| Item | Count | Percent |
| Total | 3,975 | 100.0 |
| Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 804 | 20.2 |
| Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 692 | 17.4 |
| Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 588 | 14.8 |
| Office policy/Dept policy | 564 | 14.2 |
| Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 340 | 8.6 |
| No federal offense evident | 275 | 6.9 |
| Agency request | 186 | 4.7 |
| Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 110 | 2.8 |
| Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 91 | 2.3 |
| Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives | 26 | 0.7 |
| Declined per instructions from DOJ | 10 | 0.3 |
| All other | 289 | 7.3 |
