> ## 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 Puerto Rico, FY2016–2025 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-robbery-sentences-district-of-puerto-rico/ - Published: 2026-11-04T10:31:07.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-04T10:31:07.000Z - Description: In fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 479 people were sentenced for robbery in the District of Puerto Rico, and 471 (98%) received a prison term. The median prison term was 101 months (8.4 years), higher than the 60 months for all offenses in this district but lower than the 90 months for robbery in all 94 - 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 Puerto Rico, FY2016–202](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-district-of-puerto-rico/) › Robbery: District of Puerto Rico **In brief:** In fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 479 people were sentenced for robbery in the District of Puerto Rico, and 471 (98%) received a prison term. The median prison term was 101 months (8.4 years), higher than the 60 months for all offenses in this district but lower than the 90 months for robbery in all 94 federal districts. 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 479 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/). ## Robbery Prison Terms Compared With the District's Other Cases The U.S. Sentencing Commission's offense type is "Robbery." In this district, 5% of the 9,794 people sentenced in the period were in this group. Of the 479 people, 471 (98%) were sentenced to prison and 5 (1%) received probation only. The median prison term was 101 months. A quarter received 138 months or more, and a quarter received 71.5 months or less. For all offenses in this district, the median was 60 months. For robbery in all districts, 99% of 14,845 people were sent to prison, and the median was 90 months. These are terms imposed, not time served. ## Mandatory Minimums Were Common A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 281 of the 479 people with that information recorded (59%). A mandatory minimum is a sentencing floor set by statute. The primary guideline was §2B3.1 (Robbery) for 475 people. Under §2X6.1 (Use of a Minor in a Crime of Violence), 2 people were sentenced, and 1 under §2X3.1 (Accessory After the Fact). ## Guilty Pleas and Trial Terms A guilty plea was entered by 466 of 479 people (97%), and 13 were convicted after a trial. For all districts, the plea share was 95%, and for all offenses in this district it was 98%. The median prison term was 100 months after a guilty plea and 192 months after a trial, based on 13 people. The records do not show how the trial cases differed, so the gap cannot be explained from this data. Of the guilty pleas, 93% had a written plea agreement and 6% were straight pleas. ## Relation to the Guideline Range Of the 479 people, 280 (58%) were sentenced within the guideline range. Below the range at the government's request were 91 (19%), and below it without a government request were 42 (9%). Above the range were 66 (14%). For robbery in all districts, 40% were within the range. For all offenses in this district, the share was 54%. Robbery sentences here were within the range more often than the national figure for this type. ## Supervised Release, Restitution, and Criminal History Supervised release after prison was ordered for 470 people (98%), with a median term of 60 months. Restitution was ordered for 214 (45%), and a fine for 1 (less than 1%). On criminal history, 56% of the people were in category I, the lowest, and 5% were in category VI, the highest. Court-martial records have no criminal history field. ## Fiscal Year Counts and Medians The district sentenced 186 people for robbery in fiscal years 2016 to 2019 and 293 in fiscal years 2020 to 2025\. A fiscal year runs from October 1 to the end of September. Yearly counts range from 35 in 2025 to 72 in 2019\. Yearly medians range from 71 months in 2024 to 120 months in 2022 and 2023\. The records do not show what accounts for the differences between years. | Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty | | ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- | | 2016 | 37 | 97 months | 89% | | 2017 | 37 | 93 months | 97% | | 2018 | 40 | 100.5 months | 98% | | 2019 | 72 | 101 months | 94% | | 2020 | 57 | 109.5 months | 100% | | 2021 | 53 | 108 months | 100% | | 2022 | 44 | 120 months | 100% | | 2023 | 67 | 120 months | 96% | | 2024 | 37 | 71 months | 100% | | 2025 | 35 | 84 months | 100% | ## What the Records Do Not Cover The data include only people who were convicted and sentenced. Acquittals and dismissals are not counted, and no case facts, such as weapons or injuries, are described. Courts-martial are tried in military courts, not in this federal district court. These figures describe federal cases only. ### How We Counted Everyone sentenced in federal court in the District of Puerto Rico (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Puerto Rico") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Robbery" (479). 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 Puerto Rico, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-district-of-puerto-rico/) (overview) - [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the District of Puerto Rico, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-district-of-puerto-rico/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Firearms Sentences in the District of Puerto Rico, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-district-of-puerto-rico/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the District of Puerto Rico, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-immigration-sentences-district-of-puerto-rico/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the District of Puerto Rico, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-district-of-puerto-rico/) (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.