| Item | Count | Percent |
|---|
| Total | 449 | 100.0 |
| Office policy/Dept policy | 137 | 30.5 |
| Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 77 | 17.1 |
| Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 51 | 11.4 |
| No federal offense evident | 29 | 6.5 |
| Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 25 | 5.6 |
| Agency request | 23 | 5.1 |
| Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 17 | 3.8 |
| Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 10 | 2.2 |
| Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 6 | 1.3 |
| Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives | 2 | 0.4 |
| Declined per instructions from DOJ | 1 | 0.2 |
| All other | 71 | 15.8 |
