| Item | Count | Percent |
| Total | 18,077 | 100.0 |
| Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 3,736 | 20.7 |
| Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 2,764 | 15.3 |
| Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 1,897 | 10.5 |
| Agency request | 1,872 | 10.4 |
| No federal offense evident | 1,352 | 7.5 |
| Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 1,127 | 6.2 |
| Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 976 | 5.4 |
| Office policy/Dept policy | 706 | 3.9 |
| Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 481 | 2.7 |
| Declined per instructions from DOJ | 454 | 2.5 |
| Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives | 360 | 2.0 |
| All other | 2,352 | 13.0 |
