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# Federal Other Offense Sentences in the Western District of Washington, FY2016–2025
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-other-sentences-western-district-of-washington/
- Published: 2026-11-04T11:09:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-04T11:09:15.000Z
- Description: The Sentencing Commission's "Other" offense type covers 732 people sentenced in the Western District of Washington in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, or 18% of the district's 3,992. Of the 732, 496 (68%) received probation only, and the median prison term was 0 months. A fine was ordered for 668 (91%).
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal

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**In brief:** The Sentencing Commission's "Other" offense type covers 732 people sentenced in the Western District of Washington in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, or 18% of the district's 3,992\. Of the 732, 496 (68%) received probation only, and the median prison term was 0 months. A fine was ordered for 668 (91%).

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 732 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/).

## Probation and Fines Were the Usual Sentence

"Other" is a catch-all category the Commission uses for cases that do not fit its named offense types. In this district it has 732 people. Of these, 496 (68%) received probation only, with no prison or other confinement. Another 233 (32%) received a prison term.

The median prison term was 0 months. A quarter of those sent to prison received 0 months or more, and a quarter received 0 months or less. The records do not explain this further.

A fine was ordered for 668 people (91%). Restitution was ordered for 9 (1%). Supervised release after prison was ordered for 22 (3%), with a median term of 12 months.

## Comparison With All 94 Districts

Across all 94 federal districts, 9,918 people were sentenced under this offense type. In that group, 38% were sent to prison and the median prison term was 0.2 months. The share sent to prison was lower in this district, at 32%.

Guilty pleas were 98% across all districts and more than 99% here. For all offenses in this district, the median prison term was 30 months and guilty pleas were 97%.

## Sentences Within the Guideline Range

Of the 726 people with this information, 715 (98%) were sentenced within the guideline range. Another 7 (less than 1%) were below the range at the government's request, and 4 (less than 1%) were below it without a government request. None were above it.

Across all districts, 90% of sentences for this offense type were within the range. For all offenses in this district, it was 35%. A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 0 of the 127 people with that information recorded.

## Pleas and Trials

Of the 732, 725 (more than 99%) pleaded guilty, and 7 were convicted after a trial. Among guilty pleas, 98% had a written plea agreement.

The median prison term after a guilty plea was 0 months. After a trial it was 1.5 months, based on 6 people. That is too few to support a general comparison.

## Which Guidelines Applied

The most common primary guideline was §2X5.2 (Class A Misdemeanors (Not Covered by Another Specific Offense Guideline)), with 21 people. Next were §2A5.2 (Interference with Flight Crew Member or Flight Attendant), with 5 people, and §2D2.2 (Acquiring a Controlled Substance by Forgery, Fraud, Deception, or Subterfuge), with 2 people. One person fell under §2D1.7 (Unlawful Sale or Transportation of Drug Paraphernalia).

These guidelines account for only a small part of the 732 people. The rest are spread across other guidelines.

## Criminal History and Yearly Counts

In criminal history, 93% were in the lowest category and less than 1% were in the highest. Court-martial records have no criminal history field.

Fiscal years 2016 to 2019 had 312 people, and fiscal years 2020 to 2025 had 420 people. The yearly counts range from 34 to 101 people. The yearly median prison term was between 0 months and 4 months.

| Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty |
| ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- |
| 2016        | 69               | 0 months      | 100%           |
| 2017        | 65               | 0 months      | 98%            |
| 2018        | 101              | 0 months      | more than 99%  |
| 2019        | 77               | 0 months      | 99%            |
| 2020        | 34               | 0 months      | 97%            |
| 2021        | 100              | 1.1 months    | 99%            |
| 2022        | 85               | 1 months      | 99%            |
| 2023        | 81               | 0.1 months    | 100%           |
| 2024        | 70               | 4 months      | 99%            |
| 2025        | 50               | 0.9 months    | 100%           |

## What the Records Cannot Show

Bremerton, Washington and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington are in this district. Courts-martial are tried in military courts, not in this federal district court.

The data counts only people who were convicted and sentenced. Acquittals and dismissals are not in it. Prison terms are the terms imposed, not time served.

### How We Counted

Everyone sentenced in federal court in the Western District of Washington (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Washington West") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Other" (732). 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 Western District of Washington, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-western-district-of-washington/) (overview)
- [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the Western District of Washington, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-western-district-of-washington/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the Western District of Washington, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-western-district-of-washington/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Firearms Sentences in the Western District of Washington, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-western-district-of-washington/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the Western District of Washington, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-immigration-sentences-western-district-of-washington/) (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.