What does the North district docket plate read for FY2025?

North Dakota stamps BOOK-LIGHT · SENT-MID · DISP-LONG · WITHIN-LOOSE · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NEAR · CIR-8TH at 60.4 mo (shorter-third average (≤ 68 mo)) across 325 USSC cases, ranking #65/88 by average sentence.

How does North compare on mix-adjusted disparity?

Mix-adjusted disparity was +13.2% in FY2025 (DISP-LONG) - 38% within guidelines, 58% below (mid below-guideline share (≤ 64%)).

Where does North sit among USSC districts?

#61 of 93 by FY2025 caseload (lower-third caseload (≤ 335 cases)); #65 of 88 by average sentence (shorter-third average (≤ 68 mo)).

Where does North 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.

8th Circuit · North Dakota · FY2015–FY2025

North Dakota District

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Average imposed sentence 60.4 mo in FY2025 - shorter-third average (≤ 68 mo) among 88 districts (≥100 cases).

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

60.4
Avg months FY2025: above the national average; 325
Federal cases: 38%
Within guidelines: low guideline adherence; +13.2%
Disparity vs natl

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The verdict

According to the U.S. Sentencing Commission FY2025 Individual Offender Datafiles, North Dakota District ranks #61 of 93 by caseload (325 cases) and #65 of 88 districts with at least 100 cases by average sentence (60.4 months).

#61
Caseload of 93: #65
Avg sentence of 88: 60.4 months
This district avg FY2025: 325
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.

North USSC docket plate

BOOK-LIGHT Light book SENT-MID 60 mo avg DISP-LONG +13.2% long WITHIN-LOOSE 38% within RANK-MID #65/88 PHOTO-NEAR Near Central CIR-8TH 8th

FY2025: 325 cases at 60.4 mo average · #65/88 harshest-rank · mix-adjusted +13.2% (DISP-LONG). Nearest ABS peer: Central (-0.4 mo).

Arizona

17.4
Western · near

59.7
Central · near

60
North

60.4
Northern · near

61
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.

North FY2024→FY2025: -6.3 mo avg

North Dakota: FY2025 average 60.4 mo (-6.3 vs FY2024); caseload -2. Chart = avg vs guideline midpoint.

Year	Cases	Avg (mo)	Within GL	Above GL	Below GL
FY2025	325	60.4	38%	4%	58%
FY2024	327	66.7	32%	4%	64%
FY2023	413	58.9	33%	5%	62%
FY2022	345	66.7	30%	4%	66%
FY2021	289	69.4	31%	5%	64%
FY2020	252	55.6	32%	4%	64%
FY2019	329	59.3	27%	3%	70%
FY2018	370	56.8	27%	2%	70%
FY2017	326	57.8	38%	5%	57%
FY2016	361	76.6	32%	3%	65%
FY2015	424	46.0	40%	2%	58%

Top Offenses (FY2025)

1

Drug Trafficking

136 cases · 63.0 mo avg

2

Immigration

53 cases · 2.6 mo avg

3

Firearms

42 cases · 41.3 mo avg

4

Assault

24 cases · 61.7 mo avg

5

Sexual Abuse

15 cases · 157.7 mo avg

6

Money Laundering

8 cases · 180.3 mo avg

7

Obscenity/Other Sex Offenses

7 cases · 17.0 mo avg

8

Child Pornography

7 cases · 217.0 mo avg

9

Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement

5 cases · 70.0 mo avg

10

Administration of Justice Offenses

5 cases · 10.0 mo avg

Sentencing Disparity

+13.2%

vs. national average (FY2025)

Drug Trafficking

136
Immigration

53
Firearms

42
Assault

24
Sexual Abuse

15
Money Laundering

8
Obscenity/Other Sex

7
Child Pornography

7
Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement

5
Administration of

5

What this shows Drug Trafficking was the most common offense in this district, accounting for 136 of the cases sentenced in FY2025.

Nationwide districts with similar caseload or average sentence

Sparse-book North 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(325 cases here).

Eastern Louisiana · 324 cases · 5th Circuit
Northern West Virginia · 326 cases · 4th Circuit
Eastern Washington · 335 cases · 9th Circuit
Northern Iowa · 313 cases · 8th Circuit

Similar average sentence

Nearest nationwide districts by ABS(60.4 mo here; ≥100-case books).

Central California · 60.0 mo avg · 932 cases
Northern Mississippi · 61.0 mo avg · 180 cases
Western Washington · 59.7 mo avg · 346 cases
Western New York · 59.3 mo avg · 403 cases

Read with North

ABS(avg_sentence) peers first, then a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed three-guide strip. This sheet stamps BOOK-LIGHT · SENT-MID · DISP-LONG · WITHIN-LOOSE · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NEAR · CIR-8TH.

Central · 60 mo

ABS(avg_sentence) peer at 60.0 mo (Δ 0.4 mo lenient vs North); 932 FY2025 cases · same USSC book axis as this sheet.

Northern · 61 mo

ABS(avg_sentence) peer at 61.0 mo (Δ 0.6 mo harsher vs North); 180 FY2025 cases · same USSC book axis as this sheet.

Western · 60 mo

ABS(avg_sentence) peer at 59.7 mo (Δ 0.7 mo lenient vs North); 346 FY2025 cases · same USSC book axis as this sheet.

Western · 59 mo

ABS(avg_sentence) peer at 59.3 mo (Δ 1.1 mo lenient vs North); 403 FY2025 cases · same USSC book axis as this sheet.

Disparity drill · DISP-LONG

North stamps DISP-LONG on mix-adjusted disparity - the disparity guide explains offense-mix vs judicial variation.

Drug · lead offense

Drug Trafficking led North at 136 cases (42% 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/.