Percent of DEA Criminal Referrals That Are Declined 2004
Districts in Rank Order


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DistrictCity# Prosecuted# DeclinedPercentRank
U.S. 18,132 4,187 18.8 -
Okla, N Tulsa 47 67 58.8 1
Ark, E Little Rock 70 94 57.3 2
Mo, W Kansas City 147 152 50.8 3
R. I. Providence 24 21 46.7 4
Montana Billings 41 35 46.1 5
Miss, N Oxford 76 58 43.3 6
D. C. Washington 8 6 42.9 7
La, M Baton Rouge 44 33 42.9 7
N Car, E Raleigh 104 77 42.5 9
W Virg, SCharleston 52 35 40.2 10
Ind, N South Bend 74 49 39.8 11
W Virg, NWheeling 32 19 37.3 12
Penn, E Philadelphia 145 77 34.7 13
Delaware Wilmington 24 12 33.3 14
Ga, N Atlanta 203 100 33.0 15
Idaho Boise 60 29 32.6 16
Ala, S Mobile 83 40 32.5 17
Oregon Portland 169 77 31.3 18
Texas, N Fort Worth 255 116 31.3 18
Ill, S East St. Louis 119 51 30.0 20
Ga, M Macon 112 47 29.6 21
Iowa, S Des Moines 227 95 29.5 22
Ken, W Louisville 55 22 28.6 23
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 129 47 26.7 24
Texas, S Houston 1,233 444 26.5 25
Fla, N Pensacola 208 73 26.0 26
Ohio, N Cleveland 163 56 25.6 27
N. Y., N Syracuse 128 43 25.1 28
Cal, N San Francisco 118 39 24.8 29
Fla, M Tampa 681 221 24.5 30
Penn, W Pittsburgh 97 31 24.2 31
Wisc, E Milwaukee 91 29 24.2 31
Maryland Baltimore 207 62 23.0 33
Tenn, W Memphis 199 56 22.0 34
Ind, S Indianapolis 190 49 20.5 35
Tenn, E Knoxville 208 52 20.0 36
Ken, E Lexington 184 45 19.7 37
Nebraska Omaha 117 28 19.3 38
N Car, M Greensboro 46 11 19.3 38
Alaska Anchorage 64 15 19.0 40
N Dakota Fargo 30 7 18.9 41
Texas, E Tyler 193 45 18.9 41
Okla, W Oklahoma City 26 6 18.8 43
Colorado Denver 140 30 17.6 44
La, W Shreveport 86 18 17.3 45
New Hamp Concord 63 13 17.1 46
Wisc, W Madison 25 5 16.7 47
Fla, S Miami 662 126 16.0 48
Nevada Las Vegas 157 30 16.0 48
Tenn, M Nashville 95 18 15.9 50
Virg, W Roanoke 231 43 15.7 51
Mass Boston 205 38 15.6 52
Kansas Topeka 243 44 15.3 53
N. Y., W Buffalo 238 40 14.4 54
Okla, E Muskogee 48 8 14.3 55
Ala, N Birmingham 140 23 14.1 56
N. J. Newark 299 48 13.8 57
Wash, E Spokane 175 27 13.4 58
Ill, N Chicago 306 47 13.3 59
Ga, S Savannah 135 20 12.9 60
N. Y., E Brooklyn 219 32 12.7 61
Hawaii Honolulu 161 23 12.5 62
Ark, W Fort Smith 65 9 12.2 63
Cal, E Sacramento 217 30 12.1 64
N Mexico Albuquerque 581 80 12.1 64
N. Y., S Manhattan 837 113 11.9 66
Virg, E Alexandria 520 68 11.6 67
Wash, W Seattle 267 35 11.6 67
Mo, E St. Louis 335 43 11.4 69
Ohio, S Cincinnati 183 23 11.2 70
Utah Salt Lake City 175 22 11.2 70
Ala, M Montgomery 41 5 10.9 72
La, E New Orleans 147 18 10.9 72
Cal, S San Diego 218 26 10.7 74
Maine Portland 112 12 9.7 75
S Dakota Sioux Falls 69 7 9.2 76
Vermont Burlington 89 9 9.2 76
Texas, W San Antonio 1,139 109 8.7 78
Cal, C Los Angeles 468 44 8.6 79
Conn New Haven 138 13 8.6 79
Arizona Phoenix 687 63 8.4 81
Mich, E Detroit 293 27 8.4 81
Miss, S Jackson 186 16 7.9 83
S Car Columbia 255 19 6.9 84
MinnesotaMinneapolis 169 12 6.6 85
Wyoming Cheyenne 80 5 5.9 86
N Car, W Asheville 141 8 5.4 87
Penn, M Scranton 250 9 3.5 88
Mich, W Grand Rapids 78 2 2.5 89
Ill, C Springfield 64 1 1.5 90


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