Understanding Trends
By Offense
Court-martial analysis by UCMJ article.
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Court-martial analysis by UCMJ article.
UCMJ Articles
- Article 128: Assault
- Article 112a: Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances
- Article 134: General article
- Article 92: Failure to obey order or regulation
- Article 120: Rape and sexual assault
- Article 121: Larceny
- Article 128b: Domestic violence, numbered since 2019
- Article 107: False official statements
- Article 120b: Rape and sexual assault of a child
- Article 80: Attempts
- Article 86: AWOL
- Article 131b: Obstruction, numbered since 2019
- Article 81: Conspiracy
- Article 90: Willfully disobeying superior officer
- Article 120c: Other sexual misconduct
- Article 115: Malingering before 2019, communicating threats since
- Article 113: Misbehavior of a sentinel before 2019, drunken or reckless driving since
- Article 82: Soliciting
- Article 133: Conduct unbecoming an officer
- Article 129: Burglary before 2019, burglary and unlawful entry since
- Article 85: Desertion
- Article 109: Property other than military; waste, spoilage, destruction
- Article 114: Dueling before 2019, endangerment since
- Article 119b: Child endangerment, numbered since 2019
- Article 93: Cruelty and maltreatment
- Article 89: Disrespect toward superior officer; assault of superior officer
- Article 87a: Resisting apprehension, numbered since 2019
- Article 91: Insubordinate conduct toward NCO
- Article 108: Military property; loss, damage, destruction
- Article 130: Housebreaking before 2019, stalking since
- Article 121a: Fraudulent use of credit cards, debit cards, numbered since 2019
- Article 117a: Wrongful broadcast of intimate visual images
- Article 93a: Prohibited activities with recruit or trainee, numbered since 2019
- Article 118: Murder
- Article 119: Manslaughter
- Article 127: Extortion
- Article 87b: Offenses against correctional custody, numbered since 2019
- Article 87: Missing movement
Charges Over Time
- Which Charges Grew and Shrank at Air Force Courts-Martial? 2016–2018 Compared With 2023–2025
- Which Charges Grew and Shrank at Army Courts-Martial? 2021–2022 Compared With 2024–2025
- Which Charges Grew and Shrank at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial? 2021–2022 Compared With 2024–2025
Across the Services
- 1129 Article 134 Courts-Martial in Three Services, 2021–2025
- 231 Article 131b Courts-Martial in Three Services, 2021–2025
- 62 Article 87a Courts-Martial in Three Services, 2021–2025
- 833 Article 92 Courts-Martial in Three Services, 2021–2025
- Army, Air Force, or Navy-Marine Corps: How Article 107 Cases Compare, 2021–2025
- Army, Air Force, or Navy-Marine Corps: How Article 117a Cases Compare, 2021–2025
- Army, Air Force, or Navy-Marine Corps: How Article 120 Cases Compare, 2021–2025
- Army, Air Force, or Navy-Marine Corps: How Article 128b Cases Compare, 2021–2025
- Army, Air Force, or Navy-Marine Corps: How Article 91 Cases Compare, 2021–2025
- Article 109 Across the Services: Cases, Pleas, and Sentences, 2021–2025
- Article 112a Across the Services: Cases, Pleas, and Sentences, 2021–2025
- Article 120b Across the Services: Cases, Pleas, and Sentences, 2021–2025
- Article 120c Across the Services: Cases, Pleas, and Sentences, 2021–2025
- Article 121 Across the Services: Cases, Pleas, and Sentences, 2021–2025
- Article 128 Across the Services: Cases, Pleas, and Sentences, 2021–2025
- Article 133 Across the Services: Cases, Pleas, and Sentences, 2021–2025
- Article 86 Across the Services: Cases, Pleas, and Sentences, 2021–2025
- Article 90 Across the Services: Cases, Pleas, and Sentences, 2021–2025
More Analysis
- Air Force Article 109 Cases by the Numbers, 2016–2025
- Air Force Article 113 Cases by the Numbers, 2021–2025
- Air Force Article 115 Cases by the Numbers, 2021–2025
- Air Force Article 121 Cases by the Numbers, 2016–2025
- Air Force Article 128b Cases by the Numbers, 2016–2025
- Air Force Article 131b Cases by the Numbers, 2016–2025
- Air Force Article 134 Cases by the Numbers, 2016–2025
- Air Force Article 85 Cases by the Numbers, 2016–2025
- Air Force Article 86 Cases by the Numbers, 2016–2025
- Air Force Article 90 Cases by the Numbers, 2016–2025
- Air Force Article 92 Cases by the Numbers, 2016–2025
- Are Air Force Drug Courts-Martial Disappearing? Article 112a, 2016–2025
- Army Article 107 Cases by the Numbers, 2021–2025
- Army Article 112a Cases by the Numbers, 2021–2025
- Army Article 115 Cases by the Numbers, 2021–2025
- Army Article 119b Cases by the Numbers, 2021–2025
- Army Article 121 Cases by the Numbers, 2021–2025
- Army Article 128 Cases by the Numbers, 2021–2025
- Army Article 133 Cases by the Numbers, 2021–2025
- Army Article 80 Cases by the Numbers, 2021–2025
- Army Article 82 Cases by the Numbers, 2021–2025
- Army Article 86 Cases by the Numbers, 2021–2025
- Fewer or More? Assault Charges at Air Force Courts-Martial, 2016–2025
- Fewer or More? Attempt Charges at Air Force Courts-Martial, 2016–2025
- Fewer or More? Attempt Charges at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2017–2025
- Fewer or More? Child Endangerment Charges at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2017–2025
- Fewer or More? Child Sexual Abuse Charges at Army Courts-Martial, 2021–2025
- Fewer or More? Child Sexual Abuse Charges at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2017–2025
- Fewer or More? Communicating Threats Charges at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2021–2025
- Fewer or More? Conspiracy Charges at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2017–2025
- Fewer or More? Desertion Charges at Army Courts-Martial, 2021–2025
- Fewer or More? Disobeying An Officer Charges at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2017–2025
- Fewer or More? Disrespect Charges at Army Courts-Martial, 2021–2025
- Fewer or More? False Official Statement Charges at Air Force Courts-Martial, 2016–2025
- Fewer or More? General Article Charges at Army Courts-Martial, 2021–2025
- Fewer or More? Indecent Recording And Exposure Charges at Air Force Courts-Martial, 2016–2025
- Fewer or More? Indecent Recording And Exposure Charges at Army Courts-Martial, 2021–2025
- Fewer or More? Indecent Recording And Exposure Charges at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2017–2025
- Fewer or More? Insubordination Charges at Army Courts-Martial, 2021–2025
- Fewer or More? Intimate Image Charges at Army Courts-Martial, 2021–2025
- Fewer or More? Intimate Image Charges at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2017–2025
- Fewer or More? Maltreatment Charges at Army Courts-Martial, 2021–2025
- Fewer or More? Military Property Charges at Air Force Courts-Martial, 2016–2025
- Fewer or More? Military Property Charges at Army Courts-Martial, 2021–2025
- Fewer or More? Orders Violation Charges at Army Courts-Martial, 2021–2025
- Fewer or More? Property Damage Charges at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2017–2025
- Fewer or More? Resisting Apprehension Charges at Army Courts-Martial, 2021–2025
- Fewer or More? Resisting Apprehension Charges at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2017–2025
- Fewer or More? Sexual Assault Charges at Army Courts-Martial, 2021–2025
- Fewer or More? Stalking Charges at Army Courts-Martial, 2021–2025
- How Has Article 107 Changed in Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial Since 2017?
- How Has Article 109 Changed in Army Courts-Martial Since 2021?
- How Has Article 114 Changed in Air Force Courts-Martial Since 2021?
- How Has Article 117a Changed in Air Force Courts-Martial Since 2016?
- How Has Article 118 Changed in Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial Since 2017?
- How Has Article 120b Changed in Air Force Courts-Martial Since 2016?
- How Has Article 121 Changed in Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial Since 2017?
- How Has Article 127 Changed in Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial Since 2017?
- How Has Article 128b Changed in Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial Since 2017?
- How Has Article 129 Changed in Army Courts-Martial Since 2021?
- How Has Article 129 Changed in Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial Since 2021?
- How Has Article 131b Changed in Army Courts-Martial Since 2021?
- How Has Article 81 Changed in Army Courts-Martial Since 2021?
- How Has Article 87a Changed in Air Force Courts-Martial Since 2016?
- How Has Article 89 Changed in Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial Since 2017?
- How Has Article 91 Changed in Air Force Courts-Martial Since 2016?
- How Has Article 91 Changed in Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial Since 2017?
- How Has Article 93 Changed in Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial Since 2017?
- Is Air Force Article 87b Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 87b, 2016–2025
- Is Air Force Conduct Unbecoming Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 133, 2016–2025
- Is Air Force Sexual Assault Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 120, 2016–2025
- Is Army Article 93a Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 93a, 2021–2025
- Is Army Disobeying An Officer Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 90, 2021–2025
- Is Army Domestic Violence Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 128b, 2021–2025
- Is Army Drunken Or Reckless Driving Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 113, 2021–2025
- Is Army Endangerment Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 114, 2021–2025
- Is Army Kidnapping Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 125, 2021–2025
- Is Army Murder Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 118, 2021–2025
- Is Navy-Marine Corps Article 121a Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 121a, 2017–2025
- Is Navy-Marine Corps Desertion Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 85, 2017–2025
- Is Navy-Marine Corps Drug Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 112a, 2017–2025
- Is Navy-Marine Corps Drunken Or Reckless Driving Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 113, 2021–2025
- Is Navy-Marine Corps Endangerment Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 114, 2021–2025
- Is Navy-Marine Corps General Article Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 134, 2017–2025
- Is Navy-Marine Corps Military Property Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 108, 2017–2025
- Is Navy-Marine Corps Obstruction Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 131b, 2017–2025
- Is Navy-Marine Corps Orders Violation Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 92, 2017–2025
- Is Navy-Marine Corps Sexual Assault Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 120, 2017–2025
- Navy-Marine Corps Article 119 Cases by the Numbers, 2017–2025
- Navy-Marine Corps Article 128 Cases by the Numbers, 2017–2025
- Navy-Marine Corps Article 133 Cases by the Numbers, 2017–2025
- Navy-Marine Corps Article 82 Cases by the Numbers, 2017–2025
- Navy-Marine Corps Article 86 Cases by the Numbers, 2017–2025
- Navy-Marine Corps Article 87 Cases by the Numbers, 2017–2025
More Analysis
- Fighting a Navy-Marine Corps AWOL Charge: How Contested Cases Ended
- Fighting a Navy-Marine Corps Child Sexual Abuse Charge: How Contested Cases Ended
- Fighting a Navy-Marine Corps Conduct Unbecoming Charge: How Contested Cases Ended
- Fighting a Navy-Marine Corps Disobeying An Officer Charge: How Contested Cases Ended
- Fighting a Navy-Marine Corps Drug Charge: How Contested Cases Ended
- Fighting a Navy-Marine Corps False Official Statement Charge: How Contested Cases Ended
- Fighting a Navy-Marine Corps Insubordination Charge: How Contested Cases Ended
- Fighting a Navy-Marine Corps Solicitation Charge: How Contested Cases Ended
- Fighting an Army Child Endangerment Charge: How Contested Cases Ended
- Fighting an Army Communicating Threats Charge: How Contested Cases Ended
- Fighting an Army Domestic Violence Charge: How Contested Cases Ended
- Fighting an Army General Article Charge: How Contested Cases Ended
- Fighting an Army Larceny Charge: How Contested Cases Ended
- Fighting an Army Orders Violation Charge: How Contested Cases Ended
- Fighting an Army Property Damage Charge: How Contested Cases Ended
- Fighting an Army Sexual Assault Charge: How Contested Cases Ended
- How Often Are Contested Army Article 112a Cases Acquitted?
- How Often Are Contested Army Article 114 Cases Acquitted?
- How Often Are Contested Army Article 120b Cases Acquitted?
- How Often Are Contested Army Article 128 Cases Acquitted?
- How Often Are Contested Army Article 131b Cases Acquitted?
- How Often Are Contested Army Article 80 Cases Acquitted?
- How Often Are Contested Army Article 90 Cases Acquitted?
- How Often Are Contested Navy-Marine Corps Article 113 Cases Acquitted?
- How Often Are Contested Navy-Marine Corps Article 128b Cases Acquitted?
- How Often Are Contested Navy-Marine Corps Article 129 Cases Acquitted?
- How Often Are Contested Navy-Marine Corps Article 81 Cases Acquitted?
- How Often Are Contested Navy-Marine Corps Article 92 Cases Acquitted?
- How Often Are Contested Navy-Marine Corps Article 93 Cases Acquitted?
- Not Guilty Pleas in Army Article 107 Cases: What Happened at Trial
- Not Guilty Pleas in Army Article 120c Cases: What Happened at Trial
- Not Guilty Pleas in Army Article 86 Cases: What Happened at Trial
- Not Guilty Pleas in Army Article 91 Cases: What Happened at Trial
- Not Guilty Pleas in Army Article 93 Cases: What Happened at Trial
- Not Guilty Pleas in Navy-Marine Corps Article 119b Cases: What Happened at Trial
- Not Guilty Pleas in Navy-Marine Corps Article 120 Cases: What Happened at Trial
- Not Guilty Pleas in Navy-Marine Corps Article 120c Cases: What Happened at Trial
- Not Guilty Pleas in Navy-Marine Corps Article 121 Cases: What Happened at Trial
- Not Guilty Pleas in Navy-Marine Corps Article 128 Cases: What Happened at Trial
- Not Guilty Pleas in Navy-Marine Corps Article 131b Cases: What Happened at Trial
- Not Guilty Pleas in Navy-Marine Corps Article 134 Cases: What Happened at Trial
- Not Guilty Pleas in Navy-Marine Corps Article 80 Cases: What Happened at Trial
- Not Guilty Pleas in Navy-Marine Corps Article 85 Cases: What Happened at Trial
How this data was built: methodology and known gaps.
About the author. Jocelyn C. Stewart is a retired Army JAG with more than 24 years of trying courts-martial and more than 200 jury trials. She hosts Where All The Bodies Are Buried and runs the Law Office of Jocelyn C. Stewart. This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.