| Item | Count | Percent |
| Total | 860 | 100.0 |
| Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 297 | 34.5 |
| Agency request | 138 | 16.0 |
| Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 118 | 13.7 |
| Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 83 | 9.7 |
| No federal offense evident | 38 | 4.4 |
| Office policy/Dept policy | 34 | 4.0 |
| Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 26 | 3.0 |
| Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 22 | 2.6 |
| Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives | 17 | 2.0 |
| Declined per instructions from DOJ | 8 | 0.9 |
| Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 5 | 0.6 |
| All other | 74 | 8.6 |
