Percent of FBI Criminal Referrals That Are Declined 2008
Districts in Rank Order


(Click on District Name for Detailed Data)
DistrictCity# Prosecuted# DeclinedPercentRank
U.S. 14,357 10,298 41.8 -
W Virg, SCharleston 21 166 88.8 1
Ken, W Louisville 39 163 80.7 2
Tenn, M Nashville 32 87 73.1 3
Miss, S Jackson 112 285 71.8 4
Ala, M Montgomery 23 44 65.7 5
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 7 13 65.0 6
Wisc, W Madison 51 94 64.8 7
Fla, N Pensacola 59 104 63.8 8
Idaho Boise 43 74 63.2 9
Wyoming Cheyenne 32 54 62.8 10
Okla, E Muskogee 31 51 62.2 11
R. I. Providence 24 38 61.3 12
Wash, E Spokane 83 127 60.5 13
Miss, N Oxford 54 81 60.0 14
Ill, S East St. Louis 42 62 59.6 15
Ind, S Indianapolis 64 91 58.7 16
Texas, N Fort Worth 195 272 58.2 17
Fla, M Tampa 198 265 57.2 18
Maine Portland 22 29 56.9 19
N. Y., N Syracuse 76 98 56.3 20
Ark, E Little Rock 101 126 55.5 21
Virg, W Roanoke 49 61 55.5 21
Alaska Anchorage 54 66 55.0 23
Hawaii Honolulu 41 50 54.9 24
N. Y., W Buffalo 129 152 54.1 25
Texas, E Tyler 112 130 53.7 26
Cal, N San Francisco 230 265 53.5 27
Arizona Phoenix 324 369 53.2 28
Okla, N Tulsa 48 54 52.9 29
Okla, W Oklahoma City 102 113 52.6 30
Mo, W Kansas City 117 128 52.2 31
Ala, N Birmingham 74 78 51.3 32
La, W Shreveport 86 90 51.1 33
Delaware Wilmington 25 26 51.0 34
W Virg, NWheeling 33 34 50.7 35
La, M Baton Rouge 45 45 50.0 36
Colorado Denver 99 94 48.7 37
Oregon Portland 175 166 48.7 37
Cal, E Sacramento 205 190 48.1 39
Ga, M Macon 63 58 47.9 40
Virg, E Alexandria 334 301 47.4 41
Montana Billings 182 161 46.9 42
N Car, E Raleigh 113 99 46.7 43
N Dakota Fargo 64 55 46.2 44
Nevada Las Vegas 172 147 46.1 45
Vermont Burlington 26 22 45.8 46
Nebraska Omaha 92 75 44.9 47
New Hamp Concord 43 35 44.9 47
N Car, M Greensboro 51 41 44.6 49
N Mexico Albuquerque 190 149 44.0 50
Ohio, N Cleveland 342 263 43.5 51
Ga, N Atlanta 225 171 43.2 52
Mass Boston 164 123 42.9 53
Maryland Baltimore 153 114 42.7 54
Texas, S Houston 208 154 42.5 55
Ga, S Savannah 115 84 42.2 56
Mich, W Grand Rapids 123 89 42.0 57
S Dakota Sioux Falls 193 140 42.0 57
Ill, N Chicago 412 286 41.0 59
Mo, E St. Louis 205 142 40.9 60
Utah Salt Lake City 201 137 40.5 61
Ark, W Fort Smith 46 31 40.3 62
D. C. Washington 113 73 39.2 63
La, E New Orleans 120 75 38.5 64
Tenn, E Knoxville 152 95 38.5 64
Ohio, S Cincinnati 149 90 37.7 66
Ind, N South Bend 123 73 37.2 67
Kansas Topeka 91 54 37.2 67
Ken, E Lexington 169 99 36.9 69
N. Y., E Brooklyn 344 197 36.4 70
N. Y., S Manhattan 501 286 36.3 71
Penn, W Pittsburgh 201 113 36.0 72
Conn New Haven 168 89 34.6 73
Wash, W Seattle 102 54 34.6 73
N Car, W Asheville 173 87 33.5 75
Ill, C Springfield 96 48 33.3 76
Mich, E Detroit 313 152 32.7 77
Texas, W San Antonio 353 163 31.6 78
Tenn, W Memphis 142 64 31.1 79
Ala, S Mobile 105 41 28.1 80
Penn, E Philadelphia 360 140 28.0 81
Wisc, E Milwaukee 189 71 27.3 82
Cal, S San Diego 194 72 27.1 83
Iowa, S Des Moines 49 18 26.9 84
N. J. Newark 454 152 25.1 85
S Car Columbia 308 102 24.9 86
Fla, S Miami 633 182 22.3 87
Penn, M Scranton 209 55 20.8 88
Cal, C Los Angeles 936 227 19.5 89
MinnesotaMinneapolis 138 33 19.3 90


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