S.D. Fla. · fiscal year 20221 Oct 2021 – 30 Sep 2022
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Southern District of Florida, fiscal year 2022
S.D. Fla. · Eleventh Circuit · FY2022 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 2022 (1 October 2021 to 30 September 2022), 1,719 sentenced cases in the Southern District of Florida appear in the Commission's datafile. FY2021 had 57,287.
The median prison term was 41 months (3 yr 5 mo); 94% of cases carried a prison term. 51% of sentences were within the guideline range, 12% below it on a government motion, 35% below it for other reasons and 2% above it.
§ 1Offence types sentenced in FY2022
| Primary offence type | Cases | Share | Prison | Median months | Within range | Below, gov. | Below, other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drug Trafficking | 462 | 26.9% | — | 75 | 35% | 15% | 50% |
| Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement | 422 | 24.5% | 88% | 27 | 49% | 14% | 36% |
| Immigration | 273 | 15.9% | 95% | 6 | 76% | 5% | 17% |
| Firearms | 229 | 13.3% | — | 56 | 70% | 7% | 20% |
| Robbery | 67 | 3.9% | 100% | 96 | 61% | — | 30% |
| Money Launder | 61 | 3.5% | — | 37 | 39% | 20% | 41% |
| Sex Abuse | 50 | 2.9% | 100% | 210 | 50% | 28% | 22% |
| Child Pornography | 38 | 2.2% | 100% | 99 | 37% | — | 45% |
| Bribery/Corruption | 28 | 1.6% | — | 22 | — | — | 57% |
| Tax | 27 | 1.6% | — | 18 | 48% | — | — |
| Administration of Justice | 12 | 0.7% | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| 15 other offence types, pooled | 50 | 2.9% | fewer than 10 cases each | ||||
§ 2FY2022 compared
| Measure | S.D. Fla. | 11th Cir. | All districts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases sentenced | 1,719 | 5,479 | 64,142 |
| Median prison months | 41 | 51 | 30 |
| Cases with a prison term | 94% | 90% | 92% |
| Within guideline range | 51% | 48% | 42% |
| Below range, government sponsored | 12% | 22% | 33% |
| Below range, other | 35% | 28% | 23% |
| Above range | 2% | 3% | 3% |
§ 3All fiscal years, S.D. Fla.
| Fiscal year | Cases | Prison | Median months | Within range | Below, gov. | Below, other | Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 2,251 | 93% | 30 | 57% | 14% | 27% | 3% |
| FY2019 | 1,987 | 93% | 28 | 59% | 10% | 30% | 2% |
| FY2020 | 1,326 | 93% | 30 | 51% | 12% | 35% | 2% |
| FY2021 | 813 | 94% | 37 | 45% | 17% | 35% | 3% |
| FY2022 | 1,719 | 94% | 41 | 51% | 12% | 35% | 2% |
| FY2023 | 1,552 | 96% | 36 | 49% | 15% | 33% | 3% |
| FY2024 | 1,377 | 94% | 35 | 51% | 15% | 30% | 4% |
| FY2025 | 1,457 | 96% | 28 | 58% | 11% | 28% | 3% |
§ 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 2022 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 Florida, FY2018–FY2025.