| Item | Count | Percent |
| Total | 179 | 100.0 |
| Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives | 52 | 29.1 |
| Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 40 | 22.3 |
| No federal offense evident | 28 | 15.6 |
| Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 23 | 12.8 |
| Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 9 | 5.0 |
| Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 6 | 3.4 |
| Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 6 | 3.4 |
| Agency request | 3 | 1.7 |
| All other | 12 | 6.7 |