N.D. Ga. · fiscal year 20191 Oct 2018 – 30 Sep 2019
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Northern District of Georgia, fiscal year 2019
N.D. Ga. · Eleventh Circuit · FY2019 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 2019 (1 October 2018 to 30 September 2019), 513 sentenced cases in the Northern District of Georgia appear in the Commission's datafile. FY2018 had 69,425.
The median prison term was 36 months (3 years); 92% of cases carried a prison term. 35% of sentences were within the guideline range, 37% below it on a government motion, 25% below it for other reasons and 3% above it.
§ 1Offence types sentenced in FY2019
| Primary offence type | Cases | Share | Prison | Median months | Within range | Below, gov. | Below, other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration | 124 | 24.2% | — | 7 | 56% | 9% | 35% |
| Drug Trafficking | 114 | 22.2% | — | 84 | 25% | 52% | 22% |
| Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement | 90 | 17.5% | 84% | 25 | 23% | 50% | 23% |
| Firearms | 72 | 14.0% | — | 55 | 35% | 32% | 26% |
| Money Launder | 21 | 4.1% | — | 64 | — | 50% | — |
| Robbery | 21 | 4.1% | 100% | 120 | 48% | — | — |
| Child Pornography | 14 | 2.7% | — | 60 | — | 71% | — |
| Bribery/Corruption | 11 | 2.1% | — | — | 0% | — | — |
| 15 other offence types, pooled | 46 | 9.0% | fewer than 10 cases each | ||||
§ 2FY2019 compared
| Measure | N.D. Ga. | 11th Cir. | All districts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases sentenced | 513 | 6,478 | 76,538 |
| Median prison months | 36 | 36 | 21 |
| Cases with a prison term | 92% | 90% | 92% |
| Within guideline range | 35% | 56% | 51% |
| Below range, government sponsored | 37% | 18% | 26% |
| Below range, other | 25% | 24% | 20% |
| Above range | 3% | 2% | 2% |
§ 3All fiscal years, N.D. Ga.
| Fiscal year | Cases | Prison | Median months | Within range | Below, gov. | Below, other | Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 570 | 87% | 43 | 31% | 47% | 20% | 2% |
| FY2019 | 513 | 92% | 36 | 35% | 37% | 25% | 3% |
| FY2020 | 490 | 92% | 36 | 38% | 34% | 25% | 3% |
| FY2021 | 544 | 91% | 40 | 34% | 38% | 25% | 3% |
| FY2022 | 609 | 92% | 48 | 33% | 41% | 24% | 3% |
| FY2023 | 585 | 91% | 48 | 28% | 41% | 27% | 4% |
| FY2024 | 477 | 90% | 51 | 29% | 44% | 25% | 2% |
| FY2025 | 502 | 92% | 35 | 35% | 39% | 23% | 2% |
§ 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 2019 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 Georgia, FY2018–FY2025.