| Item | Count | Percent |
| Total | 16,888 | 100.0 |
| Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 3,314 | 19.6 |
| Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 2,811 | 16.6 |
| Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 1,786 | 10.6 |
| Agency request | 1,512 | 9.0 |
| Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 1,233 | 7.3 |
| No federal offense evident | 1,186 | 7.0 |
| Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 826 | 4.9 |
| Office policy/Dept policy | 775 | 4.6 |
| Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 538 | 3.2 |
| Declined per instructions from DOJ | 297 | 1.8 |
| Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives | 249 | 1.5 |
| All other | 2,361 | 14.0 |
