Federal Burglary and Trespass Sentences in the Western District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025
All 15 people sentenced for burglary and trespass offenses in the Western District of Oklahoma from fiscal year 2016 to 2025 received a prison term. The median was 26 months (2.2 years), compared with 18 months across all 94 federal districts.
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In brief: All 15 people sentenced for burglary and trespass offenses in the Western District of Oklahoma from fiscal year 2016 to 2025 received a prison term. The median was 26 months (2.2 years), compared with 18 months across all 94 federal districts.
This post uses the U.S. Sentencing Commission's records of 15 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 Group of 15 With Prison Terms for All
15 of 15 people (100%) were sent to prison, and 0 received probation only. In all districts, 80% of people in the offense type "Burglary/Trespass" were sent to prison.
Among those sent to prison, the median prison term was 26 months. A quarter received 41.5 months or more, and a quarter received 14.5 months or less. The national median for this offense type was 18 months, so the median here was higher. It was lower than the 46 months for all offenses in this district.
One Guideline Covers Nearly Every Case
14 people had §2B2.1 (Burglary of a Residence or a Structure Other than a Residence) as the primary guideline. Burglary and trespass is the U.S. Sentencing Commission's own category.
Less than 1% of the 4,661 people sentenced in the district during these years fall in this group. All 94 districts together had 674 people in this offense type.
Within the Guideline Range for 60%
60% of sentences (9 people) were within the guideline range. 20% (3 people) were below the range without a government request, and 7% (1 person) was below it at the government's request. 13% (2 people) were above the range.
Nationwide, 63% of sentences for this offense type fell within the range. That is about the same as the 60% here. Across all offenses in the Western District of Oklahoma, 50% were within the range.
One Trial Conviction
14 of 15 people (93%) pleaded guilty, and 1 person was convicted after a trial. The median prison term after a guilty plea was 23.5 months. The person convicted at trial received 120 months.
One trial does not show how trial and plea sentences compare in general. Of those who pleaded guilty, 79% had a written plea agreement and 21% entered a straight plea with no agreement.
Criminal History and Post-Prison Orders
20% of the people were in the lowest criminal history category I, and 40% were in the highest (VI). Court-martial records have no criminal history field.
A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 0 of the 12 people with that information recorded (0%). 14 people (93%) were ordered to serve supervised release after prison, with a median term of 36 months. No fine was ordered (0, or 0%), and restitution was ordered for 9 people (60%).
Few Cases in Early Years
2 people were sentenced in fiscal years 2016 to 2019, and 13 in fiscal years 2020 to 2025. The table shows 1 to 4 people in each year with cases.
The yearly medians range from 12 months in 2020 to 120 months in 2025. The 2025 figure is one person who did not plead guilty. Counts this small do not show a trend.
| Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 33 months | 1 of 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 14 months | 1 of 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 12 months | 3 of 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 26 months | 3 of 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 21 months | 4 of 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 46 months | 2 of 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 120 months | 0 of 1 |
What the Records Do Not Cover
A person who was acquitted or whose case was dismissed does not appear here. The records begin at sentencing.
The figures report terms imposed. The records do not say how long anyone stayed in prison.
The district contains Altus AFB, Fort Sill, and Tinker AFB. Their courts-martial are handled in the military system, and this page does not connect any installation to the federal cases above.
How We Counted
Everyone sentenced in federal court in the Western District of Oklahoma (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Oklahoma West") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Burglary/Trespass" (15). 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 (the background article)
- Federal Prosecution Analysis (all federal posts)
- How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built (sources and method)
- Federal Sentences in the Western District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025 (overview)
- Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the Western District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025 (same district, other offense type)
- Federal Firearms Sentences in the Western District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025 (same district, other offense type)
- Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the Western District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025 (same district, other offense type)
- Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the Western 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.