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Sentencing Commission Releases Preliminary FY24 Fourth Quarterly Data Report

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The Commission released its Preliminary FY24 Fourth Quarterly Sentencing Update.

In FY24, 61,137 individuals were sentenced federally—representing a decrease from the previous fiscal year.  Nearly equal proportions of individuals were sentenced for a drug (30.0%) or immigration (29.7%) offense.

Methamphetamine was the most common drug involved in federal drug offenses (45.8%) followed by fentanyl (21.8%) and powder cocaine (19.4%). 


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