Percent of FBI Criminal Referrals That Are Declined 2004
Districts in Rank Order


(Click on District Name for Detailed Data)
DistrictCity# Prosecuted# DeclinedPercentRank
U.S. 16,389 15,777 49.0 -
Idaho Boise 78 483 86.1 1
W Virg, SCharleston 50 215 81.1 2
Miss, S Jackson 122 513 80.8 3
Kansas Topeka 111 400 78.3 4
W Virg, NWheeling 20 72 78.3 4
Maine Portland 19 66 77.6 6
Tenn, E Knoxville 180 508 73.8 7
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 22 61 73.5 8
Ken, W Louisville 57 156 73.2 9
Ind, S Indianapolis 61 159 72.3 10
Miss, N Oxford 56 143 71.9 11
N. Y., N Syracuse 76 186 71.0 12
Ark, E Little Rock 142 330 69.9 13
Ga, M Macon 53 111 67.7 14
N Dakota Fargo 58 112 65.9 15
Iowa, S Des Moines 33 59 64.1 16
R. I. Providence 32 57 64.0 17
Penn, W Pittsburgh 106 186 63.7 18
Wyoming Cheyenne 34 59 63.4 19
Ga, S Savannah 63 106 62.7 20
Mo, E St. Louis 183 304 62.4 21
Fla, M Tampa 307 498 61.9 22
Wash, E Spokane 56 90 61.6 23
Ala, S Mobile 81 129 61.4 24
Ken, E Lexington 92 140 60.3 25
Okla, W Oklahoma City 115 173 60.1 26
Cal, N San Francisco 215 315 59.4 27
D. C. Washington 204 297 59.3 28
N Mexico Albuquerque 272 376 58.0 29
N Car, E Raleigh 118 160 57.6 30
Texas, E Tyler 196 257 56.7 31
Texas, N Fort Worth 278 363 56.6 32
Mass Boston 129 167 56.4 33
Vermont Burlington 21 26 55.3 34
Maryland Baltimore 143 172 54.6 35
La, M Baton Rouge 40 48 54.5 36
Ill, S East St. Louis 49 57 53.8 37
Texas, S Houston 218 244 52.8 38
Okla, E Muskogee 44 49 52.7 39
Wash, W Seattle 136 151 52.6 40
Ala, M Montgomery 34 37 52.1 41
Mo, W Kansas City 164 174 51.5 42
S Dakota Sioux Falls 242 251 50.9 43
Nebraska Omaha 122 126 50.8 44
Wisc, E Milwaukee 87 88 50.3 45
Ind, N South Bend 75 73 49.3 46
Wisc, W Madison 75 72 49.0 47
Alaska Anchorage 60 57 48.7 48
Colorado Denver 127 119 48.4 49
Okla, N Tulsa 49 46 48.4 49
Texas, W San Antonio 298 277 48.2 51
Ohio, N Cleveland 456 417 47.8 52
Ark, W Fort Smith 57 50 46.7 53
Ala, N Birmingham 139 120 46.3 54
Fla, N Pensacola 69 58 45.7 55
La, E New Orleans 149 123 45.2 56
Utah Salt Lake City 165 136 45.2 56
Mich, W Grand Rapids 122 95 43.8 58
Montana Billings 208 160 43.5 59
Oregon Portland 202 154 43.3 60
Mich, E Detroit 368 277 42.9 61
N. Y., W Buffalo 293 217 42.5 62
Cal, E Sacramento 256 184 41.8 63
Virg, E Alexandria 385 263 40.6 64
Cal, C Los Angeles 789 524 39.9 65
Ill, C Springfield 99 62 38.5 66
N. Y., S Manhattan 680 416 38.0 67
Tenn, M Nashville 79 48 37.8 68
La, W Shreveport 212 127 37.5 69
Nevada Las Vegas 288 173 37.5 69
Ohio, S Cincinnati 268 152 36.2 71
S Car Columbia 274 154 36.0 72
Conn New Haven 247 138 35.8 73
Ga, N Atlanta 379 208 35.4 74
Penn, M Scranton 269 146 35.2 75
Penn, E Philadelphia 335 181 35.1 76
New Hamp Concord 62 33 34.7 77
N Car, W Asheville 156 83 34.7 77
Arizona Phoenix 401 211 34.5 79
Fla, S Miami 589 298 33.6 80
Delaware Wilmington 23 11 32.4 81
Ill, N Chicago 633 301 32.2 82
N. J. Newark 432 186 30.1 83
Hawaii Honolulu 214 91 29.8 84
Virg, W Roanoke 73 31 29.8 84
MinnesotaMinneapolis 157 59 27.3 86
Tenn, W Memphis 203 73 26.4 87
N. Y., E Brooklyn 541 180 25.0 88
N Car, M Greensboro 145 46 24.1 89
Cal, S San Diego 159 47 22.8 90


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