final criminal history category; grey figure: environmental offences nationally.

§ 7Guidelines applied

§none · 48 cases in the district (all offence types)
§2Q2.1 Offenses involving fish, wildlife and plants · 24 cases in the district (all offence types)
§2Q1.2 Mishandling of hazardous or toxic substances or pesticides · <10 cases in the district (all offence types)
§2X3.1 Accessory after the fact · <10 cases in the district (all offence types)

Primary guidelines the Commission associates with this offence type, with the district's caseload under each across all offence types.

§ 8Questions and answers

What is the typical sentence for environmental offences in the District of Alaska?

Too few cases with a prison term to show a median.

How often are environmental offences sentenced below the guideline range here?

27% of sentences were below the range on a government motion and — below it for other reasons; 54% were within the range. The Commission's categories are explained in the guide to how the guidelines work.

How does this compare with the rest of the country?

Nationally, environmental offences had a median prison term of 5 months and a within-range share of 51% over the same period. The district's figures are null on median term and close to the national within-range share.

Which guidelines are involved?

The most common primary guidelines for these cases are §none, §2Q2.1 and §2Q1.2.

Is this a prediction for a particular case?

No. The figures are aggregates of sentences already imposed, as recorded by the US Sentencing Commission. They are not legal advice and do not estimate the outcome of any case.

§ 9Other offence types in the District of Alaska

§ 10Provenance

Source: United States Sentencing Commission, Individual Offender Datafiles, fiscal years 2018–2025 (US government works), aggregated by this site; the FY2025 file is dated 29 Apr 2026. Offence type is the Commission's OFFGUIDE code 11; district is CIRCDIST 63. Counts below 10 are hidden or pooled. Errors in this site's processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. Methodology.