Item | Count | Percent |
Total | 357 | 100.0 |
Agency request | 158 | 44.3 |
Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 72 | 20.2 |
Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 37 | 10.4 |
Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 23 | 6.4 |
No federal offense evident | 22 | 6.2 |
Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 8 | 2.2 |
Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 5 | 1.4 |
Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 5 | 1.4 |
Office policy/Dept policy | 3 | 0.8 |
Declined per instructions from DOJ | 2 | 0.6 |
Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives | 1 | 0.3 |
All other | 21 | 5.9 |