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# Federal Robbery Sentences in the Southern District of Florida, FY2016–2025
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-robbery-sentences-southern-district-of-florida/
- Published: 2026-11-04T10:07:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-04T10:07:27.000Z
- Description: Nearly everyone sentenced for robbery in the Southern District of Florida in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 received a prison term: 637 of 638 people. The median prison term was 90 months (7.5 years), the same as the median for all 94 federal districts in this offense type.
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal

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**In brief:** Nearly everyone sentenced for robbery in the Southern District of Florida in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 received a prison term: 637 of 638 people. The median prison term was 90 months (7.5 years), the same as the median for all 94 federal districts in this offense type.

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 638 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/).

## A 90-Month Median, the Same as the National Figure

The U.S. Sentencing Commission's offense type "Robbery" includes 638 people sentenced in this district. 637 (more than 99%) received a prison term, and none received probation only.

The median prison term was 90 months. A quarter received 147 months or more, and a quarter received 48 months or less. 2 people received a life sentence.

Across all 94 districts, the Commission counted 14,845 people, 99% were sent to prison, and the median prison term was also 90 months. Prison terms are the terms imposed, not time served.

## Guideline Range Results

Of the 637 people with guideline information, 347 (54%) were sentenced within the range. Below the range at the government's request applied to 52 people (8%), and below the range without a government request to 189 people (30%). 49 people (8%) were above the range.

Nationally, 40% of robbery sentences were within the range, which was lower than this district's share. For all offenses in the district, the share was 55%.

## Mandatory Minimums

A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 227 of the 638 people with that information recorded (36%).

The most common primary guideline was §2B3.1 (Robbery), with 635 people. 2 people were sentenced under §2X3.1 (Accessory After the Fact).

## Pleas and Trials

A total of 587 people (92%) pleaded guilty, and 51 were convicted after a trial. Across all 94 districts, 95% pleaded guilty. For all offenses in this district, the rate was 95%.

The median prison term after a guilty plea was 84 months. After a trial it was 180 months. Among guilty pleas, 76% had a written plea agreement, and 21% were straight pleas with no agreement.

## Restitution, Supervised Release, and Criminal History

Restitution was ordered for 447 people (70%), and a fine for 4 (less than 1%). Supervised release was ordered for 636 people (more than 99%), and the median term was 36 months.

In criminal history, 31% were in the lowest category, category I, and 20% were in the highest, VI. Court-martial records have no criminal history field.

## The Yearly Pattern

A fiscal year starts on October 1 and ends the following September. Robbery cases were 4% of the 17,081 people sentenced in the district over these years.

The yearly count ranged from 30 people in fiscal year 2021 to 113 people in fiscal year 2016\. The yearly median prison term ranged from 65 months to 110 months, and guilty pleas ranged from 84% to 100%.

| Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty |
| ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- |
| 2016        | 113              | 84 months     | 96%            |
| 2017        | 76               | 100 months    | 92%            |
| 2018        | 77               | 84 months     | 91%            |
| 2019        | 71               | 84 months     | 90%            |
| 2020        | 51               | 65 months     | 96%            |
| 2021        | 30               | 75 months     | 100%           |
| 2022        | 67               | 96 months     | 94%            |
| 2023        | 45               | 106 months    | 84%            |
| 2024        | 59               | 110 months    | 88%            |
| 2025        | 49               | 97 months     | 88%            |

## What the Records Cannot Show

The data does not describe any robbery, whether a weapon was involved, or why one sentence was longer than another. Only people convicted and sentenced are counted. Courts-martial are tried in military courts and are not part of this federal data.

### How We Counted

Everyone sentenced in federal court in the Southern District of Florida (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Florida South") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Robbery" (638). 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 Southern District of Florida, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-southern-district-of-florida/) (overview)
- [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the Southern District of Florida, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-southern-district-of-florida/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the Southern District of Florida, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-immigration-sentences-southern-district-of-florida/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the Southern District of Florida, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-southern-district-of-florida/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Firearms Sentences in the Southern District of Florida, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-southern-district-of-florida/) (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.