| Item | Count | Percent |
|---|
| Total | 4,187 | 100.0 |
| Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 787 | 18.8 |
| Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 772 | 18.4 |
| Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 666 | 15.9 |
| Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 333 | 8.0 |
| Agency request | 318 | 7.6 |
| Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 267 | 6.4 |
| Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 208 | 5.0 |
| Office policy/Dept policy | 118 | 2.8 |
| No federal offense evident | 72 | 1.7 |
| Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives | 11 | 0.3 |
| Declined per instructions from DOJ | 8 | 0.2 |
| All other | 627 | 15.0 |
