| Item | Count | Percent |
|---|
| Total | 982 | 100.0 |
| Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 328 | 33.4 |
| Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 187 | 19.0 |
| Agency request | 117 | 11.9 |
| No federal offense evident | 47 | 4.8 |
| Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 41 | 4.2 |
| Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 37 | 3.8 |
| Office policy/Dept policy | 35 | 3.6 |
| Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 34 | 3.5 |
| Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 28 | 2.9 |
| Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives | 19 | 1.9 |
| Declined per instructions from DOJ | 17 | 1.7 |
| All other | 92 | 9.4 |
