N.D. Cal. · fiscal year 20211 Oct 2020 – 30 Sep 2021
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Northern District of California, fiscal year 2021
N.D. Cal. · Ninth Circuit · FY2021 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.
In fiscal year 2021 (1 October 2020 to 30 September 2021), 369 sentenced cases in the Northern District of California appear in the Commission's datafile. FY2020 had 64,565.
The median prison term was 30 months (2 yr 6 mo); 85% of cases carried a prison term. 17% of sentences were within the guideline range, 28% below it on a government motion, 54% below it for other reasons and — above it.
§ 1Offence types sentenced in FY2021
| Primary offence type | Cases | Share | Prison | Median months | Within range | Below, gov. | Below, other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drug Trafficking | 121 | 32.8% | 88% | 34 | 8% | 33% | 59% |
| Firearms | 87 | 23.6% | — | 31 | 21% | 18% | 60% |
| Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement | 53 | 14.4% | 70% | 18 | 28% | 26% | 45% |
| Child Pornography | 22 | 6.0% | — | 42 | — | — | 55% |
| Robbery | 14 | 3.8% | — | 56 | — | — | — |
| Immigration | 12 | 3.3% | — | 20 | — | — | — |
| Assault | 10 | 2.7% | 100% | 108 | — | — | — |
| 15 other offence types, pooled | 50 | 13.6% | fewer than 10 cases each | ||||
§ 2FY2021 compared
| Measure | N.D. Cal. | 9th Cir. | All districts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases sentenced | 369 | 11,015 | 57,287 |
| Median prison months | 30 | 16 | 29 |
| Cases with a prison term | 85% | 91% | 91% |
| Within guideline range | 17% | 23% | 43% |
| Below range, government sponsored | 28% | 62% | 32% |
| Below range, other | 54% | 14% | 23% |
| Above range | — | 1% | 3% |
§ 3All fiscal years, N.D. Cal.
| Fiscal year | Cases | Prison | Median months | Within range | Below, gov. | Below, other | Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 535 | 79% | 36 | 33% | 27% | 38% | — |
| FY2019 | 485 | 88% | 36 | 30% | 27% | 41% | — |
| FY2020 | 557 | 88% | 24 | 26% | 23% | 50% | — |
| FY2021 | 369 | 85% | 30 | 17% | 28% | 54% | — |
| FY2022 | 377 | 89% | 35 | 16% | 38% | 45% | — |
| FY2023 | 386 | 89% | 30 | 12% | 52% | 35% | — |
| FY2024 | 477 | 91% | 12 | 14% | 65% | 20% | 2% |
| FY2025 | 364 | 93% | 21 | 12% | 62% | 25% | — |
§ 4Provenance
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. Fiscal year 2021 datafile. Counts below 10 are hidden or pooled. Errors in this site's processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. Whole period: Northern District of California, FY2018–FY2025.