| Item | Count | Percent |
| Total | 471 | 100.0 |
| Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 138 | 29.3 |
| Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 70 | 14.9 |
| No federal offense evident | 54 | 11.5 |
| Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 50 | 10.6 |
| Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives | 38 | 8.1 |
| Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 38 | 8.1 |
| Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 32 | 6.8 |
| Agency request | 20 | 4.2 |
| Office policy/Dept policy | 8 | 1.7 |
| Declined per instructions from DOJ | 5 | 1.1 |
| Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 2 | 0.4 |
| All other | 16 | 3.4 |
