What does the New district docket plate read for FY2025?

New Hampshire stamps BOOK-QUIET · SENT-MID · DISP-SHORT · WITHIN-LOOSE · RANK-LENIENT · PHOTO-NEAR · CIR-1ST at 47.0 mo (shorter-third average (≤ 68 mo)) across 130 USSC cases, ranking #79/88 by average sentence.

How does New compare on mix-adjusted disparity?

Mix-adjusted disparity was -26.3% in FY2025 (DISP-SHORT) - 20% within guidelines, 76% below (common below-guideline share (> 64%)).

Where does New sit among USSC districts?

#87 of 93 by FY2025 caseload (lower-third caseload (≤ 335 cases)); #79 of 88 by average sentence (shorter-third average (≤ 68 mo)).

Where does New 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.

1st Circuit · New Hampshire · FY2015–FY2025

New Hampshire District

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Average imposed sentence 47.0 mo in FY2025 - shorter-third average (≤ 68 mo) among 88 districts (≥100 cases).

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

47.0
Avg months FY2025: near the national average; 130
Federal cases: 20%
Within guidelines: low guideline adherence; -26.3%
Disparity vs natl

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The verdict

According to the U.S. Sentencing Commission FY2025 Individual Offender Datafiles, New Hampshire District ranks #87 of 93 by caseload (130 cases) and #79 of 88 districts with at least 100 cases by average sentence (47.0 months).

#87
Caseload of 93: #79
Avg sentence of 88: 47.0 months
This district avg FY2025: 130
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.

New USSC docket plate

BOOK-QUIET Quiet docket SENT-MID 47 mo avg DISP-SHORT -26.3% short WITHIN-LOOSE 20% within RANK-LENIENT #79/88 lenient PHOTO-NEAR Near Delaware CIR-1ST 1st

FY2025: 130 cases at 47.0 mo average · #79/88 harshest-rank · mix-adjusted -26.3% (DISP-SHORT). Nearest ABS peer: Delaware (-2.3 mo).

Arizona

17.4
Utah · near

43.8
Delaware · near

44.7
New

47
Massachusetts

51.8
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.

New FY2024→FY2025: +2.5 mo avg

New Hampshire: FY2025 average 47.0 mo (+2.5 vs FY2024); caseload +12. Chart = avg vs guideline midpoint.

Year	Cases	Avg (mo)	Within GL	Above GL	Below GL
FY2025	130	47.0	20%	3%	76%
FY2024	118	44.5	21%	2%	77%
FY2023	160	42.7	15%	1%	84%
FY2022	180	42.0	18%	2%	80%
FY2021	197	48.8	20%	2%	77%
FY2020	200	38.5	27%	2%	71%
FY2019	196	57.0	33%	3%	64%
FY2018	184	60.8	40%	4%	55%
FY2017	212	50.2	46%	5%	49%
FY2016	177	46.0	40%	9%	51%
FY2015	144	41.1	47%	6%	47%

Top Offenses (FY2025)

1

Drug Trafficking

68 cases · 47.5 mo avg

2

Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement

20 cases · 26.6 mo avg

3

Firearms

17 cases · 39.3 mo avg

4

Child Pornography

8 cases · 93.3 mo avg

5

Sexual Abuse

4 cases · 132.8 mo avg

2 cases · 21.0 mo avg

8

Obscenity/Other Sex Offenses

2 cases · 66.0 mo avg

1 cases · 30.0 mo avg

Sentencing Disparity

-26.3%

vs. national average (FY2025)

Drug Trafficking

68
Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement

20
Firearms

17
Child Pornography

8
Sexual Abuse

4
Immigration

4
Robbery

2
Obscenity/Other Sex

2
Drug Possession

2
Tax

1

What this shows Drug Trafficking was the most common offense in this district, accounting for 68 of the cases sentenced in FY2025.

Nationwide districts with similar caseload or average sentence

Sparse-book New 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(130 cases here).

Western Wisconsin · 129 cases · 7th Circuit
Alaska · 138 cases · 9th Circuit
Hawaii · 142 cases · 9th Circuit
Delaware · 149 cases · 3rd Circuit

Similar average sentence

Nearest nationwide districts by ABS(47.0 mo here; ≥100-case books).

Delaware · 44.7 mo avg · 149 cases
Utah · 43.8 mo avg · 779 cases
Massachusetts · 51.8 mo avg · 558 cases
Northern New York · 51.9 mo avg · 419 cases

Read with New

ABS(avg_sentence) peers first, then a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed three-guide strip. This sheet stamps BOOK-QUIET · SENT-MID · DISP-SHORT · WITHIN-LOOSE · RANK-LENIENT · PHOTO-NEAR · CIR-1ST.

Delaware · 45 mo

ABS(avg_sentence) peer at 44.7 mo (Δ 2.3 mo lenient vs New); 149 FY2025 cases · same USSC book axis as this sheet.

Utah · 44 mo

ABS(avg_sentence) peer at 43.8 mo (Δ 3.2 mo lenient vs New); 779 FY2025 cases · same USSC book axis as this sheet.

Massachusetts · 52 mo

ABS(avg_sentence) peer at 51.8 mo (Δ 4.8 mo harsher vs New); 558 FY2025 cases · same USSC book axis as this sheet.

Northern · 52 mo

ABS(avg_sentence) peer at 51.9 mo (Δ 4.9 mo harsher vs New); 419 FY2025 cases · same USSC book axis as this sheet.

Plea motion · 76% below GL

New stamps BOOK-QUIET · SENT-MID · DISP-SHORT · WITHIN-LOOSE · RANK-LENIENT · PHOTO-NEAR · CIR-1ST - the reading guide shows how to interpret USSC averages without conflating mix and severity.

Drug · lead offense

Drug Trafficking led New at 68 cases (52% 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/.