What does the Nevada district docket plate read for FY2025?

Nevada stamps BOOK-LIGHT · SENT-MID · DISP-SHORT · WITHIN-LOOSE · RANK-LENIENT · PHOTO-NEAR · CIR-9TH at 54.1 mo (shorter-third average (≤ 68 mo)) across 202 USSC cases, ranking #75/88 by average sentence.

How does Nevada compare on mix-adjusted disparity?

Mix-adjusted disparity was -8.5% in FY2025 (DISP-SHORT) - 17% within guidelines, 81% below (common below-guideline share (> 64%)).

Where does Nevada sit among USSC districts?

#80 of 93 by FY2025 caseload (lower-third caseload (≤ 335 cases)); #75 of 88 by average sentence (shorter-third average (≤ 68 mo)).

Where does Nevada sentencing data come from?

USSC Individual Offender Datafiles FY2015–FY2025. The docket plate uses the same FY2025 corpus ranks as /rankings/; see /methodology/#corpus-placement.

9th Circuit · Nevada · FY2015–FY2025

Nevada District

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Average imposed sentence 54.1 mo in FY2025 - shorter-third average (≤ 68 mo) among 88 districts (≥100 cases).

Compiled by PlainSentencing, Federal Sentencing Data Publishing · August 30, 2026

54.1
Avg months FY2025: near the national average; 202
Federal cases: 17%
Within guidelines: low guideline adherence; -8.5%
Disparity vs natl

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The verdict

According to the U.S. Sentencing Commission FY2025 Individual Offender Datafiles, Nevada District ranks #80 of 93 by caseload (202 cases) and #75 of 88 districts with at least 100 cases by average sentence (54.1 months).

#80
Caseload of 93: #75
Avg sentence of 88: 54.1 months
This district avg FY2025: 202
This district cases FY2025

Caseload rank covers every district with at least one FY case. Average-sentence rank covers districts with at least 100 cases so a thin docket cannot top the list. Offense ranks cover the 30 published guideline types. Averages follow offense mix, not court character.

Nevada USSC docket plate

BOOK-LIGHT Light book SENT-MID 54 mo avg DISP-SHORT -8.5% short WITHIN-LOOSE 17% within RANK-LENIENT #75/88 lenient PHOTO-NEAR Near New CIR-9TH 9th

FY2025: 202 cases at 54.1 mo average · #75/88 harshest-rank · mix-adjusted -8.5% (DISP-SHORT). Nearest ABS peer: New (+0.9 mo).

Arizona

17.4
Eastern · near

53.1
Nevada

54.1
New · near

55
Oregon · near

55.5
Southern

129.3

For educational and research purposes only. This page summarizes historical USSC sentencing statistics, not a prediction for any individual case, sentencing depends on many case-specific factors. Consult a licensed criminal defense attorney for guidance on a specific matter.

Source: U.S. Sentencing Commission Individual Offender Datafiles, FY2015–FY2025. · Methodology and data dictionary.

Nevada FY2024→FY2025: +1.8 mo avg

Nevada: FY2025 average 54.1 mo (+1.8 vs FY2024); caseload -69. Chart = avg vs guideline midpoint.

Year	Cases	Avg (mo)	Within GL	Above GL	Below GL
FY2025	202	54.1	17%	2%	81%
FY2024	271	52.3	19%	3%	79%
FY2023	362	51.5	16%	0%	83%
FY2022	387	53.2	24%	1%	76%
FY2021	299	44.9	17%	1%	81%
FY2020	293	43.2	24%	0%	76%
FY2019	482	60.2	41%	3%	55%
FY2018	458	47.6	39%	4%	58%
FY2017	485	53.2	49%	3%	48%
FY2016	401	64.1	52%	3%	45%
FY2015	552	55.4	50%	4%	46%

Top Offenses (FY2025)

1

Immigration

50 cases · 13.5 mo avg

2

Firearms

41 cases · 39.3 mo avg

3

Drug Trafficking

35 cases · 78.4 mo avg

4

Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement

20 cases · 28.3 mo avg

5

Robbery

13 cases · 141.2 mo avg

6

Sexual Abuse

8 cases · 217.0 mo avg

7

Assault

7 cases · 34.2 mo avg

8

Money Laundering

6 cases · 58.8 mo avg

9

Obscenity/Other Sex Offenses

4 cases · 9.4 mo avg

10

Forgery/Counterfeiting/Copyright

4 cases · 9.0 mo avg

Sentencing Disparity

-8.5%

vs. national average (FY2025)

Immigration

50
Firearms

41
Drug Trafficking

35
Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement

20
Robbery

13
Sexual Abuse

8
Assault

7
Money Laundering

6
Obscenity/Other Sex

4
Forgery/Counterfeiting/Copyright

4

What this shows Immigration was the most common offense in this district, accounting for 50 of the cases sentenced in FY2025.

Nationwide districts with similar caseload or average sentence

Sparse-book Nevada peer sets: FY2025 caseload nearest-neighbors and ABS(average sentence) peers - volume matches matter more when the local book is thin.

Similar FY caseload

Nearest nationwide districts by ABS(202 cases here).

Vermont · 210 cases · 2nd Circuit
Southern West Virginia · 216 cases · 4th Circuit
Central Illinois · 218 cases · 7th Circuit
Wyoming · 181 cases · 10th Circuit

Similar average sentence

Nearest nationwide districts by ABS(54.1 mo here; ≥100-case books).

New Jersey · 55.0 mo avg · 673 cases
Eastern Michigan · 53.1 mo avg · 851 cases
Oregon · 55.5 mo avg · 501 cases
Northern New York · 51.9 mo avg · 419 cases

Read with Nevada

ABS(avg_sentence) peers first, then a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed three-guide strip. This sheet stamps BOOK-LIGHT · SENT-MID · DISP-SHORT · WITHIN-LOOSE · RANK-LENIENT · PHOTO-NEAR · CIR-9TH.

New · 55 mo

ABS(avg_sentence) peer at 55.0 mo (Δ 0.9 mo harsher vs Nevada); 673 FY2025 cases · same USSC book axis as this sheet.

Eastern · 53 mo

ABS(avg_sentence) peer at 53.1 mo (Δ 1.0 mo lenient vs Nevada); 851 FY2025 cases · same USSC book axis as this sheet.

Oregon · 56 mo

ABS(avg_sentence) peer at 55.5 mo (Δ 1.4 mo harsher vs Nevada); 501 FY2025 cases · same USSC book axis as this sheet.

Northern · 52 mo

ABS(avg_sentence) peer at 51.9 mo (Δ 2.2 mo lenient vs Nevada); 419 FY2025 cases · same USSC book axis as this sheet.

Plea motion · 81% below GL

Nevada stamps BOOK-LIGHT · SENT-MID · DISP-SHORT · WITHIN-LOOSE · RANK-LENIENT · PHOTO-NEAR · CIR-9TH - the reading guide shows how to interpret USSC averages without conflating mix and severity.

Immigration · lead offense

Immigration led Nevada at 50 cases (25% of the FY2025 book) - offense-specific averages differ from the district headline.

All Districts District Rankings

Source: U.S. Sentencing Commission Individual Offender Datafiles, FY2015–FY2025.

Source: USSC public-use extracts rendered by PlainSentencing; methodology at /methodology/.