Fiscal yearsFY2018–FY2025
Fiscal years
8 years · federal fiscal years run 1 October to 30 September
One page per fiscal year with tables by offence type, district and circuit. The Commission's latest quarterly sentencing update covers the third quarter of fiscal year 2026; the annual datafile for a year is published the following spring.
§ 1National figures by year
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67k
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
24
21
18
29
30
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24
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
51%
51%
50%
43%
42%
42%
46%
52%
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
| 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% |
§ 2Datafiles
| Fiscal year | Cases in file | File date |
|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 69,425 | 29 Apr 2026 |
| FY2019 | 76,538 | 29 Apr 2026 |
| FY2020 | 64,565 | 29 Apr 2026 |
| FY2021 | 57,287 | 29 Apr 2026 |
| FY2022 | 64,142 | 29 Apr 2026 |
| FY2023 | 64,124 | 29 Apr 2026 |
| FY2024 | 61,678 | 29 Apr 2026 |
| FY2025 | 66,662 | 29 Apr 2026 |
File date is the Last-Modified date of the Commission's CSV zip when it was processed. The Commission re-releases every year's file with each annual update, so file dates cluster.