Percent of FBI Criminal Referrals That Are Declined 2007
Districts in Rank Order


(Click on District Name for Detailed Data)
DistrictCity# Prosecuted# DeclinedPercentRank
U.S. 13,875 11,170 44.6 -
Maine Portland 15 69 82.1 1
Miss, S Jackson 119 366 75.5 2
Ken, W Louisville 51 148 74.4 3
W Virg, SCharleston 49 125 71.8 4
La, M Baton Rouge 42 98 70.0 5
Miss, N Oxford 34 71 67.6 6
Idaho Boise 48 95 66.4 7
Ala, M Montgomery 24 47 66.2 8
Delaware Wilmington 12 23 65.7 9
Fla, M Tampa 225 406 64.3 10
Okla, E Muskogee 25 42 62.7 11
Texas, N Fort Worth 221 358 61.8 12
Okla, N Tulsa 37 58 61.1 13
Ark, E Little Rock 133 203 60.4 14
Cal, N San Francisco 152 227 59.9 15
Alaska Anchorage 58 84 59.2 16
Colorado Denver 107 152 58.7 17
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 20 27 57.4 18
R. I. Providence 26 35 57.4 18
Wisc, W Madison 57 76 57.1 20
Ala, N Birmingham 111 147 57.0 21
Fla, N Pensacola 51 62 54.9 22
Virg, E Alexandria 363 432 54.3 23
D. C. Washington 137 157 53.4 24
Ind, S Indianapolis 93 106 53.3 25
W Virg, NWheeling 22 25 53.2 26
Mass Boston 146 164 52.9 27
La, W Shreveport 103 115 52.8 28
Penn, W Pittsburgh 141 152 51.9 29
Tenn, M Nashville 63 67 51.5 30
N Dakota Fargo 65 67 50.8 31
Arizona Phoenix 271 277 50.5 32
Mo, W Kansas City 126 128 50.4 33
Nebraska Omaha 62 63 50.4 33
Ga, M Macon 38 38 50.0 35
Wash, W Seattle 112 107 48.9 36
Ind, N South Bend 61 58 48.7 37
Hawaii Honolulu 74 70 48.6 38
Mo, E St. Louis 163 154 48.6 38
S Dakota Sioux Falls 174 164 48.5 40
Ga, S Savannah 58 54 48.2 41
N Car, E Raleigh 87 81 48.2 41
La, E New Orleans 130 118 47.6 43
Ken, E Lexington 137 121 46.9 44
Montana Billings 161 140 46.5 45
Texas, E Tyler 182 152 45.5 46
Nevada Las Vegas 175 144 45.1 47
Wash, E Spokane 58 47 44.8 48
Ohio, S Cincinnati 145 116 44.4 49
Ill, S East St. Louis 67 53 44.2 50
Ohio, N Cleveland 379 295 43.8 51
Wyoming Cheyenne 32 24 42.9 52
Ill, N Chicago 408 304 42.7 53
Ala, S Mobile 89 66 42.6 54
Tenn, E Knoxville 142 104 42.3 55
N. Y., N Syracuse 108 78 41.9 56
Ga, N Atlanta 285 202 41.5 57
N Mexico Albuquerque 178 126 41.4 58
Okla, W Oklahoma City 142 98 40.8 59
Kansas Topeka 114 78 40.6 60
Cal, E Sacramento 245 161 39.7 61
Penn, M Scranton 226 148 39.6 62
N Car, M Greensboro 82 53 39.3 63
Oregon Portland 176 113 39.1 64
Texas, W San Antonio 278 177 38.9 65
Ark, W Fort Smith 65 41 38.7 66
N. Y., W Buffalo 157 99 38.7 66
Ill, C Springfield 120 75 38.5 68
Cal, C Los Angeles 556 343 38.2 69
Mich, W Grand Rapids 125 77 38.1 70
Virg, W Roanoke 77 47 37.9 71
N. Y., E Brooklyn 272 165 37.8 72
New Hamp Concord 39 23 37.1 73
Mich, E Detroit 310 180 36.7 74
MinnesotaMinneapolis 145 84 36.7 74
Penn, E Philadelphia 346 198 36.4 76
Maryland Baltimore 161 91 36.1 77
Vermont Burlington 39 22 36.1 77
Texas, S Houston 250 137 35.4 79
Iowa, S Des Moines 57 28 32.9 80
Conn New Haven 222 100 31.1 81
Utah Salt Lake City 175 74 29.7 82
N. Y., S Manhattan 504 204 28.8 83
N Car, W Asheville 182 73 28.6 84
Wisc, E Milwaukee 122 48 28.2 85
Cal, S San Diego 158 59 27.2 86
N. J. Newark 453 167 26.9 87
Tenn, W Memphis 217 79 26.7 88
S Car Columbia 390 129 24.9 89
Fla, S Miami 538 164 23.4 90


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