Federal sentencing by county

Plain-English guides — facts, myths, and figures — for federal cases in the Eastern District of Missouri.

Eastern Division. The busiest federal courthouse in Missouri, hearing drug, firearms, and fraud cases.

Cases tried in St. Louis. Interstate 70 corridor drives federal drug and firearms prosecutions.

Northern Division. Methamphetamine, felon-in-possession, and child-exploitation cases dominate the docket.

Southeastern Division. Bootheel fentanyl, firearms, and § 924(c) prosecutions.