| Item | Count | Percent |
| Total | 445 | 100.0 |
| Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 108 | 24.3 |
| Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 101 | 22.7 |
| Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 37 | 8.3 |
| Agency request | 30 | 6.7 |
| Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 30 | 6.7 |
| No federal offense evident | 26 | 5.8 |
| Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 25 | 5.6 |
| Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives | 11 | 2.5 |
| Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 11 | 2.5 |
| Office policy/Dept policy | 6 | 1.3 |
| Declined per instructions from DOJ | 2 | 0.4 |
| All other | 58 | 13.0 |
