Published on: Wednesday, December 4, 2024
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%).