Federal Armed Career Criminals: Prevalence, Patterns, and Pathways

By Courtney R. Semisch, Kristen Sharp and Alyssa Purdy

This report provides information on offenders sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act (hereinafter “the Act” or “the ACCA”)1 using data collected by the United States Sentencing Commission (the “Commission”). This report provides an overview of the ACCA and its implementation in the federal sentencing guidelines. It also includes information on offender and offense characteristics, criminal histories, and recidivism of armed career criminals.

Washington, DC; United States Sentencing Commission, 2021. 88p.