| Item | Count | Percent |
| Total | 294 | 100.0 |
| Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 86 | 29.3 |
| Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 84 | 28.6 |
| No federal offense evident | 22 | 7.5 |
| Agency request | 16 | 5.4 |
| Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 15 | 5.1 |
| Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 13 | 4.4 |
| Office policy/Dept policy | 7 | 2.4 |
| Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives | 1 | 0.3 |
| Declined per instructions from DOJ | 1 | 0.3 |
| Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 1 | 0.3 |
| Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 1 | 0.3 |
| All other | 47 | 16.0 |
