| Item | Count | Percent |
| Total | 242 | 100.0 |
| Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 86 | 35.5 |
| Agency request | 31 | 12.8 |
| Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 31 | 12.8 |
| No federal offense evident | 28 | 11.6 |
| Office policy/Dept policy | 17 | 7.0 |
| Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 15 | 6.2 |
| Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 11 | 4.5 |
| Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 1 | 0.4 |
| Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 1 | 0.4 |
| All other | 21 | 8.7 |