Percent of DEA Criminal Referrals That Are Declined 2007
Districts in Rank Order


(Click on District Name for Detailed Data)
DistrictCity# Prosecuted# DeclinedPercentRank
U.S. 16,884 3,551 17.4 -
Maine Portland 42 61 59.2 1
Okla, N Tulsa 37 45 54.9 2
Alaska Anchorage 42 47 52.8 3
La, M Baton Rouge 39 41 51.3 4
Colorado Denver 54 45 45.5 5
Wisc, W Madison 9 7 43.8 6
R. I. Providence 35 25 41.7 7
Idaho Boise 36 25 41.0 8
W Virg, SCharleston 60 41 40.6 9
Okla, W Oklahoma City 34 23 40.4 10
Montana Billings 72 44 37.9 11
Cal, N San Francisco 80 48 37.5 12
Texas, N Fort Worth 200 120 37.5 12
D. C. Washington 12 7 36.8 14
Ark, E Little Rock 135 67 33.2 15
Mass Boston 159 79 33.2 15
W Virg, NWheeling 31 15 32.6 17
N. Y., N Syracuse 124 56 31.1 18
Fla, N Pensacola 164 72 30.5 19
Maryland Baltimore 197 83 29.6 20
N Car, E Raleigh 88 36 29.0 21
Vermont Burlington 43 17 28.3 22
Mo, W Kansas City 125 49 28.2 23
Nevada Las Vegas 61 24 28.2 23
Penn, E Philadelphia 178 67 27.3 25
Ala, M Montgomery 35 13 27.1 26
Fla, M Tampa 646 233 26.5 27
Ill, N Chicago 203 73 26.4 28
La, W Shreveport 69 24 25.8 29
Ark, W Fort Smith 52 17 24.6 30
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 128 41 24.3 31
Hawaii Honolulu 125 39 23.8 32
Tenn, E Knoxville 226 69 23.4 33
Virg, E Alexandria 355 108 23.3 34
Ill, S East St. Louis 135 40 22.9 35
Miss, S Jackson 93 27 22.5 36
Delaware Wilmington 35 10 22.2 37
Ga, N Atlanta 204 56 21.5 38
Mo, E St. Louis 243 63 20.6 39
Nebraska Omaha 58 15 20.5 40
Penn, W Pittsburgh 106 26 19.7 41
Ken, E Lexington 205 50 19.6 42
Okla, E Muskogee 29 7 19.4 43
Miss, N Oxford 105 25 19.2 44
Ken, W Louisville 86 20 18.9 45
Oregon Portland 184 43 18.9 45
Ohio, N Cleveland 158 36 18.6 47
Ind, S Indianapolis 189 42 18.2 48
Ill, C Springfield 163 36 18.1 49
Ala, S Mobile 146 32 18.0 50
Ga, S Savannah 123 25 16.9 51
Iowa, S Des Moines 174 35 16.7 52
Kansas Topeka 252 50 16.6 53
Ala, N Birmingham 118 23 16.3 54
Cal, E Sacramento 357 68 16.0 55
Cal, C Los Angeles 284 53 15.7 56
New Hamp Concord 62 11 15.1 57
La, E New Orleans 172 30 14.9 58
N. Y., W Buffalo 171 29 14.5 59
Fla, S Miami 686 109 13.7 60
Arizona Phoenix 649 102 13.6 61
N. J. Newark 260 40 13.3 62
Ind, N South Bend 130 18 12.2 63
Ohio, S Cincinnati 212 29 12.0 64
Virg, W Roanoke 199 27 11.9 65
S Dakota Sioux Falls 107 14 11.6 66
Wash, E Spokane 122 16 11.6 66
Tenn, M Nashville 90 10 10.0 68
Mich, W Grand Rapids 113 12 9.6 69
Mich, E Detroit 256 26 9.2 70
N. Y., S Manhattan 647 60 8.5 71
N. Y., E Brooklyn 296 27 8.4 72
Texas, S Houston 919 84 8.4 72
Wash, W Seattle 269 23 7.9 74
N Car, M Greensboro 71 6 7.8 75
Conn New Haven 97 8 7.6 76
Penn, M Scranton 242 19 7.3 77
Wisc, E Milwaukee 167 13 7.2 78
Tenn, W Memphis 101 7 6.5 79
Texas, E Tyler 347 24 6.5 79
MinnesotaMinneapolis 161 11 6.4 81
N Mexico Albuquerque 515 35 6.4 81
S Car Columbia 191 13 6.4 81
Texas, W San Antonio 1,042 66 6.0 84
N Car, W Asheville 133 8 5.7 85
Wyoming Cheyenne 82 5 5.7 85
N Dakota Fargo 68 4 5.6 87
Ga, M Macon 83 4 4.6 88
Utah Salt Lake City 152 6 3.8 89
Cal, S San Diego 333 9 2.6 90


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