D. Md. · OtherFY2018–FY2025

Other in the District of Maryland

Q: What is the typical sentence for other offences in the District of Maryland?

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

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

— of sentences were below the range on a government motion and — below it for other reasons; 91% 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, other offences had a median prison term of 0 months and a within-range share of 90% 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, §2X3.1 and §2X5.2.

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. Md. · Fourth Circuit · Other 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.

13cases, FY202599 over FY2018–FY2025

—median prison monthsnational, this offence: 0

91%within guideline rangenational 90%

—cases with a prison termnational 40%

§ 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: other offences nationally.

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

§ 2Summary

Other was the primary offence type in 99 cases sentenced in the District of Maryland between FY2018 and FY2025 (2% of the district's cases), with 13 in FY2025.

91% of these sentences were within the guideline range (nationally for this offence type: 90%); — were below the range on a government motion and — below it for other reasons.

FY2025 had fewer cases than FY2018 (13 against 16).

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 91%Above range 0%Below range, government sponsored <10Below range, other <10Not determinable 78

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

Measure	D. Md., other	D. Md., all offences	4th Cir., other	US, other
Cases per fiscal year	12	573	267	969
Share of district caseload	2.2%	100%	—	—
Median prison months	—	50	0	0
Mean prison months	—	76	—	7
Cases with a prison term	—	92%	12%	40%
Within guideline range	91%	31%	98%	90%
Above range	0%	5%	1%	5%
Below range, government sponsored	—	47%	1%	3%
Below range, other	—	17%	1%	3%
Median final offence level	4	22	—	4

§ 5Trend by fiscal year

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Other 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	16	—	—	—	—	—	—
FY2019	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
FY2020	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2021	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2022	15	—	—	—	—	—	—
FY2023	16	—	—	—	—	—	—
FY2024	12	0%	—	—	—	—	—
FY2025	13	0%	—	—	—	—	—

§ 6Criminal history

Category I— · 85%

Category II<10

Category III<10

Category IV0% · 2%

Category V0% · 1%

Category VI0% · 1%

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

§ 7Guidelines applied

§none · 393 cases in the district (all offence types)
§2X3.1 Accessory after the fact · <10 cases in the district (all offence types)
§2X5.2 Class A misdemeanors (not covered by another guideline) · <10 cases in the district (all offence types)
§2D2.2 · <10 cases in the district (all offence types)
§2D1.7 · <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 other offences in the District of Maryland?

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

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

— of sentences were below the range on a government motion and — below it for other reasons; 91% 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, other offences had a median prison term of 0 months and a within-range share of 90% 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, §2X3.1 and §2X5.2.

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 Maryland

§ 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 30; district is CIRCDIST 19. Counts below 10 are hidden or pooled. Errors in this site's processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. Methodology.