Item | Count | Percent |
Total | 1,960 | 100.0 |
Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 433 | 22.1 |
Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 351 | 17.9 |
Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 197 | 10.1 |
Agency request | 169 | 8.6 |
No federal offense evident | 163 | 8.3 |
Office policy/Dept policy | 138 | 7.0 |
Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 129 | 6.6 |
Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 86 | 4.4 |
Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 77 | 3.9 |
Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives | 46 | 2.3 |
Declined per instructions from DOJ | 29 | 1.5 |
All other | 142 | 7.2 |