> ## 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 Burglary and Trespass Sentences in the Central District of California, FY2016–2025 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-burglary-trespass-sentences-central-district-of-california/ - Published: 2026-11-04T10:37:06.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-04T10:37:06.000Z - Description: Only 17 people were sentenced for burglary or trespass offenses in the Central District of California in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Of those, 16 (94%) received a prison term, with a median of 13 months. In all 94 federal districts, the median for this offense type was 18 months. - 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 Central District of California, FY2](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-central-district-of-california/) › Burglary and Trespass: Central District of California **In brief:** Only 17 people were sentenced for burglary or trespass offenses in the Central District of California in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. Of those, 16 (94%) received a prison term, with a median of 13 months. In all 94 federal districts, the median for this offense type was 18 months. 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 17 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/). ## A Small Group With Nearly Universal Prison Terms The U.S. Sentencing Commission's offense type is "Burglary/Trespass." Of the 17 people sentenced in this district, 16 (94%) received prison and 1 (6%) received probation only. The median prison term was 13 months. A quarter received 17 months or more, and a quarter received 4 months or less. For all districts, 80% of 674 people were sent to prison, and the median was 18 months. The district's median for all offenses was 37 months. These are terms imposed, not time served. ## Residential Burglary and Trespass Guidelines The most common primary guideline was §2B2.1 (Burglary of a Residence or a Structure Other than a Residence), used for 11 people. Another 5 were sentenced under §2B2.3 (Trespass). A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 0 of the 16 people with that information recorded. These cases were less than 1% of the 9,958 people sentenced in the district. ## Guideline Range Positions Of the 16 people with the information, 7 (44%) were within the guideline range. Another 6 (38%) were below it without a government request, 2 (13%) were below it at the government's request, and 1 (6%) was above it. For all districts, 63% of these cases were within the range. For all offenses in this district, the share was 29%. The share within the range here was lower than the national figure for this type and higher than the district's overall figure. ## Pleas and the Single Trial A guilty plea was entered by 16 of 17 people (94%), and 1 person was convicted after a trial. The share for all districts was 97%. The median prison term was 12 months after a guilty plea. After the trial it was 14 months, a figure based on a single person that cannot support a comparison. Among the guilty pleas, 88% had a written plea agreement and 13% were straight pleas. ## Supervised Release, Restitution, and Criminal History Supervised release after prison was ordered for 16 people (94%), with a median term of 36 months. A fine was ordered for 1 (6%), and restitution for 6 (35%). The criminal history spread was wide. In all, 19% were in category I, the lowest, and 31% were in category VI, the highest. Court-martial records have no criminal history field. ## Fiscal Year Counts The district sentenced 8 people in fiscal years 2016 to 2019 and 9 in fiscal years 2020 to 2025\. No one is listed for 2021\. The fiscal year runs from October 1 to the end of September. Yearly counts are from 1 to 4 people. The medians range from 3.1 months to 46 months, and a median based on 1 person describes only that person. The table cannot show a trend. | Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty | | ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- | | 2016 | 1 | 16 months | 1 of 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 46 months | 1 of 1 | | 2018 | 2 | 3.7 months | 2 of 2 | | 2019 | 4 | 11 months | 3 of 4 | | 2020 | 1 | 15 months | 1 of 1 | | 2022 | 1 | 3.1 months | 1 of 1 | | 2023 | 2 | 10 months | 2 of 2 | | 2024 | 2 | 33 months | 2 of 2 | | 2025 | 3 | 20 months | 3 of 3 | ## Limits on What This Shows Only convicted and sentenced people are in the data. Acquittals and dismissals are not counted, and the property or location involved is not described. Fort Irwin, Twentynine Palms, and Vandenberg SFB are in this district. Courts-martial are tried in military courts, not in this federal district court. ### How We Counted Everyone sentenced in federal court in the Central District of California (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "California Central") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Burglary/Trespass" (17). 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. ## 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 Central District of California, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-central-district-of-california/) (overview) - [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the Central District of California, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-central-district-of-california/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the Central District of California, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-central-district-of-california/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the Central District of California, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-immigration-sentences-central-district-of-california/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Firearms Sentences in the Central District of California, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-central-district-of-california/) (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.