Federal Robbery Sentences in the Western District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025
107 people were sentenced for robbery in the Western District of Oklahoma in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 106 received a prison term, with a median of 70 months, compared with a median of 90 months for robbery across all 94 federal districts.
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In brief: 107 people were sentenced for robbery in the Western District of Oklahoma in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 106 received a prison term, with a median of 70 months, compared with a median of 90 months for robbery across all 94 federal districts.
This post uses the U.S. Sentencing Commission's records of 107 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 series, which builds on Military Moves Toward Sentencing Guidelines to Mirror the Federal System. How the numbers were built: How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built.
Robbery Prison Terms in This District
Among the 106 people who received a prison term (more than 99% of 107), the median prison term was 70 months (5.8 years). A quarter received 120 months or more, and a quarter received 46 months or less. 1 person received a life sentence.
In all districts together, robbery had 14,845 people, 99% sent to prison, and a median of 90 months. The median here was lower than that figure. It was higher than the 46 months for all offenses in this district.
Mandatory Minimums and the Guideline Range
A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 20 of the 107 people with that information recorded (19%).
47% of sentences (50 people) were within the guideline range. 38% (41 people) were below the range without a government request, and 8% (9 people) were below it at the government's request. 7% (7 people) were above the range.
In all districts, 40% of robbery sentences were within the range. In this district, the figure for all offenses was 50%.
A Single Guideline Covers Almost Every Case
Robbery is the U.S. Sentencing Commission's offense type for these cases. 106 people had §2B3.1 (Robbery) as the primary guideline, and 1 had §2X3.1 (Accessory After the Fact).
Robbery cases were 2% of the 4,661 people sentenced in the Western District of Oklahoma during the period.
Pleas and Trials
102 of 107 people (95%) pleaded guilty, and 5 were convicted after a trial. After a guilty plea, the median prison term was 63 months. After a trial, it was 120 months, based on 5 people.
66% of the guilty pleas had a written plea agreement, and 34% were straight pleas with no agreement.
Criminal History, Supervised Release, and Restitution
27% of the people were in the lowest criminal history category I, and 25% were in the highest (VI). Court-martial records have no criminal history field.
105 people (98%) were ordered to serve supervised release after prison, with a median term of 36 months. Restitution was ordered for 84 people (79%). No fine was ordered for any of them (0, or 0%).
How the Count Changed From Year to Year
47 people were sentenced in fiscal years 2016 to 2019 and 60 in fiscal years 2020 to 2025. The yearly counts run from 5 to 18 people, which is small.
The median prison term was 60 months in 2016 and 96 months in 2024, but with so few people each year, the table cannot show a reliable trend.
| Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 14 | 60 months | 100% |
| 2017 | 14 | 58 months | 100% |
| 2018 | 14 | 57.5 months | 100% |
| 2019 | 5 | 57 months | 5 of 5 |
| 2020 | 12 | 80 months | 92% |
| 2021 | 7 | 77 months | 7 of 7 |
| 2022 | 8 | 71 months | 7 of 8 |
| 2023 | 7 | 96 months | 7 of 7 |
| 2024 | 18 | 96 months | 100% |
| 2025 | 8 | 96 months | 5 of 8 |
What Is Not in These Numbers
These numbers start at sentencing, so cases that ended in acquittal or dismissal are absent.
Sentence lengths are the lengths ordered, not the time served after credits or release.
Federal court and military court are separate systems. Altus AFB, Fort Sill, and Tinker AFB are in this district, but a court-martial there is not a case in this federal court.
How We Counted
Everyone sentenced in federal court in the Western District of Oklahoma (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Oklahoma West") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Robbery" (107). 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 (the background article)
- Federal Prosecution Analysis (all federal posts)
- How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built (sources and method)
- Federal Sentences in the Western District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025 (overview)
- Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the Western District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025 (same district, other offense type)
- Federal Firearms Sentences in the Western District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025 (same district, other offense type)
- Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the Western District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025 (same district, other offense type)
- Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the Western District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025 (same district, other offense type)
- U.S. Sentencing Commission, Individual Offender Datafiles (source)
- Federal Judicial Center, Integrated Database (criminal defendants) (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. This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.