Percent of ATF Criminal Referrals That Are Declined 2004
Districts in Rank Order


(Click on District Name for Detailed Data)
DistrictCity# Prosecuted# DeclinedPercentRank
U.S. 10,468 6,798 39.4 -
Mass Boston 99 555 84.9 1
Penn, E Philadelphia 239 1,340 84.9 1
R. I. Providence 35 152 81.3 3
Nevada Las Vegas 159 358 69.2 4
Idaho Boise 44 93 67.9 5
W Virg, SCharleston 43 71 62.3 6
Maine Portland 78 109 58.3 7
Wash, E Spokane 81 107 56.9 8
Ala, S Mobile 74 89 54.6 9
Ill, S East St. Louis 37 39 51.3 10
Ohio, N Cleveland 144 150 51.0 11
Wisc, W Madison 29 30 50.8 12
Utah Salt Lake City 238 240 50.2 13
W Virg, NWheeling 55 49 47.1 14
Ken, E Lexington 161 142 46.9 15
Fla, N Pensacola 66 57 46.3 16
Ark, W Fort Smith 14 12 46.2 17
Conn New Haven 64 55 46.2 17
Okla, N Tulsa 75 60 44.4 19
N. Y., W Buffalo 196 152 43.7 20
N Dakota Fargo 38 29 43.3 21
Cal, N San Francisco 95 72 43.1 22
Ken, W Louisville 76 56 42.4 23
Miss, N Oxford 43 31 41.9 24
Mich, W Grand Rapids 73 52 41.6 25
Ind, N South Bend 117 82 41.2 26
Fla, S Miami 173 115 39.9 27
D. C. Washington 26 17 39.5 28
Montana Billings 74 47 38.8 29
Fla, M Tampa 186 114 38.0 30
N. J. Newark 72 43 37.4 31
Iowa, S Des Moines 66 38 36.5 32
La, M Baton Rouge 68 38 35.8 33
S Dakota Sioux Falls 29 16 35.6 34
Alaska Anchorage 37 20 35.1 35
Okla, W Oklahoma City 43 22 33.8 36
N. Y., N Syracuse 52 26 33.3 37
Maryland Baltimore 180 88 32.8 38
Delaware Wilmington 41 19 31.7 39
Ill, C Springfield 41 19 31.7 39
Texas, N Fort Worth 203 92 31.2 41
Cal, C Los Angeles 153 69 31.1 42
Ark, E Little Rock 78 35 31.0 43
N. Y., S Manhattan 105 46 30.5 44
Tenn, M Nashville 71 31 30.4 45
N Car, M Greensboro 152 65 30.0 46
Ga, S Savannah 87 37 29.8 47
Wisc, E Milwaukee 63 26 29.2 48
Cal, E Sacramento 83 34 29.1 49
Miss, S Jackson 76 31 29.0 50
Vermont Burlington 45 18 28.6 51
Nebraska Omaha 91 36 28.3 52
N Mexico Albuquerque 114 45 28.3 52
Ind, S Indianapolis 64 25 28.1 54
Ohio, S Cincinnati 134 50 27.2 55
Mo, W Kansas City 328 118 26.5 56
N Car, E Raleigh 291 103 26.1 57
Tenn, W Memphis 165 58 26.0 58
Mo, E St. Louis 243 79 24.5 59
S Car Columbia 243 78 24.3 60
Penn, W Pittsburgh 116 36 23.7 61
Colorado Denver 161 48 23.0 62
La, E New Orleans 87 26 23.0 62
Oregon Portland 141 41 22.5 64
Ga, M Macon 67 19 22.1 65
Ill, N Chicago 125 34 21.4 66
Texas, E Tyler 179 48 21.1 67
Texas, S Houston 260 66 20.2 68
Wyoming Cheyenne 74 18 19.6 69
Ala, M Montgomery 70 17 19.5 70
Wash, W Seattle 72 17 19.1 71
Ala, N Birmingham 171 40 19.0 72
Hawaii Honolulu 92 21 18.6 73
Tenn, E Knoxville 189 41 17.8 74
Virg, E Alexandria 310 67 17.8 74
Okla, E Muskogee 42 9 17.6 76
La, W Shreveport 119 25 17.4 77
New Hamp Concord 19 4 17.4 77
Texas, W San Antonio 148 30 16.9 79
Kansas Topeka 137 26 16.0 80
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 37 7 15.9 81
Ga, N Atlanta 208 39 15.8 82
Arizona Phoenix 199 37 15.7 83
MinnesotaMinneapolis 83 15 15.3 84
Mich, E Detroit 279 49 14.9 85
Cal, S San Diego 24 4 14.3 86
N Car, W Asheville 252 39 13.4 87
Virg, W Roanoke 236 26 9.9 88
N. Y., E Brooklyn 154 13 7.8 89
Penn, M Scranton 121 9 6.9 90


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