| Item | Count | Percent |
| Total | 1,366 | 100.0 |
| Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 245 | 17.9 |
| Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 234 | 17.1 |
| No federal offense evident | 180 | 13.2 |
| Agency request | 171 | 12.5 |
| Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 98 | 7.2 |
| Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 82 | 6.0 |
| Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 57 | 4.2 |
| Office policy/Dept policy | 54 | 4.0 |
| Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives | 45 | 3.3 |
| Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 40 | 2.9 |
| Declined per instructions from DOJ | 17 | 1.2 |
| All other | 143 | 10.5 |
