Below are average sentences by state. Due to the low number of sentences in some jurisdictions, any broad takeaways from the data by jurisdiction should be limited. However, taken together we can see that many federal courts issue fairly lengthy sentences for assault. The sentence lengths are in months.
Jurisdiction | Sentence (In Months) |
Alabama | 15.6 |
Alaska | 29.6 |
Arizona | 6.0 |
Arkansas | 24.2 |
California | 24.7 |
Colorado | 23.1 |
Connecticut | 24.4 |
Washington, D.C. | 13.3 |
Delaware | 32.2 |
Florida | 31.5 |
Georgia | 26.4 |
Guam | 1.6 |
Hawaii | 28.6 |
Idaho | 23.4 |
Illinois | 23.6 |
Indiana | 20.9 |
Iowa | 17.4 |
Kansas | 11.1 |
Kentucky | 14.6 |
Louisiana | 15.3 |
Maine | 9.2 |
Maryland | 28.8 |
Massachusetts | 20.1 |
Michigan | 25.3 |
Minnesota | 32.3 |
Mississippi | 17.7 |
Missouri | 15.4 |
Montana | 10.1 |
Northern Mariana Islands | 0.2 |
Nebraska | 13.6 |
Nevada | 23.4 |
New Hampshire | 11.8 |
New Jersey | 0 |
New Mexico | 20.7 |
New York | 19.0 |
North Carolina | 24.3 |
North Dakota | 12.7 |
Ohio | 19.5 |
Oklahoma | 16.5 |
Oregon | 25.6 |
Pennsylvania | 19.5 |
Puerto Rico | 11.8 |
Rhode Island | 26.4 |
South Carolina | 16.7 |
South Dakota | 20.1 |
Tennessee | 17.2 |
Texas | 25.0 |
U.S. Virgin Islands | 5.8 |
Utah | 19.3 |
Vermont | 17.0 |
Virginia | 21.9 |
Washington | 11.9 |
West Virginia | 17.3 |
Wisconsin | 21.1 |
Wyoming | 21.9 |
I don't see any 120s to 240s in there, do you?