Agency Referrals Declined by U.S. Attorneys as
Legally Insufficient Versus Criminal Convictions,
1994- 1998

Agency	Referrals for Federal Prosecution
	Declined as Legally Insufficient**	Criminal Conviction Results
Total Criminal Referrals	122,980	252,718
Federal Bureau of Investigation	62,821	59,962
nonFBI referrals*	60,159	192,756
Selected Other Agencies:
Justice: Drug Enforcement Administration	6,696	45,434
Justice: Immigration and Naturalization Service	1,604	36,483
Treasury: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms	4,998	17,250
Treasury: Customs Service	3,156	19,277
Treasury: Internal Revenue Service	4,810	8,818

*nonFBI referrals include all other sources for referrals for federal criminal prosecution to U.S. Attorney offices, not just the five specific agencies separately shown.

** U.S. Attorney offices decline to prosecute citing: weak evidence, lack of criminal intent, no federal offense evident, minimal federal interest, and no known suspect.

** For 1992-1996 period, see table.

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