> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.bodiesburied.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Federal Assault Sentences in the District of Nevada, FY2016–2025 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-assault-sentences-district-of-nevada/ - Published: 2026-11-04T11:08:48.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-04T11:08:48.000Z - Description: The median prison term for assault in the District of Nevada was 23.5 months for the 50 of 59 people sent to prison in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. In all 94 federal districts the median was 42 months. In this district, 53% of assault sentences were within the guideline range, compared with 48% in all - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) › [Federal Sentences in the District of Nevada, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-district-of-nevada/) › Assault: District of Nevada **In brief:** The median prison term for assault in the District of Nevada was 23.5 months for the 50 of 59 people sent to prison in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. In all 94 federal districts the median was 42 months. In this district, 53% of assault sentences were within the guideline range, compared with 48% in all districts. Updated November 4, 2026 · Sources: U.S. Sentencing Commission and Federal Judicial Center, fiscal years 2016–2025 This post uses the U.S. Sentencing Commission's records of 59 people sentenced in federal court in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. Acquittals and dismissals come from a second source, the Federal Judicial Center's records of 753,808 federal defendants whose cases ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. It is part of the [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) series, which builds on [Military Moves Toward Sentencing Guidelines to Mirror the Federal System](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/military-sentencing-guidelines-federal-system/). How the numbers were built: [How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-data-methodology/). ## Shorter Terms Than in All Districts Of the 59 people sentenced for assault, 50 (85%) received a prison term, and 6 (10%) received probation only. In all districts, 90% were sent to prison. The median prison term here was 23.5 months. A quarter received 74.5 months or more, and a quarter received 6 months or less. The all-districts median was 42 months, so the district figure was lower. The median for all offenses in the District of Nevada was 33 months. ## Guideline Range Of the 57 people with guideline information, 30 (53%) were sentenced within the range. In all districts the share was 48%, and for all offenses in this district it was 33%. Another 14 sentences (25%) were below the range at the government's request, and 7 (12%) were below it without a request. A total of 6 (11%) were above the range. A mandatory minimum applied to 4 of the 56 people with that information recorded (7%). ## Pleas and Trials A total of 54 of 59 people (92%) pleaded guilty, and 5 were convicted after a trial. The rate in all districts was 93%. The median prison term was 23 months after a guilty plea and 63 months after a trial. The trial figure rests on 5 people. Among guilty pleas, 83% had a written plea agreement and 17% were straight pleas. ## Which Assault Guidelines Applied "Assault" is the offense type the U.S. Sentencing Commission assigns. The most common primary guideline was §2A2.2 (Aggravated Assault), with 29 people. Next was §2A2.3 (Assault), with 19, and §2A2.1 (Assault with Intent to Commit Murder), with 3. Assault cases were 2% of the district's 3,640 sentenced people. ## After Sentencing and Criminal History Supervised release was ordered for 44 people (75%), with a median term of 36 months. A fine was ordered for 3 (5%), and restitution for 12 (20%). On criminal history, 39% were in the lowest category, category I, and 9% were in the highest, category VI. Court-martial records have no criminal history field. ## Counts by Fiscal Year Fiscal years 2016 to 2019 had 25 people, and fiscal years 2020 to 2025 had 34\. No year has more than 9 people. The yearly medians range from 0.1 months to 84 months, and fiscal year 2016 is listed as n/a. The records do not support describing a trend from groups this small. | Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty | | ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- | | 2016 | 3 | n/a | 3 of 3 | | 2017 | 6 | 11 months | 6 of 6 | | 2018 | 7 | 84 months | 7 of 7 | | 2019 | 9 | 27 months | 8 of 9 | | 2020 | 3 | 18.5 months | 2 of 3 | | 2021 | 5 | 20 months | 4 of 5 | | 2022 | 3 | 0.1 months | 3 of 3 | | 2023 | 9 | 35 months | 9 of 9 | | 2024 | 7 | 46 months | 6 of 7 | | 2025 | 7 | 23 months | 6 of 7 | ## Limits of the Data Creech AFB and Nellis AFB are in this district. Courts-martial are tried in military courts, not in this federal district court. The data covers only people who were convicted and sentenced. It does not describe injuries or the facts of any case. ### How We Counted Everyone sentenced in federal court in the District of Nevada (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Nevada") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Assault" (59). Offense types are the Commission's OFFGUIDE categories. Federal fiscal years run from October 1 to September 30\. No person, judge, or lawyer is identified in any of these records. ### What to Keep in Mind **No parole in federal prison; credit for good conduct.** Federal prison has no parole for crimes committed on or after November 1, 1987\. A federal prisoner can earn up to 54 days of good conduct credit for each year of the sentence the judge imposed, which is about 15%. Some federal prisoners can also earn First Step Act time credits, but many offenses make a person ineligible. The numbers in this post are the sentences judges imposed, not the time people actually served. **Federal supervised release.** Most federal prison sentences are followed by a term of supervised release that the judge sets as part of the sentence. A person who violates it can be sent back to prison. A court-martial cannot sentence anyone to supervision after release. Military parole and mandatory supervised release are decided later by a board, not by the judge at trial. **Who decides the sentence, and under what rules.** Federal judges sentence every federal case. They must calculate the Sentencing Guidelines range, which is advisory, and must impose any mandatory minimum the statute requires unless an exception applies. In courts-martial, the accused could choose sentencing by members until the rules changed. For cases in which every guilty finding is for an offense committed after December 27, 2023, a military judge sentences alone, within sentencing parameters. Courts-martial tried in 2024 and later include both old-rule and new-rule cases, and the data cannot tell them apart. **Time periods.** Federal numbers are by federal fiscal year (October 1 to September 30), based on the sentencing date. The military numbers are by trial date. Neither source has the date of the offense, so a change in law shows up in either data set gradually. **How life sentences and "time served" are counted.** In the federal numbers, a life sentence is counted as 470 months, and any other sentence longer than 470 months is counted as just under 470 months. A sentence of "time served" is counted as one day (0.03 months). Averages are affected by these rules; medians much less. **Mandatory minimum sentences.** Many federal statutes on drugs, images of child exploitation, child sex abuse, and firearms carry mandatory minimum prison terms. The UCMJ has mandatory minimums only for a few offenses (a dishonorable discharge or dismissal for rape and sexual assault, and life for premeditated murder). Federal sentences for these offenses are partly set by Congress, not by the judge. ## Related Analysis - [Military Moves Toward Sentencing Guidelines to Mirror the Federal System](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/military-sentencing-guidelines-federal-system/) (the background article) - [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) (all federal posts) - [How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-data-methodology/) (sources and method) - [Federal Sentences in the District of Nevada, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-district-of-nevada/) (overview) - [Federal Firearms Sentences in the District of Nevada, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-district-of-nevada/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the District of Nevada, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-district-of-nevada/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the District of Nevada, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-immigration-sentences-district-of-nevada/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the District of Nevada, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-district-of-nevada/) (same district, other offense type) - [U.S. Sentencing Commission, Individual Offender Datafiles](https://www.ussc.gov/research/datafiles/commission-datafiles?ref=bodiesburied.com) (source) - [Federal Judicial Center, Integrated Database (criminal defendants)](https://www.fjc.gov/research/idb?ref=bodiesburied.com) (source) **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](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/?ref=bodiesburied.com). This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.