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# Federal Robbery Sentences in the Northern District of Indiana, FY2016–2025
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-robbery-sentences-northern-district-of-indiana/
- Published: 2026-11-04T11:16:17.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-04T11:16:17.000Z
- Description: The median prison term for robbery in the Northern District of Indiana was 92 months (7.7 years), about the same as the 90 months for robbery in all 94 federal districts. Of the 119 people sentenced in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 117 (98%) received a prison term. A mandatory minimum applied to 50 peo
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal

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**In brief:** The median prison term for robbery in the Northern District of Indiana was 92 months (7.7 years), about the same as the 90 months for robbery in all 94 federal districts. Of the 119 people sentenced in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 117 (98%) received a prison term. A mandatory minimum applied to 50 people (42%).

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 119 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/).

## Nearly Everyone Went to Prison

The Commission's "Robbery" offense type had 119 people in the Northern District of Indiana. They were 4% of the 3,085 people sentenced in the district. Of the 119, 117 (98%) received a prison term, and none received probation only.

Among those sent to prison, the median prison term was 92 months. A quarter received 150 months or more, and a quarter received 63 months or less. For all offenses in the district, the median was 51 months, so robbery terms were longer than the district's overall median.

Nationally, 99% of robbery cases ended in a prison term, which is about the same as in this district.

## Mandatory Minimums

A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 50 of the 119 people (42%). That is a floor on the sentence, set by the statute of conviction. The sheet does not report how many robbery sentences were at that floor.

## Guideline Range Results

Sentences within the guideline range were 56% (67 people). Below the range at the government's request were 22% (26 people), and below the range without a request were 21% (25 people). One person, less than 1%, was above the range.

For robbery in all 94 districts, 40% of sentences were within the range. For all offenses in the Northern District of Indiana, the figure was 47%. Robbery sentences here were within the range more often than either group.

## Pleas, Trials, and the Main Guideline

A total of 113 people (95%) pleaded guilty, and 6 were convicted after a trial. The national guilty plea share for robbery was also 95%. Among the guilty pleas, 89% had a written plea agreement and 11% were straight pleas with no agreement.

The median prison term was 90 months after a guilty plea and 118.5 months after a trial. The trial figure is based on 6 people, so it is a rough measure.

Of the cases, 118 were sentenced under §2B3.1 (Robbery), and 1 was sentenced under §2X3.1 (Accessory After the Fact).

## Supervision, Restitution, and Criminal History

Supervised release followed prison for 116 people (97%), with a median term of 24 months. Restitution was ordered for 77 people (65%). No fine was ordered in any case.

In criminal history, 32% were in the lowest category, category I, and 16% were in the highest, category VI.

## Counts by Year

Fiscal years 2016 to 2019 had 58 people, and fiscal years 2020 to 2025 had 61 people. The yearly count was 17 people in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 and 4 people in fiscal year 2025.

Yearly medians range from 65 months in fiscal year 2018 to 168 months in fiscal year 2024, but the later years have few people. The records cannot show why the counts or medians changed.

The data covers only people who were convicted and sentenced. Prison terms are those imposed, not time served.

| Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty |
| ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- |
| 2016        | 12               | 77.5 months   | 100%           |
| 2017        | 17               | 125 months    | 100%           |
| 2018        | 17               | 65 months     | 94%            |
| 2019        | 12               | 77.5 months   | 100%           |
| 2020        | 15               | 90 months     | 80%            |
| 2021        | 15               | 102 months    | 100%           |
| 2022        | 13               | 121 months    | 92%            |
| 2023        | 9                | 140 months    | 8 of 9         |
| 2024        | 5                | 168 months    | 5 of 5         |
| 2025        | 4                | 101.5 months  | 4 of 4         |

### How We Counted

Everyone sentenced in federal court in the Northern District of Indiana (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Indiana North") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Robbery" (119). 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 Northern District of Indiana, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-northern-district-of-indiana/) (overview)
- [Federal Firearms Sentences in the Northern District of Indiana, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-northern-district-of-indiana/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the Northern District of Indiana, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-northern-district-of-indiana/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the Northern District of Indiana, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-northern-district-of-indiana/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Child Pornography Sentences in the Northern District of Indiana, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-child-pornography-sentences-northern-district-of-indiana/) (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.