| Item | Count | Percent |
| Total | 76 | 100.0 |
| Office policy/Dept policy | 16 | 21.1 |
| Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 14 | 18.4 |
| Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 13 | 17.1 |
| Agency request | 10 | 13.2 |
| Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 9 | 11.8 |
| Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 3 | 3.9 |
| No federal offense evident | 3 | 3.9 |
| Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 3 | 3.9 |
| Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 2 | 2.6 |
| All other | 3 | 3.9 |