> ## 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 Northern District of Ohio, FY2016–2025 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-assault-sentences-northern-district-of-ohio/ - Published: 2026-11-04T10:35:27.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-04T10:35:27.000Z - Description: Of the 27 people sentenced for assault offenses in the Northern District of Ohio in fiscal years 2017 to 2025, 25 (93%) received a prison term. The median prison term was 57 months (4.8 years), compared with 42 months for this offense type in all 94 federal districts. Nearly all of the 27 pleaded gu - 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 Northern District of Ohio, FY2016–2](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-northern-district-of-ohio/) › Assault: Northern District of Ohio **In brief:** Of the 27 people sentenced for assault offenses in the Northern District of Ohio in fiscal years 2017 to 2025, 25 (93%) received a prison term. The median prison term was 57 months (4.8 years), compared with 42 months for this offense type in all 94 federal districts. Nearly all of the 27 pleaded guilty: 26 (96%). 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 27 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/). ## Prison Terms in Assault Cases The median prison term among the 25 people sent to prison was 57 months. A quarter received 110 months or more, and a quarter received 40 months or less. One person received a life sentence. One person (4%) received probation only, with no prison or other confinement. Across all 94 federal districts, 90% of people sentenced for this offense type went to prison. Prison terms in these records are the terms imposed, not the time served. ## What Counts as an Assault Offense Here "Assault" is the U.S. Sentencing Commission's offense type, and the Commission assigns it based on the primary guideline. The district's cases were mostly under §2A2.2 (Aggravated Assault), with 20 people. Another 5 people were sentenced under §2A2.1 (Assault with Intent to Commit Murder), and 2 under §2A2.3 (Assault). These cases were less than 1% of the 7,866 people sentenced in the district across fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. The district's median prison term for all offenses was 46 months, which is lower than the 57 months for assault. ## Mandatory Minimums and Criminal History A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 4 of the 27 people (15%). In criminal history, 15% were in the lowest category I and 30% were in the highest VI. Court-martial records have no criminal history field, so the military side cannot be compared on this point. Of the 24 people (89%) ordered to serve supervised release after prison, the median term was 36 months. One person (4%) received supervised release for life. ## Guideline Ranges and Plea Agreements Sentences were within the guideline range for 48% of the 27 people (13). That is the same share as across all 94 districts for this offense type, and higher than the 43% for all offenses in this district. Another 30% (8) were below the range at the government's request. A further 15% (4) were below it without a government request, and 7% (2) were above the range. Among the guilty pleas, 65% had a written plea agreement and 35% were straight pleas with no agreement. A fine was ordered for 1 person (4%) and restitution for 1 (4%). ## The Single Trial Conviction Only 1 person was convicted after a trial. That person's prison term was 110 months, compared with a median of 55 months after a guilty plea. A comparison built on a single person does not show how trials and pleas differ. It is reported here only because the records contain it. ## Counts by Fiscal Year Fiscal years 2016 to 2019 had 6 people, and fiscal years 2020 to 2025 had 21\. Fiscal year 2023 had the most, with 9 people, and the yearly counts for other years run from 1 to 4. The yearly medians range widely because each year holds so few people. The table lists each year and should not be read as a trend. The fiscal year runs from October 1 through the end of September. | Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty | | ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- | | 2017 | 3 | 84 months | 3 of 3 | | 2018 | 2 | 290 months | 1 of 2 | | 2019 | 1 | 41 months | 1 of 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 120 months | 1 of 1 | | 2021 | 4 | 54 months | 4 of 4 | | 2022 | 3 | 41 months | 3 of 3 | | 2023 | 9 | 58 months | 9 of 9 | | 2024 | 3 | 90 months | 3 of 3 | | 2025 | 1 | 24 months | 1 of 1 | ## Limits of the Data The Commission's data counts only people who were convicted and sentenced. Acquittals and dismissals are not in it. The records do not say what happened in any individual case, so the figures cannot explain why the district's prison terms differ from the national group. ### How We Counted Everyone sentenced in federal court in the Northern District of Ohio (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Ohio North") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Assault" (27). 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 Northern District of Ohio, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-northern-district-of-ohio/) (overview) - [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the Northern District of Ohio, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-northern-district-of-ohio/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Firearms Sentences in the Northern District of Ohio, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-northern-district-of-ohio/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the Northern District of Ohio, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-northern-district-of-ohio/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the Northern District of Ohio, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-immigration-sentences-northern-district-of-ohio/) (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.