N.D. Fla. · Child PornographyFY2018–FY2025

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Child Pornography in the Northern District of Florida

Q: What is the typical sentence for child pornography offences in the Northern District of Florida?

The median prison term over FY2018–FY2025 was 111 months (9 yr 3 mo), with the middle half of terms between 65 and 180 months. 100% of cases carried a prison term. The national median for child pornography offences is 96 months.

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

— of sentences were below the range on a government motion and 56% below it for other reasons; 36% 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, child pornography offences had a median prison term of 96 months and a within-range share of 33% over the same period. The district's figures are above 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 §2G2.2, §none 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.

N.D. Fla. · Eleventh Circuit · Child Pornography 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.

21cases, FY2025110 over FY2018–FY2025

111median prison monthsnational, this offence: 96

36%within guideline rangenational 33%

100%cases with a prison termnational 99%

§ 1Length of prison terms

<10

49%

20%

18%

<10

median 111 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 (110 cases with a prison term; life and terms of 470 months or more counted as life). Grey: child pornography offences nationally.

Interquartile range 65–180 months; mean 135. <10 cases at the Commission's 470-month cap (life or longer).

§ 2Summary

Child Pornography was the primary offence type in 110 cases sentenced in the Northern District of Florida between FY2018 and FY2025 (5% of the district's cases), with 21 in FY2025.

The median prison term was 111 months (9 yr 3 mo), longer than the national median for child pornography offences (96 months) and longer than the Eleventh Circuit median (96). Half of prison terms fell between 65 and 180 months; 100% of cases carried a prison term.

36% of these sentences were within the guideline range (nationally for this offence type: 33%); — were below the range on a government motion and 56% below it for other reasons.

FY2025 had more cases than FY2018 (21 against 12). 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 36%Above range <10Below range, government sponsored <10Below range, other 56%Not determinable 0

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

Measure	N.D. Fla., child pornography	N.D. Fla., all offences	11th Cir., child pornography	US, child pornography
Cases per fiscal year	14	279	145	1,334
Share of district caseload	4.9%	100%	—	—
Median prison months	111	48	96	96
Mean prison months	135	77	—	111
Cases with a prison term	100%	90%	—	99%
Within guideline range	36%	45%	37%	33%
Above range	—	4%	3%	3%
Below range, government sponsored	—	23%	17%	24%
Below range, other	56%	29%	44%	40%
Median final offence level	32	21	—	30

§ 5Trend by fiscal year

<10

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25

Child Pornography cases sentenced per fiscal year (fiscal years 2018–2025)

102

<10

120

’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	12	100%	102	—	—	—	—
FY2019	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2020	11	100%	120	—	0%	—	0%
FY2021	14	100%	120	—	—	—	0%
FY2022	12	100%	87	—	—	—	0%
FY2023	14	100%	84	—	0%	79%	—
FY2024	21	100%	120	—	0%	52%	—
FY2025	21	100%	96	—	—	62%	—

§ 6Criminal history

Category I68% · 73%

Category II15% · 11%

Category III10% · 10%

Category IV<10

Category V<10

Category VI<10

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

§ 7Guidelines applied

§2G2.2 Trafficking in material involving the sexual exploitation of a minor (child pornography) · 110 cases in the district (all offence types)
§none · 98 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 child pornography offences in the Northern District of Florida?

The median prison term over FY2018–FY2025 was 111 months (9 yr 3 mo), with the middle half of terms between 65 and 180 months. 100% of cases carried a prison term. The national median for child pornography offences is 96 months.

How often are child pornography offences sentenced below the guideline range here?

— of sentences were below the range on a government motion and 56% below it for other reasons; 36% 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, child pornography offences had a median prison term of 96 months and a within-range share of 33% over the same period. The district's figures are above on median term and close to the national within-range share.

Which guidelines are involved?

The most common primary guidelines for these cases are §2G2.2, §none 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 Northern District of Florida

§ 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 7; district is CIRCDIST 90. Counts below 10 are hidden or pooled. Errors in this site's processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. Methodology.