| Item | Count | Percent |
| Total | 1,319 | 100.0 |
| Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 268 | 20.3 |
| Office policy/Dept policy | 197 | 14.9 |
| Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 159 | 12.1 |
| Agency request | 119 | 9.0 |
| No federal offense evident | 96 | 7.3 |
| Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 91 | 6.9 |
| Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives | 84 | 6.4 |
| Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 63 | 4.8 |
| Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 62 | 4.7 |
| Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 41 | 3.1 |
| Declined per instructions from DOJ | 1 | 0.1 |
| All other | 138 | 10.5 |
