| Item | Count | Percent |
| Total | 466 | 100.0 |
| Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 108 | 23.2 |
| Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 95 | 20.4 |
| Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 70 | 15.0 |
| No federal offense evident | 39 | 8.4 |
| Agency request | 28 | 6.0 |
| Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives | 23 | 4.9 |
| Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 19 | 4.1 |
| Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 13 | 2.8 |
| Office policy/Dept policy | 8 | 1.7 |
| Declined per instructions from DOJ | 1 | 0.2 |
| Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 1 | 0.2 |
| All other | 61 | 13.1 |
