Percent of FBI Criminal Referrals That Are Declined 2006
Districts in Rank Order


(Click on District Name for Detailed Data)
DistrictCity# Prosecuted# DeclinedPercentRank
U.S. 14,778 13,114 47.0 -
W Virg, SCharleston 32 172 84.3 1
Tenn, E Knoxville 150 531 78.0 2
Miss, S Jackson 114 381 77.0 3
Vermont Burlington 13 39 75.0 4
Miss, N Oxford 40 99 71.2 5
Delaware Wilmington 13 30 69.8 6
Ind, S Indianapolis 75 155 67.4 7
Ark, E Little Rock 151 302 66.7 8
Maine Portland 13 25 65.8 9
Mass Boston 157 298 65.5 10
Okla, E Muskogee 20 36 64.3 11
W Virg, NWheeling 37 66 64.1 12
Ken, W Louisville 72 124 63.3 13
Alaska Anchorage 30 51 63.0 14
S Dakota Sioux Falls 197 330 62.6 15
Ken, E Lexington 151 228 60.2 16
N Dakota Fargo 61 92 60.1 17
Fla, M Tampa 246 358 59.3 18
Ill, S East St. Louis 53 75 58.6 19
Wash, E Spokane 48 65 57.5 20
Ala, N Birmingham 126 170 57.4 21
Texas, S Houston 175 232 57.0 22
N Car, E Raleigh 102 134 56.8 23
N Mexico Albuquerque 151 198 56.7 24
Cal, N San Francisco 214 279 56.6 25
Idaho Boise 94 121 56.3 26
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 27 34 55.7 27
Texas, E Tyler 137 172 55.7 27
Fla, N Pensacola 61 75 55.1 29
Wash, W Seattle 138 165 54.5 30
Texas, N Fort Worth 234 276 54.1 31
Montana Billings 145 164 53.1 32
Oregon Portland 207 229 52.5 33
Colorado Denver 122 127 51.0 34
Penn, E Philadelphia 329 336 50.5 35
Maryland Baltimore 152 153 50.2 36
R. I. Providence 38 38 50.0 37
Mo, E St. Louis 171 169 49.7 38
Penn, W Pittsburgh 168 164 49.4 39
Nebraska Omaha 87 84 49.1 40
D. C. Washington 164 155 48.6 41
Okla, N Tulsa 37 35 48.6 41
Ohio, N Cleveland 392 367 48.4 43
N. Y., N Syracuse 116 104 47.3 44
Texas, W San Antonio 299 267 47.2 45
Wisc, E Milwaukee 121 108 47.2 45
Wisc, W Madison 71 63 47.0 47
La, M Baton Rouge 51 45 46.9 48
Mich, W Grand Rapids 112 99 46.9 48
Wyoming Cheyenne 59 52 46.8 50
Virg, E Alexandria 432 378 46.7 51
La, E New Orleans 63 55 46.6 52
Ohio, S Cincinnati 171 149 46.6 52
Iowa, S Des Moines 56 47 45.6 54
Nevada Las Vegas 161 130 44.7 55
Ill, N Chicago 495 396 44.4 56
Ala, M Montgomery 49 38 43.7 57
Ala, S Mobile 106 80 43.0 58
Ga, S Savannah 75 56 42.7 59
Mo, W Kansas City 156 110 41.4 60
Tenn, M Nashville 82 58 41.4 60
Ga, M Macon 58 40 40.8 62
La, W Shreveport 177 121 40.6 63
Okla, W Oklahoma City 130 88 40.4 64
Ill, C Springfield 76 49 39.2 65
N Car, W Asheville 227 144 38.8 66
Ga, N Atlanta 341 215 38.7 67
Conn New Haven 222 139 38.5 68
Cal, C Los Angeles 626 386 38.1 69
N. Y., E Brooklyn 313 192 38.0 70
Arizona Phoenix 330 198 37.5 71
Ark, W Fort Smith 58 34 37.0 72
Mich, E Detroit 334 188 36.0 73
S Car Columbia 336 183 35.3 74
Virg, W Roanoke 46 24 34.3 75
N. Y., W Buffalo 243 125 34.0 76
Ind, N South Bend 92 47 33.8 77
Penn, M Scranton 176 90 33.8 77
Cal, S San Diego 208 98 32.0 79
MinnesotaMinneapolis 152 69 31.2 80
N Car, M Greensboro 88 39 30.7 81
Fla, S Miami 426 187 30.5 82
Hawaii Honolulu 144 56 28.0 83
N. Y., S Manhattan 630 244 27.9 84
New Hamp Concord 57 22 27.8 85
Kansas Topeka 123 45 26.8 86
Cal, E Sacramento 261 93 26.3 87
Tenn, W Memphis 194 62 24.2 88
N. J. Newark 435 138 24.1 89
Utah Salt Lake City 236 60 20.3 90


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