Domestic Terrorism
Referrals Declined by Declination Reason
Fiscal Years 2001 - 2002
(See similar figures for FBI and earlier years)
  Fiscal Year
Number Percent
2001 2002* 2001 2002*
Total 160 125 100.0 100.0
Reason Prosecution Declined 20 19 12.5 15.2
Agency request
All work completed 1 - 0.6 -
By Action of the Grand Jury 1 1 0.6 0.8
Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives 2 2 1.3 1.6
Declined per instructions from DOJ 1 2 0.6 1.6
Department Policy 1 - 0.6 -
Jurisdiction or venue problems - 4 - 3.2
Juvenile suspect 3 3 1.9 2.4
Lack of evidence of criminal intent 27 25 16.9 20.0
Lack of investigative resources 1 1 0.6 0.8
Lack of prosecutive resources 2 1 1.3 0.8
Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value 19 3 11.9 2.4
No federal offense evident 14 17 8.8 13.6
No known suspect 19 10 11.9 8.0
Offenders age, health, prior record, or personal matter 1 8 0.6 6.4
Petite policy - 1 - 0.8
Rule 40 - 2 - 1.6
Staleness - 1 - 0.8
Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) 1 2 0.6 1.6
Suspect deceased 2 - 1.3 -
Suspect serving sentence 1 - 0.6 -
Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities 15 14 9.4 11.2
Suspects cooperation 1 - 0.6 -
Weak or insufficient admissible evidence 27 9 16.9 7.2
Witness problems 1 - 0.6 -

* Covers first six months only (October 2001 - March 2002).

Copyright 2002, TRAC Reports, Inc.