Federal Burglary and Trespass Sentences in the Northern District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025
All 32 people sentenced in the Northern District of Oklahoma under the "Burglary/Trespass" offense type in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 pleaded guilty. 26 (81%) received a prison term, with a median of 47 months (3.9 years). For all 94 districts, the median was 18 months.
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In brief: All 32 people sentenced in the Northern District of Oklahoma under the "Burglary/Trespass" offense type in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 pleaded guilty. 26 (81%) received a prison term, with a median of 47 months (3.9 years). For all 94 districts, the median was 18 months.
This post uses the U.S. Sentencing Commission's records of 32 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 series, which builds on Military Moves Toward Sentencing Guidelines to Mirror the Federal System. How the numbers were built: How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built.
A Higher Median Prison Term Than in All Districts
Among the 26 people sent to prison, the median prison term was 47 months, which is 3.9 years. A quarter received 81 months or more, and a quarter received 27 months or less.
For burglary and trespass cases in all 94 federal districts, the median was 18 months, so the median in this district was higher. In all 94 districts, 80% were sent to prison, which is about the same as the 81% here.
The other 6 people (19%) received probation only, with no prison or other confinement.
One Guideline Covers Every Case
The offense type is the Commission's category, not a charge. All 32 people had the same primary guideline, §2B2.1 (Burglary of a Residence or a Structure Other than a Residence).
These cases were less than 1% of the 3,400 people sentenced in the district in these years. For all offenses in the district, the median prison term was 37 months.
Criminal History
Criminal history was spread across the categories. 22% of the 32 people were in the lowest category, category I, and 28% were in the highest, category VI.
The criminal history category is one input to the guideline range. Court-martial records have no criminal history field, so this detail applies only to the federal numbers.
Sentences Compared With the Guideline Range
34% (11) were sentenced within the guideline range. That is a lower share than the 63% for all districts and the 45% for all offenses in this district.
31% (10) were sentenced above the range. 19% (6) were below the range at the government's request, and 16% (5) were below it without a government request.
A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 2 of the 24 people with that information recorded (8%).
Plea Agreements
32 of 32 (100%) pleaded guilty, and 0 were convicted after a trial. The rate for all districts was 97%. Every guilty plea had a written plea agreement.
Because no one was convicted at trial, the sheet has no trial median to report.
Release, Fines, and Restitution
26 people (81%) were ordered to serve supervised release after prison, and the median term was 36 months. A fine was ordered for 2 people (6%). Restitution was ordered for 12 (38%).
Counts by Fiscal Year
The fiscal year runs from October 1 to the end of September. Fiscal years 2016 to 2019 have 1 person, and fiscal years 2020 to 2025 have 31 people.
The most in one year was 10, in 2022. The yearly medians run from 24 months to 78 months, but years with 1 to 10 people do not show a trend.
| Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 24 months | 1 of 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | n/a | 1 of 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 49 months | 4 of 4 |
| 2022 | 10 | 36 months | 100% |
| 2023 | 2 | 37 months | 2 of 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 78 months | 7 of 7 |
| 2025 | 7 | 51 months | 7 of 7 |
What the Data Does Not Include
Only people who were convicted and sentenced are counted. Acquittals and dismissals are not in the data. Prison terms are the terms imposed, not time served. The records do not show the facts of a case or the reasons for a sentence above the range.
How We Counted
Everyone sentenced in federal court in the Northern District of Oklahoma (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Oklahoma North") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Burglary/Trespass" (32). 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 (the background article)
- Federal Prosecution Analysis (all federal posts)
- How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built (sources and method)
- Federal Sentences in the Northern District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025 (overview)
- Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the Northern District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025 (same district, other offense type)
- Federal Firearms Sentences in the Northern District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025 (same district, other offense type)
- Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the Northern District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025 (same district, other offense type)
- Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the Northern District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025 (same district, other offense type)
- U.S. Sentencing Commission, Individual Offender Datafiles (source)
- Federal Judicial Center, Integrated Database (criminal defendants) (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. This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.