Percent of FBI Criminal Referrals That Are Declined 2005
Districts in Rank Order


(Click on District Name for Detailed Data)
DistrictCity# Prosecuted# DeclinedPercentRank
U.S. 15,701 15,220 49.2 -
Idaho Boise 57 749 92.9 1
Tenn, E Knoxville 161 1,000 86.1 2
Kansas Topeka 72 416 85.2 3
W Virg, SCharleston 52 239 82.1 4
Delaware Wilmington 9 34 79.1 5
Miss, S Jackson 88 314 78.1 6
Vermont Burlington 9 29 76.3 7
R. I. Providence 36 91 71.7 8
Wyoming Cheyenne 27 63 70.0 9
W Virg, NWheeling 39 79 66.9 10
Ga, M Macon 29 58 66.7 11
Penn, W Pittsburgh 153 286 65.1 12
Okla, E Muskogee 22 40 64.5 13
S Dakota Sioux Falls 194 339 63.6 14
N. Y., N Syracuse 82 142 63.4 15
Fla, M Tampa 266 459 63.3 16
Ken, E Lexington 103 177 63.2 17
Wash, E Spokane 56 95 62.9 18
La, M Baton Rouge 30 50 62.5 19
Ken, W Louisville 70 112 61.5 20
Texas, W San Antonio 235 373 61.3 21
Alaska Anchorage 38 59 60.8 22
Mass Boston 160 248 60.8 22
Mo, E St. Louis 165 255 60.7 24
Ark, E Little Rock 181 271 60.0 25
Texas, S Houston 212 289 57.7 26
Ind, N South Bend 64 86 57.3 27
Mo, W Kansas City 128 172 57.3 27
Maine Portland 21 28 57.1 29
Montana Billings 144 187 56.5 30
Texas, N Fort Worth 249 323 56.5 30
Okla, W Oklahoma City 80 98 55.1 32
N Dakota Fargo 56 67 54.5 33
Ind, S Indianapolis 96 114 54.3 34
La, W Shreveport 153 180 54.1 35
Ga, S Savannah 54 63 53.8 36
Ala, N Birmingham 97 112 53.6 37
Fla, N Pensacola 50 57 53.3 38
New Hamp Concord 49 54 52.4 39
Maryland Baltimore 151 161 51.6 40
Texas, E Tyler 246 257 51.1 41
N Mexico Albuquerque 295 306 50.9 42
Ala, S Mobile 90 92 50.5 43
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 29 29 50.0 44
Colorado Denver 165 163 49.7 45
Ill, C Springfield 78 76 49.4 46
Ala, M Montgomery 35 34 49.3 47
Miss, N Oxford 53 51 49.0 48
Iowa, S Des Moines 54 51 48.6 49
Mich, E Detroit 264 241 47.7 50
Virg, W Roanoke 56 51 47.7 50
Wisc, W Madison 68 59 46.5 52
Okla, N Tulsa 47 40 46.0 53
Nevada Las Vegas 210 175 45.5 54
Cal, E Sacramento 190 158 45.4 55
Wash, W Seattle 152 122 44.5 56
Tenn, M Nashville 88 70 44.3 57
Cal, N San Francisco 283 219 43.6 58
Penn, E Philadelphia 332 240 42.0 59
Virg, E Alexandria 386 277 41.8 60
D. C. Washington 180 129 41.7 61
La, E New Orleans 115 81 41.3 62
N Car, E Raleigh 103 72 41.1 63
Ark, W Fort Smith 57 39 40.6 64
Nebraska Omaha 121 82 40.4 65
Hawaii Honolulu 120 81 40.3 66
N Car, M Greensboro 86 57 39.9 67
Cal, C Los Angeles 713 449 38.6 68
Penn, M Scranton 213 131 38.1 69
Ga, N Atlanta 381 227 37.3 70
Ill, S East St. Louis 97 57 37.0 71
Ill, N Chicago 684 395 36.6 72
Mich, W Grand Rapids 151 87 36.6 72
S Car Columbia 310 176 36.2 74
Wisc, E Milwaukee 117 66 36.1 75
N. Y., W Buffalo 266 148 35.7 76
Oregon Portland 237 128 35.1 77
N. Y., S Manhattan 672 356 34.6 78
Ohio, N Cleveland 595 314 34.5 79
MinnesotaMinneapolis 129 67 34.2 80
Ohio, S Cincinnati 241 125 34.2 80
Cal, S San Diego 141 69 32.9 82
Arizona Phoenix 430 205 32.3 83
Utah Salt Lake City 172 76 30.6 84
N. J. Newark 483 197 29.0 85
Conn New Haven 288 109 27.5 86
Fla, S Miami 512 192 27.3 87
Tenn, W Memphis 223 80 26.4 88
N. Y., E Brooklyn 475 131 21.6 89
N Car, W Asheville 219 39 15.1 90


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