| Item | Count | Percent |
| Total | 293 | 100.0 |
| Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 51 | 17.4 |
| No federal offense evident | 39 | 13.3 |
| Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 32 | 10.9 |
| Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 29 | 9.9 |
| Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 27 | 9.2 |
| Agency request | 23 | 7.8 |
| Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 17 | 5.8 |
| Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives | 5 | 1.7 |
| Office policy/Dept policy | 3 | 1.0 |
| Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 1 | 0.3 |
| All other | 66 | 22.5 |
