| Item | Count | Percent |
| Total | 1,076 | 100.0 |
| Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 230 | 21.4 |
| Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 175 | 16.3 |
| Agency request | 125 | 11.6 |
| Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives | 79 | 7.3 |
| No federal offense evident | 66 | 6.1 |
| Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 58 | 5.4 |
| Office policy/Dept policy | 54 | 5.0 |
| Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 47 | 4.4 |
| Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 46 | 4.3 |
| Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 44 | 4.1 |
| Declined per instructions from DOJ | 19 | 1.8 |
| All other | 133 | 12.4 |
