> ## 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 Western District of New York, FY2016–2025 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-robbery-sentences-western-district-of-new-york/ - Published: 2026-11-04T11:00:17.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-04T11:00:16.000Z - Description: In the Western District of New York, 123 of the 127 people (97%) sentenced for robbery offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 received a prison term. The median prison term was 84 months (7 years), compared with 90 months across all 94 federal districts. Restitution was ordered for 96 people (76%). - 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 Western District of New York, FY201](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-western-district-of-new-york/) › Robbery: Western District of New York **In brief:** In the Western District of New York, 123 of the 127 people (97%) sentenced for robbery offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 received a prison term. The median prison term was 84 months (7 years), compared with 90 months across all 94 federal districts. Restitution was ordered for 96 people (76%). 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 127 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/). ## Prison Terms for Robbery Compared With the Nation The U.S. Sentencing Commission counted 127 people in its "Robbery" offense type in this district. Of these, 123 (97%) received a prison term, and none received probation only (0%). Among the 123 people sent to prison, the median prison term was 84 months. A quarter received 142 months or more, and a quarter received 57 months or less. For all districts together, 14,845 people were sentenced in this offense type, 99% were sent to prison, and the median was 90 months, which is higher than the district's. The district's median for all offenses was 41 months. ## Trials Were Rare, and the Trial Median Was Higher A total of 122 people (96%) pleaded guilty, and 5 were convicted after a trial. The median prison term was 84 months after a guilty plea and 240 months after a trial. The trial figure rests on 5 people. The records do not show how the cases differed, so the numbers cannot show what accounts for the gap. Every guilty plea (100%) had a written plea agreement. Nationally, 95% of people in this offense type pleaded guilty, and the district's rate for all offenses was 97%. ## Position Against the Guideline Range Within the range: 58 people (46%). Below the range at the government's request: 45 (35%). Below the range without a government request: 17 (13%). Above the range: 7 (6%). Nationally, 40% of sentences in this offense type were within the range. For all offenses in this district, the figure was 42%. ## Mandatory Minimums and the Guideline Used A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 39 of the 127 people (31%). The offense type is the Commission's category, assigned from the primary guideline. In this district, §2B3.1 (Robbery) was the primary guideline in 125 cases, and §2X3.1 (Accessory After the Fact) in 2. Robbery cases were 3% of the 4,205 people sentenced in the district in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. ## Criminal History, Restitution, and Supervised Release Criminal history is spread across the scale in these cases: 19% were in the lowest category, category I, and 22% were in the highest, category VI. Court-martial records have no criminal history field. Restitution was ordered for 96 people (76%), and a fine for 5 (4%). Supervised release after prison was ordered for 123 (97%), with a median term of 36 months. ## Yearly Counts There were 55 people in fiscal years 2016 to 2019 and 72 in fiscal years 2020 to 2025\. The table gives each year, with 6 to 23 people. The median ranged from 60 months in 2020 to 147 months in 2018\. Groups this small do not show a trend, and the records do not show why any year differs. | Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty | | ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- | | 2016 | 10 | 80.5 months | 100% | | 2017 | 13 | 67 months | 100% | | 2018 | 17 | 147 months | 76% | | 2019 | 15 | 96 months | 100% | | 2020 | 10 | 60 months | 100% | | 2021 | 6 | 80 months | 6 of 6 | | 2022 | 7 | 83 months | 7 of 7 | | 2023 | 23 | 72 months | 100% | | 2024 | 17 | 105 months | 100% | | 2025 | 9 | 78 months | 8 of 9 | ## What the Records Cannot Show The data covers only people who were convicted and sentenced. Acquittals and dismissals are not included, and the terms are those imposed, not time served. The records do not show whether a weapon was used in any case. ### How We Counted Everyone sentenced in federal court in the Western District of New York (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "New York West") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Robbery" (127). 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 Western District of New York, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-western-district-of-new-york/) (overview) - [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the Western District of New York, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-western-district-of-new-york/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the Western District of New York, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-western-district-of-new-york/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Firearms Sentences in the Western District of New York, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-western-district-of-new-york/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the Western District of New York, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-immigration-sentences-western-district-of-new-york/) (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.