| Item | Count | Percent |
| Total | 1,980 | 100.0 |
| Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 435 | 22.0 |
| Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 360 | 18.2 |
| No federal offense evident | 242 | 12.2 |
| Agency request | 211 | 10.7 |
| Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 125 | 6.3 |
| Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 107 | 5.4 |
| Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives | 86 | 4.3 |
| Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 80 | 4.0 |
| Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 77 | 3.9 |
| Office policy/Dept policy | 68 | 3.4 |
| Declined per instructions from DOJ | 17 | 0.9 |
| All other | 172 | 8.7 |
