Fiscal year 20181 Oct 2017 – 30 Sep 2018
Fiscal year 2018
All federal districts · Commission datafile dated 29 Apr 2026
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 2018 (1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018), 69,425 sentenced cases in all federal districts appear in the Commission's datafile of 69,425 cases.
The median prison term was 24 months (2 years); 91% of cases carried a prison term. 51% of sentences were within the guideline range, 27% below it on a government motion, 20% below it for other reasons and 3% above it.
69,425cases sentenced
24median prison months
51%within guideline range
91%cases with a prison term
§ 1Offence types, FY2018
| Primary offence type | Cases | Share | Prison | Median months | Within range | Below, gov. | Below, other | Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration | 23,883 | 34.4% | 95% | 6 | 65% | 23% | 10% | 2% |
| Drug Trafficking | 18,747 | 27.0% | 96% | 60 | 36% | 38% | 24% | 2% |
| Firearms | 7,512 | 10.8% | 95% | 42 | 56% | 15% | 24% | 5% |
| Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement | 6,620 | 9.5% | 73% | 22 | 47% | 23% | 27% | 2% |
| Robbery | 1,720 | 2.5% | 99% | 90 | 39% | 26% | 29% | 6% |
| Child Pornography | 1,416 | 2.0% | 99% | 87 | 29% | 20% | 49% | 2% |
| Money Launder | 1,297 | 1.9% | 87% | 42 | 25% | 46% | 28% | 1% |
| Sex Abuse | 1,067 | 1.5% | 99% | 180 | 40% | 30% | 27% | 3% |
| Other | 1,022 | 1.5% | 31% | 1 | 92% | 4% | 4% | — |
| Drug Possession | 777 | 1.1% | 62% | 6 | 90% | 2% | — | 8% |
| Administration of Justice | 730 | 1.1% | 72% | 12 | 46% | 23% | 26% | 6% |
| Assault | 692 | 1.0% | 87% | 37 | 52% | 22% | 20% | 7% |
| Tax | 577 | 0.8% | 68% | 18 | 24% | 27% | 47% | 2% |
| Prison Offenses | 568 | 0.8% | 97% | 12 | 64% | 13% | 20% | 3% |
| Obscenity/Other Sex Offenses | 384 | 0.6% | 96% | 18 | 56% | 8% | 32% | 4% |
| Murder | 318 | 0.5% | 100% | 292 | 41% | 43% | 13% | 4% |
| Bribery/Corruption | 317 | 0.5% | 77% | 18 | 25% | 44% | 30% | — |
| Forgery/Counter/Copyright | 298 | 0.4% | 71% | 17 | 48% | 22% | 30% | — |
| Extortion/Racketeering | 288 | 0.4% | 90% | 30 | 47% | 19% | 28% | 6% |
| Stalking/Harassing | 213 | 0.3% | 91% | 28 | 52% | 18% | 20% | 10% |
| National Defense | 204 | 0.3% | 84% | 36 | 29% | 27% | 43% | — |
| Environmental | 203 | 0.3% | 30% | 6 | 49% | 23% | 27% | — |
| Commercialized Vice | 146 | 0.2% | 69% | 16 | 34% | 32% | 21% | 14% |
| Kidnapping | 106 | 0.2% | 100% | 138 | 37% | 36% | 23% | — |
| Individual Rights | 67 | 0.1% | 69% | 23 | 43% | 30% | 27% | 0% |
| Manslaughter | 61 | 0.1% | — | 41 | 54% | — | — | 25% |
| Arson | 55 | 0.1% | — | 53 | 40% | 29% | — | — |
| Antitrust | 53 | 0.1% | 32% | 8 | — | 81% | — | 0% |
| Food and Drug | 43 | 0.1% | 28% | 24 | 69% | — | — | — |
| Burglary/Trespass | 41 | 0.1% | — | 21 | 66% | — | — | — |
§ 2Districts, FY2018
Most cases first. Each district links to its own page for the year.
| District | Cases | Prison | Median months | Within range | Below, gov. | Below, other | Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western District of Texas W.D. Tex. | 8,087 | 88% | 8 | 79% | 8% | 10% | 2% |
| Southern District of Texas S.D. Tex. | 6,138 | 97% | 18 | 59% | 14% | 24% | 3% |
| District of Arizona D. Ariz. | 4,649 | 93% | 12 | 39% | 52% | 6% | 3% |
| District of New Mexico D.N.M. | 3,950 | 99% | 2 | 71% | 23% | 6% | 1% |
| Southern District of California S.D. Cal. | 3,889 | 95% | 15 | 16% | 76% | 7% | 1% |
| Southern District of Florida S.D. Fla. | 2,251 | 93% | 30 | 57% | 14% | 27% | 3% |
| Middle District of Florida M.D. Fla. | 1,542 | 89% | 57 | 52% | 20% | 26% | 2% |
| Northern District of Texas N.D. Tex. | 1,484 | 96% | 60 | 64% | 14% | 16% | 6% |
| Southern District of New York S.D.N.Y. | 1,446 | 95% | 30 | 26% | 19% | 54% | 1% |
| Eastern District of Virginia E.D. Va. | 1,331 | 70% | 48 | 65% | 6% | 27% | 3% |
| Central District of California C.D. Cal. | 1,110 | 83% | 33 | 33% | 37% | 29% | 1% |
| District of South Carolina D.S.C. | 966 | 92% | 48 | 58% | 17% | 22% | 3% |
| Eastern District of Michigan E.D. Mich. | 934 | 92% | 30 | 42% | 22% | 35% | — |
| Eastern District of Missouri E.D. Mo. | 847 | 87% | 42 | 39% | 28% | 31% | 3% |
| District of Maryland D. Md. | 838 | 92% | 48 | 35% | 43% | 16% | 6% |
| Western District of Missouri W.D. Mo. | 779 | 90% | 66 | 37% | 27% | 30% | 6% |
| District of Puerto Rico D.P.R. | 760 | 92% | 46 | 61% | 12% | 17% | 11% |
| Eastern District of Texas E.D. Tex. | 753 | 93% | 70 | 71% | 20% | 5% | 4% |
| Eastern District of North Carolina E.D.N.C. | 744 | 86% | 48 | 59% | 23% | 13% | 5% |
| Northern District of Illinois N.D. Ill. | 740 | 90% | 42 | 28% | 17% | 53% | 2% |
| Northern District of Ohio N.D. Ohio | 716 | 91% | 41 | 44% | 29% | 24% | 3% |
| District of Utah D. Utah | 692 | 85% | 24 | 31% | 49% | 19% | — |
| Eastern District of New York E.D.N.Y. | 663 | 87% | 24 | 25% | 32% | 42% | — |
| Eastern District of Tennessee E.D. Tenn. | 655 | 96% | 63 | 52% | 35% | 12% | 2% |
| Eastern District of Pennsylvania E.D. Pa. | 640 | 91% | 40 | 33% | 41% | 23% | 3% |
| Southern District of Ohio S.D. Ohio | 574 | 90% | 36 | 28% | 45% | 27% | — |
| Northern District of Georgia N.D. Ga. | 570 | 87% | 43 | 31% | 47% | 20% | 2% |
| Western District of North Carolina W.D.N.C. | 566 | 92% | 48 | 58% | 25% | 14% | 2% |
| Northern District of California N.D. Cal. | 535 | 79% | 36 | 33% | 27% | 38% | — |
| District of Massachusetts D. Mass. | 529 | 93% | 30 | 32% | 28% | 39% | 2% |
| District of Colorado D. Colo. | 525 | 91% | 30 | 42% | 38% | 19% | — |
| Northern District of Alabama N.D. Ala. | 517 | 83% | 48 | 59% | 22% | 16% | 3% |
| Western District of Washington W.D. Wash. | 507 | 87% | 18 | 41% | 44% | 15% | — |
| Western District of New York W.D.N.Y. | 503 | 90% | 36 | 49% | 31% | 16% | 4% |
| District of Nebraska D. Neb. | 494 | 92% | 37 | 49% | 26% | 20% | 5% |
| District of Kansas D. Kan. | 486 | 87% | 34 | 40% | 48% | 9% | 3% |
| District of South Dakota D.S.D. | 482 | 92% | 27 | 60% | 8% | 27% | 5% |
| Southern District of Iowa S.D. Iowa | 477 | 96% | 65 | 42% | 30% | 27% | — |
| Eastern District of California E.D. Cal. | 477 | 92% | 45 | 42% | 32% | 23% | 3% |
| Middle District of Pennsylvania M.D. Pa. | 471 | 91% | 36 | 55% | 23% | 22% | — |
| District of New Jersey D.N.J. | 467 | 82% | 41 | 41% | 31% | 26% | — |
| Southern District of Georgia S.D. Ga. | 462 | 84% | 36 | 76% | 15% | 8% | — |
| District of Nevada D. Nev. | 458 | 91% | 33 | 43% | 32% | 21% | 4% |
| Eastern District of Arkansas E.D. Ark. | 453 | 92% | 33 | 62% | 11% | 22% | 5% |
| Western District of Tennessee W.D. Tenn. | 445 | 96% | 51 | 50% | 18% | 29% | 3% |
| Middle District of Georgia M.D. Ga. | 429 | 74% | 46 | 76% | 10% | 13% | — |
| District of Oregon D. Or. | 421 | 86% | 30 | 27% | 40% | 29% | 3% |
| Southern District of Indiana S.D. Ind. | 414 | 92% | 70 | 40% | 30% | 27% | 3% |
| Western District of Pennsylvania W.D. Pa. | 411 | 82% | 41 | 34% | 35% | 25% | 6% |
| Middle District of North Carolina M.D.N.C. | 403 | 92% | 53 | 59% | 12% | 22% | 7% |
| Eastern District of Kentucky E.D. Ky. | 392 | 97% | 79 | 56% | 17% | 25% | — |
| Northern District of New York N.D.N.Y. | 384 | 91% | 24 | 50% | 23% | 26% | — |
| Western District of Oklahoma W.D. Okla. | 378 | 78% | 36 | 52% | 13% | 32% | — |
| District of Idaho D. Idaho | 377 | 92% | 24 | 55% | 21% | 22% | — |
| Northern District of Indiana N.D. Ind. | 373 | 87% | 52 | 45% | 31% | 22% | — |
| Northern District of Iowa N.D. Iowa | 370 | — | 41 | 61% | 21% | 13% | 5% |
| District of North Dakota D.N.D. | 370 | — | 30 | 32% | 57% | 10% | — |
| Western District of Michigan W.D. Mich. | 359 | 92% | 41 | 54% | 18% | 23% | 6% |
| District of Montana D. Mont. | 356 | 91% | 40 | 37% | 28% | 32% | — |
| Eastern District of Washington E.D. Wash. | 345 | 94% | 30 | 45% | 34% | 17% | 3% |
| Southern District of Mississippi S.D. Miss. | 342 | 95% | 57 | 80% | 7% | 10% | 4% |
| District of Connecticut D. Conn. | 322 | 90% | 36 | 39% | 22% | 39% | — |
| Middle District of Tennessee M.D. Tenn. | 321 | 81% | 41 | 36% | 40% | 23% | — |
| Western District of Kentucky W.D. Ky. | 303 | 73% | 42 | 47% | 34% | 17% | — |
| Northern District of Florida N.D. Fla. | 300 | 86% | 42 | 54% | 19% | 25% | — |
| District of Minnesota D. Minn. | 295 | 91% | 71 | 32% | 21% | 43% | 3% |
| Southern District of Alabama S.D. Ala. | 287 | 93% | 36 | 58% | 19% | 22% | — |
| Eastern District of Louisiana E.D. La. | 275 | 85% | 47 | 50% | 19% | 27% | 5% |
| Southern District of Illinois S.D. Ill. | 266 | 92% | 60 | 57% | 19% | 19% | 5% |
| Northern District of West Virginia N.D.W. Va. | 262 | 86% | 30 | 65% | 13% | 20% | — |
| Western District of Louisiana W.D. La. | 252 | 87% | 37 | 65% | 10% | 23% | — |
| Eastern District of Wisconsin E.D. Wis. | 252 | 85% | 50 | 18% | 33% | 45% | — |
| Central District of Illinois C.D. Ill. | 241 | — | 62 | 45% | 21% | 29% | 6% |
| Southern District of West Virginia S.D.W. Va. | 239 | 95% | 46 | 57% | 12% | 27% | 5% |
| Western District of Virginia W.D. Va. | 238 | 88% | 60 | 45% | 26% | 23% | 6% |
| Western District of Arkansas W.D. Ark. | 238 | 95% | 63 | 45% | 13% | 40% | — |
| Middle District of Alabama M.D. Ala. | 238 | 87% | 29 | 52% | 24% | 20% | — |
| District of Columbia D.D.C. | 219 | 85% | 37 | 39% | 27% | 32% | — |
| District of Wyoming D. Wyo. | 219 | 95% | 43 | 34% | 40% | 23% | — |
| District of Alaska D. Alaska | 197 | 94% | 58 | 32% | 36% | 27% | — |
| Northern District of Oklahoma N.D. Okla. | 195 | 82% | 36 | 36% | 34% | 29% | — |
| District of New Hampshire D.N.H. | 184 | 90% | 38 | 40% | 35% | 23% | — |
| District of Maine D. Me. | 178 | 85% | 33 | 35% | 37% | 24% | — |
| Northern District of Mississippi N.D. Miss. | 173 | 82% | 27 | 45% | 24% | 27% | — |
| District of Vermont D. Vt. | 161 | 93% | 23 | 22% | 43% | 33% | — |
| Western District of Wisconsin W.D. Wis. | 156 | 87% | 54 | 41% | 7% | 51% | — |
| Middle District of Louisiana M.D. La. | 154 | 84% | 30 | 59% | 17% | 22% | — |
| District of Hawaii D. Haw. | 153 | 94% | 54 | 52% | 29% | 19% | — |
| Eastern District of Oklahoma E.D. Okla. | 96 | 89% | 51 | 70% | — | 19% | — |
| District of Rhode Island D.R.I. | 93 | 88% | 36 | 18% | 37% | 44% | — |
| District of Delaware D. Del. | 77 | — | 29 | 38% | 29% | 33% | — |
| District of the Virgin Islands D.V.I. | 57 | — | 41 | 71% | — | — | — |
| District of Guam D. Guam | 44 | — | 33 | 59% | 25% | — | 0% |
| District of the Northern Mariana Islands D.N. Mar. I. | 14 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 0% |
§ 3Circuits, FY2018
| Circuit | Cases | Prison | Median months | Within range | Below, gov. | Below, other | Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia Circuit | 219 | 85% | 37 | 39% | 27% | 32% | — |
| First Circuit | 1,744 | 91% | 37 | 45% | 23% | 26% | 6% |
| Second Circuit | 3,479 | 92% | 30 | 33% | 25% | 41% | 2% |
| Third Circuit | 2,123 | 87% | 40 | 41% | 33% | 24% | 3% |
| Fourth Circuit | 5,587 | 86% | 48 | 56% | 19% | 20% | 4% |
| Fifth Circuit | 17,658 | 92% | 16 | 70% | 11% | 16% | 3% |
| Sixth Circuit | 4,699 | 91% | 46 | 45% | 29% | 25% | 2% |
| Seventh Circuit | 2,442 | 90% | 56 | 37% | 23% | 37% | 3% |
| Eighth Circuit | 4,805 | 92% | 48 | 45% | 25% | 26% | 4% |
| Ninth Circuit | 13,532 | 92% | 18 | 32% | 52% | 14% | 2% |
| Tenth Circuit | 6,541 | 94% | 4 | 59% | 29% | 12% | 1% |
| Eleventh Circuit | 6,596 | 88% | 37 | 56% | 19% | 22% | 2% |
§ 4All fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Cases | Prison | Median months | Within range | Below, gov. | Below, other | Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 69,425 | 91% | 24 | 51% | 27% | 20% | 3% |
| FY2019 | 76,538 | 92% | 21 | 51% | 26% | 20% | 2% |
| FY2020 | 64,565 | 92% | 18 | 50% | 27% | 21% | 2% |
| FY2021 | 57,287 | 91% | 29 | 43% | 32% | 23% | 3% |
| FY2022 | 64,142 | 92% | 30 | 42% | 33% | 23% | 3% |
| FY2023 | 64,124 | 92% | 30 | 42% | 32% | 22% | 4% |
| FY2024 | 61,678 | 92% | 30 | 46% | 29% | 21% | 4% |
| FY2025 | 66,662 | 92% | 24 | 52% | 25% | 19% | 5% |
§ 5Provenance
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. The FY2018 datafile holds 69,425 cases; 0 had no usable district code. Counts below 10 are hidden or pooled. Errors in this site's processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. Methodology.