| Item | Count | Percent |
| Total | 270 | 100.0 |
| Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 63 | 23.3 |
| Agency request | 59 | 21.9 |
| Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 51 | 18.9 |
| No federal offense evident | 18 | 6.7 |
| Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 17 | 6.3 |
| Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 13 | 4.8 |
| Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 13 | 4.8 |
| Office policy/Dept policy | 7 | 2.6 |
| Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives | 4 | 1.5 |
| Declined per instructions from DOJ | 2 | 0.7 |
| Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 1 | 0.4 |
| All other | 22 | 8.1 |
