S.D. Cal. · fiscal year 20201 Oct 2019 – 30 Sep 2020
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Southern District of California, fiscal year 2020
S.D. Cal. · Ninth Circuit · FY2020 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 2020 (1 October 2019 to 30 September 2020), 3,499 sentenced cases in the Southern District of California appear in the Commission's datafile. FY2019 had 76,538.
The median prison term was 12 months (1 year); 94% of cases carried a prison term. 13% of sentences were within the guideline range, 79% below it on a government motion, 7% below it for other reasons and 1% above it.
§ 1Offence types sentenced in FY2020
| Primary offence type | Cases | Share | Prison | Median months | Within range | Below, gov. | Below, other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration | 1,827 | 52.2% | 93% | 6 | 17% | 77% | 5% |
| Drug Trafficking | 1,323 | 37.8% | 99% | 30 | 1% | 93% | 5% |
| Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement | 99 | 2.8% | 70% | 8 | 49% | 30% | 11% |
| Money Launder | 64 | 1.8% | — | 12 | 25% | 44% | — |
| Firearms | 34 | 1.0% | — | 26 | — | 62% | — |
| Prison Offenses | 31 | 0.9% | 100% | 0 | 33% | — | 37% |
| Child Pornography | 23 | 0.7% | — | 60 | — | — | 61% |
| Drug Possession | 19 | 0.5% | — | 1 | 95% | 0% | — |
| Robbery | 15 | 0.4% | — | 37 | — | 80% | — |
| Administration of Justice | 14 | 0.4% | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Assault | 12 | 0.3% | — | — | — | — | 0% |
| 11 other offence types, pooled | 38 | 1.1% | fewer than 10 cases each | ||||
§ 2FY2020 compared
| Measure | S.D. Cal. | 9th Cir. | All districts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases sentenced | 3,499 | 12,039 | 64,565 |
| Median prison months | 12 | 12 | 18 |
| Cases with a prison term | 94% | 92% | 92% |
| Within guideline range | 13% | 28% | 50% |
| Below range, government sponsored | 79% | 57% | 27% |
| Below range, other | 7% | 14% | 21% |
| Above range | 1% | 1% | 2% |
§ 3All fiscal years, S.D. Cal.
| Fiscal year | Cases | Prison | Median months | Within range | Below, gov. | Below, other | Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 3,889 | 95% | 15 | 16% | 76% | 7% | 1% |
| FY2019 | 4,089 | 95% | 12 | 18% | 75% | 6% | 1% |
| FY2020 | 3,499 | 94% | 12 | 13% | 79% | 7% | 1% |
| FY2021 | 2,927 | 96% | 18 | 10% | 84% | 4% | 2% |
| FY2022 | 3,474 | 97% | 20 | 12% | 81% | 4% | 3% |
| FY2023 | 3,189 | 97% | 18 | 11% | 85% | 4% | 1% |
| FY2024 | 2,634 | 95% | 13 | 15% | 80% | 3% | 1% |
| FY2025 | 2,661 | 95% | 9 | 27% | 68% | 4% | 1% |
§ 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 2020 datafile. Counts below 10 are hidden or pooled. Errors in this site's processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. Whole period: Southern District of California, FY2018–FY2025.