> ## 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 Robbery Sentences in the District of Minnesota, FY2016–2025 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-robbery-sentences-district-of-minnesota/ - Published: 2026-11-04T11:06:49.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-04T11:06:49.000Z - Description: 170 people were sentenced for robbery in the District of Minnesota in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 99% received a prison term, with a median of 93.5 months (7.8 years). The median for robbery in all 94 federal districts together was 90 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 District of Minnesota, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-district-of-minnesota/) › Robbery: District of Minnesota **In brief:** 170 people were sentenced for robbery in the District of Minnesota in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. 99% received a prison term, with a median of 93.5 months (7.8 years). The median for robbery in all 94 federal districts together was 90 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 170 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/). ## Long Prison Terms Were Typical 168 of the 170 people (99%) received a prison term, and 1 (less than 1%) received probation only. In all districts, 99% of people sentenced for robbery were sent to prison. The median prison term was 93.5 months (7.8 years). A quarter received 141 months or more, and a quarter received 57.8 months or less. The median for all offenses in the District of Minnesota was 70 months. Terms are those imposed and not the time served. ## Pleas Compared With Trials 156 of 170 people (92%) pleaded guilty, and 14 were convicted after a trial. After a guilty plea the median prison term was 87 months. After a trial it was 156 months, based on 13 people convicted at trial and sent to prison. All districts show 95% guilty pleas for robbery, and the district's rate for all offenses is 94%. Every guilty plea in Minnesota (100%) had a written plea agreement. ## A Mandatory Minimum in 25% of Cases A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 43 of the 170 people (25%). For a mandatory minimum, the statute sets a prison term that a judge must impose unless a legal exception applies. The records do not link the mandatory minimum to individual sentences, so they cannot show how many of the longest terms involved one. ## Position Against the Guideline Range 76 people (45%) were sentenced within the range. 51 (30%) were below it without a government request, and 41 (24%) were below it at the government's request. 2 people (1%) were above the range. Within-range sentences were 40% for robbery in all districts and 31% for all offenses in the District of Minnesota. ## Guidelines, Restitution, and Supervision Robbery cases were 5% of the 3,630 people sentenced in the district. 168 had §2B3.1 (Robbery) as the primary guideline, and 2 had §2X3.1 (Accessory After the Fact). Restitution was ordered for 138 people (81%), and no fine was ordered. 168 people (99%) were ordered to serve supervised release after prison, with a median term of 36 months. ## Criminal History 19% were in the lowest criminal history category, and 32% in the highest. The military records have no criminal history field, so there is no court-martial figure to set beside these. ## Yearly Counts 61 people were sentenced in fiscal years 2016 to 2019, and 109 in fiscal years 2020 to 2025\. Each fiscal year runs October 1 through September. Yearly counts are small, from 10 to 24 people. The yearly medians in the table run from 70 months in 2021 to 114 months in 2023\. With these counts, the table does not support a conclusion about direction over time. | Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty | | ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- | | 2016 | 19 | 104 months | 89% | | 2017 | 12 | 103.5 months | 83% | | 2018 | 10 | 97.5 months | 100% | | 2019 | 20 | 103 months | 80% | | 2020 | 20 | 96.5 months | 85% | | 2021 | 24 | 70 months | 88% | | 2022 | 21 | 100 months | 100% | | 2023 | 13 | 114 months | 100% | | 2024 | 14 | 79 months | 100% | | 2025 | 17 | 72 months | 100% | ### How We Counted Everyone sentenced in federal court in the District of Minnesota (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Minnesota") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Robbery" (170). 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 District of Minnesota, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-district-of-minnesota/) (overview) - [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the District of Minnesota, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-district-of-minnesota/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Firearms Sentences in the District of Minnesota, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-district-of-minnesota/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the District of Minnesota, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-district-of-minnesota/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Child Pornography Sentences in the District of Minnesota, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-child-pornography-sentences-district-of-minnesota/) (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.