| Item | Count | Percent |
| Total | 2,991 | 100.0 |
| Office policy/Dept policy | 558 | 18.7 |
| Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 428 | 14.3 |
| Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 412 | 13.8 |
| Agency request | 311 | 10.4 |
| Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 285 | 9.5 |
| Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 189 | 6.3 |
| Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 167 | 5.6 |
| No federal offense evident | 147 | 4.9 |
| Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 98 | 3.3 |
| Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives | 87 | 2.9 |
| Declined per instructions from DOJ | 8 | 0.3 |
| All other | 301 | 10.1 |
