Federal Offense Types
The U.S. Sentencing Commission's FY2024 Sourcebook records more than 61,000 federal sentencing cases under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The Commission's annual Sourcebook and datafiles cover all 94 federal judicial districts; see our methodology for the data refresh cadence and calculation scope.
Explore federal criminal sentencing data for 30 offense categories tracked by the U.S. Sentencing Commission, FY2015–FY2025.
30
Offense Types
7
Categories
10
Years of Data
USSC
Source
Drug Offenses
Firearms/Weapons
Fraud/Financial
Immigration
Other
Administration of Justice Offenses
Avg 17.3 mo
· 558 cases
Burglary/Trespass
Avg 27.4 mo
· 50 cases
Commercialized Vice
Avg 13.4 mo
· 88 cases
Environmental
Avg 7.0 mo
· 149 cases
Food and Drug
Avg 19.5 mo
· 44 cases
Individual Rights
Avg 74.2 mo
· 100 cases
National Defense
Avg 15.8 mo
· 499 cases
Other Offenses
Avg 2.6 mo
· 1,665 cases
Prison Offenses
Avg 13.1 mo
· 414 cases
Sex Offenses
Violent Crime
Data disclaimer: This information is derived from USSC datafiles and is provided for educational and research purposes only. Not legal advice. Individual cases vary significantly based on specific facts, criminal history, and judicial discretion.
Download the federal sentencing-by-district CSV cited on this page: plainsentencing-districts.csv (CC0).