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District of the Northern Mariana Islands

A U.S. district court in the Ninth Circuit. Its figures are federal cases and are never added to a state's.

People sentenced, FY2025
17
Noncitizens, FY2025
82%
Pretrial cases, FY2025
22
Detained, FY2025
72.7%

Federal sentences

People sentenced in this court under the federal guidelines, by federal fiscal year (October to September), counted by CrimeDB from the Sentencing Commission's records. Dashed lines mark changes in federal sentencing law.

People sentenced, FY2002 to FY2025

people sentenced each year, from U.S. Sentencing Commission, individual offender datafiles, counted by CrimeDB
  • FY2003: PROTECT Act, April 30, 2003: appeals courts review departures from the guidelines anew, and the Commission must cut downward departures.
  • FY2005: United States v. Booker, January 12, 2005: the guidelines become advisory, so FY2005 holds sentences from before and after.
  • FY2008: Gall and Kimbrough, December 10, 2007: judges may sentence outside the range with less reason given, including over the crack to powder ratio.
  • FY2010: Fair Sentencing Act, August 3, 2010: crack cocaine thresholds rise and the crack to powder ratio falls from 100 to 1 to about 18 to 1.
  • FY2019: First Step Act, December 21, 2018: a wider safety valve, no more stacked gun counts, and the crack changes made retroactive.
  • FY2024: Guideline amendments of November 1, 2023: fewer criminal history points for offenses committed under supervision, and a lower range for people with none.

Sentence type and length, FY2025

Share of people sentenced
Prison only94%16
Probation only6%1

Alternatives are home detention, community confinement, or intermittent confinement. The median prison term was 2 months (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.) (mean 38 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)) for the 16 sentenced to prison; life and anything over 470 months count as 470, as the Commission counts them.

Grey: fewer than 20 cases.

Percent sentenced to prison, FY2002 to FY2025

percent sentenced to prison each year, from U.S. Sentencing Commission, individual offender datafiles, counted by CrimeDB

Median prison term in months, FY2002 to FY2025

months, median each year, from U.S. Sentencing Commission, individual offender datafiles, counted by CrimeDB
  • FY2018: From FY2018 the Commission counts a sentence of time served with no amount given as one day of prison; before, it left those out of the prison term. Counted that way, FY2017's national median prison term would be 24 months, not 27.

People sentenced by offense, FY2025

Share of people sentenced
Immigration65%11
Drug Trafficking18%3
Bribery/Corruption6%1
Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement6%1
Sex Abuse6%1

All 17 people sentenced, by the Commission's offense type (OFFGUIDE, by the primary guideline).

People sentenced in the District of the Northern Mariana Islands by offense, FY2018 to FY2025

OffenseFY2018FY2019*FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024*FY2025
Immigration42235122711
Drug Trafficking24185543
Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement75536501
Bribery/Corruption00000171
Child Pornography00001010
Environmental00020000
Firearms00100100
Administration of Justice00000100
Money Launder10000000
National Defense00000010
Other00100000
Sex Abuse00000001
All offenses1411101617254017

By the Commission's offense type for these years (OFFGUIDE, by the primary guideline). Source: U.S. Sentencing Commission, individual offender datafiles, counted by CrimeDB.

* A change in federal sentencing law took effect in this fiscal year (listed under the timeline).

Earlier years, under the Commission's older offense types, are in the tables at the foot of the page.

People sentenced by citizenship, FY2025

Share of people sentenced
U.S. citizen18%3
Not a U.S. citizen82%14
Citizenship not known0%0

11 of the 17 were sentenced for an immigration offense.

People sentenced by race and Hispanic origin, FY2025

People sentenced by race and Hispanic origin, FY2025
Asian+NHPINative Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander94% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)16
White+MENAMiddle Eastern or North African6% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)1

Grey: fewer than 20 cases.

All 17 people sentenced. Race and Hispanic origin as each person told the probation officer. Hispanic is of any race; the other groups are not Hispanic. White+MENA includes Middle Eastern and North African people.

People sentenced by criminal history category, FY2025

People sentenced by criminal history category, FY2025
I88% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)15
II12% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)2

Grey: fewer than 20 cases.

All 17 people sentenced. By the category the court found, I (least) to VI (most), from points for prior sentences under the guidelines.

Sentences against the guideline range, FY2025

Sentences against the guideline range, FY2025
Within the range77% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)13
Above the range6% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)1
Below the range, government-sponsored6% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)1
Below the range, not government-sponsored12% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)2

Grey: fewer than 20 cases.

All 17 people sentenced. In the Commission's four groups. Government-sponsored: the prosecutor moved for it, for substantial assistance, early disposition, or another reason.

Source: U.S. Sentencing Commission, individual offender datafiles, counted by CrimeDB.

Pretrial release and detention

Defendants whose pretrial services case opened in the fiscal year, and the percent detained and never released before trial, as U.S. Courts prints them. Table H-14 counts every case, H-14A leaves out immigration cases, and H-14B, from FY2022, leaves out the cases U.S. Courts classes as illegal alien cases.

Percent detained, all cases (H-14), FY2006 to FY2025

percent detained each year, from U.S. Courts, Judicial Business Tables H-14, H-14A, and H-14B

Pretrial release and detention, FY2025

Which casesTableCases openedDetainedReleasedDetained (%)Released (%)
All casesH-142216672.7%27.3%
Excluding immigration casesH-14A2116576.2%23.8%
Excluding illegal alien casesH-14B116554.5% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)45.5% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)

Detained: detained and never released before trial, as U.S. Courts prints it.

Grey: fewer than 20 cases.

Source: U.S. Courts, Judicial Business Tables H-14, H-14A, and H-14B.

Every figure as a table

People sentenced in the District of the Northern Mariana Islands, by fiscal year

Fiscal yearPeople sentencedU.S. citizensNoncitizensCitizenship not knownImmigration offenses
FY200263301
FY20032313732
FY200434171437
FY200530151325
FY2006117220
FY20071913600
FY20081861201
FY200926141202
FY201028171103
FY2011106401
FY2012154925
FY2013311219010
FY20141510501
FY2015136703
FY20162213811
FY2017135803
FY2018145904
FY2019114702
FY2020104602
FY20211611503
FY20221761105
FY202325223012
FY202440633127
FY202517314011

Source: U.S. Sentencing Commission, individual offender datafiles, counted by CrimeDB.

Immigration offenses are the Commission's offense type for the year (OFFTYPE2 to FY2009, OFFTYPSB to FY2017, OFFGUIDE from FY2018).

Sentence type in the District of the Northern Mariana Islands, by fiscal year

Fiscal yearPeople sentencedPrison onlyPrison and alternativesProbation and alternativesProbation onlyFine onlyType not knownSentenced to prisonLife sentences
FY2002650100083% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)0
FY2003*23181220083%0
FY200434302110094%0
FY2005*30201180070%0
FY200611100010091% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)0
FY200719160030084% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)0
FY2008*181710000100% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)0
FY200926182150077%0
FY2010*28201160075%0
FY20111061120070% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)0
FY201215121020087% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)0
FY201331191380065%0
FY20141591050067% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)0
FY201513111010092% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)0
FY201622150070068%0
FY2017131300000100% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)0
FY201814101120079% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)0
FY2019*1190020082% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)0
FY2020101000000100% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)0
FY20211681070056% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)0
FY202217111140071% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)0
FY202325221020092%0
FY2024*40372010098%0
FY202517160010094% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)0

USSC's sentence types (SENTIMP). Alternatives are home detention, community confinement, or intermittent confinement. Sentenced to prison: prison only, or prison and alternatives, of those whose type is known.

Source: U.S. Sentencing Commission, individual offender datafiles, counted by CrimeDB.

Grey: fewer than 20 cases.

* A change in federal sentencing law took effect in this fiscal year (listed under the timeline).

Sentence length in the District of the Northern Mariana Islands, by fiscal year (months)

Fiscal yearSentence, meanSentence, medianPeople sentencedPrison term, meanPrison term, medianSentenced to prison
FY200210 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)10 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)612 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)10 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)5
FY2003*34152341 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)24 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)19
FY2004452434492431
FY2005*411230605120
FY200649 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)20 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)1154 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)28 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)10
FY200721 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)18 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)1925 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)20 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)16
FY2008*24 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)24 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)1823 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)24 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)18
FY2009311126401520
FY2010*2292834 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)16 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)18
FY201115 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)6 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)1020 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)6 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)7
FY201218 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)6 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)1520 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)6 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)13
FY201315931221720
FY201430 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)8 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)1545 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)21 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)10
FY201532 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)10 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)1334 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)12 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)12
FY201662262291 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)46 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)15
FY201726 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)21 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)1326 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)21 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)13
FY201820 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)12 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)1425 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)12 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)11
FY2019*45 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)0 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)1155 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)6 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)9
FY202017 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)0 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)1017 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)0 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)10
FY202134 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)1 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)1660 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)30 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)9
FY202218 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)6 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)1724 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)17 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)12
FY20231712519123
FY2024*1914019139
FY202536 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)2 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)1738 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)2 (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)16

Sentence: prison and alternative confinement, with probation and fines as zero (USSC's sentence length). Prison term: prison alone, for those sentenced to prison (USSC's length of imprisonment). Life and anything over 470 months count as 470, as USSC counts them.

Source: U.S. Sentencing Commission, individual offender datafiles, counted by CrimeDB.

Grey: fewer than 20 cases.

* A change in federal sentencing law took effect in this fiscal year (listed under the timeline).

FY2018: From FY2018 the Commission counts a sentence of time served with no amount given as one day of prison; before, it left those out of the prison term. Counted that way, FY2017's national median prison term would be 24 months, not 27.

People sentenced in the District of the Northern Mariana Islands by offense, FY2002 to FY2009

OffenseFY2002FY2003*FY2004FY2005*FY2006FY2007FY2008*FY2009
Drugs - Trafficking, Manufacturing, and Importing11110868128
Fraud13680215
Immigration12750012
Firearms14320011
Racketeering/Extortion01530010
Larceny01112002
Traffic Violations and Other Offenses00012003
Pornography/Prostitution00010210
Tax Offenses00000301
Administration of Justice01001100
Environmental, Game, Fish, and Wildlife Offenses00000300
Assault00010010
Forgery/Counterfeiting00000002
Gambling/Lottery20000000
Money Laundering00200000
Drugs - Simple Possession00000001
Embezzlement00000001
All offenses623343011191826

By the Commission's offense type for these years (OFFTYPE2). Source: U.S. Sentencing Commission, individual offender datafiles, counted by CrimeDB.

* A change in federal sentencing law took effect in this fiscal year (listed under the timeline).

People sentenced in the District of the Northern Mariana Islands by offense, FY2010 to FY2017

OffenseFY2010*FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017
Fraud92596353
Drugs - Trafficking, Manufacturing, and Importing115144555
Immigration315101313
Firearms20011011
Administration of Justice00001130
Child Pornography00100021
Traffic Violations and Other Offenses00110110
Food and Drug Offenses01020000
Forgery/Counterfeiting10200000
Money Laundering00000030
Racketeering/Extortion11000000
Sexual Abuse00011000
Arson00001000
Assault00000010
Bribery00010000
Civil Rights Offenses00010000
Drugs - Simple Possession10000000
Embezzlement00010000
All offenses2810153115132213

By the Commission's offense type for these years (OFFTYPSB). Source: U.S. Sentencing Commission, individual offender datafiles, counted by CrimeDB.

* A change in federal sentencing law took effect in this fiscal year (listed under the timeline).

People sentenced in the District of the Northern Mariana Islands by offense, FY2025

OffensePeople sentencedShare
Immigration1165%
Drug Trafficking318%
Bribery/Corruption16%
Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement16%
Sex Abuse16%

All 17 people sentenced, by the Commission's offense type (OFFGUIDE, by the primary guideline). Source: U.S. Sentencing Commission, individual offender datafiles, counted by CrimeDB.

People sentenced in the District of the Northern Mariana Islands by race and Hispanic origin, FY2025

Race and Hispanic originPeople sentencedShare
Asian+NHPI1694% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)
White+MENA16% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)

All 17 people sentenced.

Hispanic is of any race; the other groups are not Hispanic. White+MENA includes Middle Eastern and North African people.

Source: U.S. Sentencing Commission, individual offender datafiles, counted by CrimeDB.

Grey: fewer than 20 cases.

People sentenced in the District of the Northern Mariana Islands by criminal history category, FY2025

Criminal history categoryPeople sentencedShare
I1588% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)
II212% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)

All 17 people sentenced.

The category the court found (XCRHISSR), I (least) to VI (most).

Source: U.S. Sentencing Commission, individual offender datafiles, counted by CrimeDB.

Grey: fewer than 20 cases.

Sentences in the District of the Northern Mariana Islands against the guideline range, FY2025

Against the guideline rangePeople sentencedShare
Within the range1377% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)
Above the range16% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)
Below the range, government-sponsored16% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)
Below the range, not government-sponsored212% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)

All 17 people sentenced.

The Commission's four groups (SENTRNGE collapsed as its Sourcebook does).

Source: U.S. Sentencing Commission, individual offender datafiles, counted by CrimeDB.

Grey: fewer than 20 cases.

Pretrial release and detention in the District of the Northern Mariana Islands, all cases (Table H-14)

Fiscal yearCases openedDetainedReleasedDetained (%)Released (%)
FY20063452914.7%85.3%
FY200726161061.5%38.5%
FY200828111739.3%60.7%
FY20092516964.0%36.0%
FY201053252847.2%52.8%
FY201131141745.2%54.8%
FY201240122830.0%70.0%
FY20132491537.5%62.5%
FY20141991047.4% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)52.6% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)
FY20151661037.5% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)62.5% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)
FY20162271531.8%68.2%
FY20171861233.3% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)66.7% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)
FY2018137653.8% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)46.2% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)
FY2019145935.7% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)64.3% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)
FY2020160160.0% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)100.0% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)
FY2021222209.1%90.9%
FY2022137653.8% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)46.2% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)
FY20233553014.3%85.7%
FY20242842414.3%85.7%
FY20252216672.7%27.3%

Source: U.S. Courts, Judicial Business Tables H-14, H-14A, and H-14B, as printed.

Grey: fewer than 20 cases.

Pretrial release and detention in the District of the Northern Mariana Islands, excluding immigration cases (Table H-14A)

Fiscal yearCases openedDetainedReleasedDetained (%)Released (%)
FY20062041620.0%80.0%
FY200726161061.5%38.5%
FY200828111739.3%60.7%
FY20092516964.0%36.0%
FY20102642215.4%84.6%
FY20112581732.0%68.0%
FY201239122730.8%69.2%
FY20132381534.8%65.2%
FY20141991047.4% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)52.6% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)
FY20151661037.5% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)62.5% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)
FY20162171433.3%66.7%
FY20171861233.3% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)66.7% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)
FY2018104640.0% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)60.0% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)
FY2019123925.0% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)75.0% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)
FY2020160160.0% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)100.0% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)
FY2021222209.1%90.9%
FY2022137653.8% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)46.2% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)
FY20233553014.3%85.7%
FY20242842414.3%85.7%
FY20252116576.2%23.8%

Source: U.S. Courts, Judicial Business Tables H-14, H-14A, and H-14B, as printed.

Grey: fewer than 20 cases.

Pretrial release and detention in the District of the Northern Mariana Islands, excluding illegal alien cases (Table H-14B)

Fiscal yearCases openedDetainedReleasedDetained (%)Released (%)
FY20223030.0% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)100.0% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)
FY20234040.0% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)100.0% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)
FY20241221016.7% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)83.3% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)
FY2025116554.5% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)45.5% (fewer than 20 cases; the rate may swing a lot.)

Source: U.S. Courts, Judicial Business Tables H-14, H-14A, and H-14B, as printed.

Grey: fewer than 20 cases.