Offence typesFY2018–FY2025
Offence types
30 primary offence types · Commission classification (OFFGUIDE) · 524,421 cases
The Commission assigns each case one primary offence type, mainly from the guideline the court applied. Each page compares every district on that offence type and lists the guideline sections involved.
§ 1All offence types, most cases first
| Offence type | Cases | Prison | Median months | Within range | Below, gov. | Below, other | Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration | 177,224 | 95% | 6 | 62% | 25% | 11% | 3% |
| Drug Trafficking | 145,914 | 97% | 62 | 30% | 42% | 26% | 2% |
| Firearms | 66,005 | 94% | 41 | 52% | 17% | 26% | 6% |
| Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement | 43,521 | 74% | 20 | 44% | 25% | 29% | 3% |
| Robbery | 11,680 | 99% | 93 | 39% | 27% | 28% | 6% |
| Child Pornography | 10,672 | 99% | 96 | 33% | 24% | 40% | 3% |
| Sex Abuse | 9,908 | 99% | 180 | 41% | 29% | 26% | 5% |
| Money Launder | 9,543 | 88% | 40 | 25% | 44% | 29% | 2% |
| Other | 7,753 | 40% | 0 | 90% | 3% | 3% | 5% |
| Assault | 6,222 | 91% | 46 | 48% | 22% | 22% | 8% |
| Administration of Justice | 5,000 | 73% | 12 | 49% | 21% | 25% | 5% |
| Prison Offenses | 3,991 | 96% | 10 | 63% | 15% | 19% | 3% |
| Tax | 3,702 | 66% | 15 | 24% | 27% | 48% | 1% |
| Murder | 3,069 | — | 240 | 38% | 42% | 15% | 5% |
| Drug Possession | 2,739 | 53% | 4 | 90% | 3% | 3% | 6% |
| Obscenity/Other Sex Offenses | 2,727 | 95% | 18 | 53% | 12% | 29% | 7% |
| Bribery/Corruption | 2,543 | 74% | 18 | 20% | 44% | 35% | 1% |
| Stalking/Harassing | 1,928 | 90% | 24 | 46% | 20% | 23% | 11% |
| National Defense | 1,926 | 84% | 24 | 37% | 26% | 36% | 1% |
| Forgery/Counter/Copyright | 1,310 | 77% | 17 | 47% | 21% | 30% | 3% |
| Environmental | 1,295 | 30% | 5 | 51% | 25% | 25% | — |
| Extortion/Racketeering | 1,129 | 82% | 30 | 38% | 29% | 29% | 5% |
| Kidnapping | 932 | — | 150 | 31% | 39% | 26% | 4% |
| Commercialized Vice | 720 | 73% | 18 | 41% | 26% | 22% | 11% |
| Individual Rights | 704 | 69% | 33 | 39% | 30% | 28% | 3% |
| Arson | 623 | 97% | 60 | 45% | 25% | 18% | 12% |
| Manslaughter | 600 | 96% | 63 | 46% | 12% | 14% | 29% |
| Burglary/Trespass | 554 | 79% | 18 | 64% | 12% | 17% | 8% |
| Food and Drug | 345 | 36% | 18 | 64% | 13% | 20% | — |
| Antitrust | 142 | 45% | 6 | 15% | 69% | 16% | 0% |
§ 2Reading the table
Median months are of cases with a prison term; the prison column shows how many cases had one. Range shares exclude cases the Commission records as indeterminable. "Below, gov." counts §5K1.1 substantial-assistance motions, §5K3.1 early-disposition programmes and other government-sponsored departures and variances; "Below, other" counts departures and variances without a government motion. See how the guidelines work.