D. Mass. · RobberyFY2018–FY2025

Robbery in the District of Massachusetts

Q: What is the typical sentence for robbery offences in the District of Massachusetts?

The median prison term over FY2018–FY2025 was 70 months (5 yr 10 mo), with the middle half of terms between 48 and 98 months. — of cases carried a prison term. The national median for robbery offences is 93 months.

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

31% of sentences were below the range on a government motion and 38% below it for other reasons; 30% 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, robbery offences had a median prison term of 93 months and a within-range share of 39% over the same period. The district's figures are below on median term and lower than the national within-range share.

Q: Which guidelines are involved?

The most common primary guidelines for these cases are §none, §2B3.1 and §2X3.1.

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. Mass. · First Circuit · Robbery 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, FY202590 over FY2018–FY2025

70median prison monthsnational, this offence: 93

30%within guideline rangenational 39%

—cases with a prison termnational 99%

§ 1Length of prison terms

<10

21%

48%

12%

<10

median 70 mo

under 6 mo6–11 mo1–2 yr2–3 yr3–5 yr5–10 yr10–15 yr15–20 yr20–30 yr30 yr+life

Share of cases with a prison term, by length of the term (89 cases with a prison term; life and terms of 470 months or more counted as life). Grey: robbery offences nationally.

Interquartile range 48–98 months; mean 77. 0 cases at the Commission's 470-month cap (life or longer).

§ 2Summary

90 robbery offences were sentenced in the District of Massachusetts across 8 fiscal years (FY2018–FY2025), 11 of them in FY2025; that is 2% of the district's caseload.

The median prison term was 70 months (5 yr 10 mo), shorter than the national median for robbery offences (93 months) and shorter than the First Circuit median (90). Half of prison terms fell between 48 and 98 months; — of cases carried a prison term.

30% of these sentences were within the guideline range (nationally for this offence type: 39%); 31% were below the range on a government motion and 38% below it for other reasons.

Caseload in FY2025 was about the same as in FY2018. The median prison term was about the same in FY2025 as in FY2018.

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 30%Above range <10Below range, government sponsored 31%Below range, other 38%Not determinable 0

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

Measure	D. Mass., robbery	D. Mass., all offences	1st Cir., robbery	US, robbery
Cases per fiscal year	11	481	73	1,460
Share of district caseload	2.3%	100%	—	—
Median prison months	70	30	90	93
Mean prison months	77	50	—	108
Cases with a prison term	—	93%	—	99%
Within guideline range	30%	29%	51%	39%
Above range	—	3%	10%	6%
Below range, government sponsored	31%	33%	21%	27%
Below range, other	38%	36%	17%	28%
Median final offence level	24	21	—	24

§ 5Trend by fiscal year

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’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25

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

<10

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25

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

Fiscal year	Cases	Prison	Median months	Within range	Below, gov.	Below, other	Above
FY2018	10	100%	69	—	0%	—	0%
FY2019	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2020	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2021	11	100%	78	—	0%	—	0%
FY2022	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2023	20	100%	62	—	60%	—	—
FY2024	17	100%	71	—	—	—	0%
FY2025	11	100%	70	—	—	—	0%

§ 6Criminal history

Category I22% · 27%

Category II18% · 13%

Category III<10

Category IV20% · 13%

Category V<10

Category VI26% · 19%

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

§ 7Guidelines applied

§none · 95 cases in the district (all offence types)
§2B3.1 Robbery · 90 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 robbery offences in the District of Massachusetts?

The median prison term over FY2018–FY2025 was 70 months (5 yr 10 mo), with the middle half of terms between 48 and 98 months. — of cases carried a prison term. The national median for robbery offences is 93 months.

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

31% of sentences were below the range on a government motion and 38% below it for other reasons; 30% 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, robbery offences had a median prison term of 93 months and a within-range share of 39% over the same period. The district's figures are below on median term and lower than the national within-range share.

Which guidelines are involved?

The most common primary guidelines for these cases are §none, §2B3.1 and §2X3.1.

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 Massachusetts

§ 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 26; district is CIRCDIST 03. Counts below 10 are hidden or pooled. Errors in this site's processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. Methodology.