| Item | Count | Percent |
| Total | 174 | 100.0 |
| Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 51 | 29.3 |
| Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 45 | 25.9 |
| Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 31 | 17.8 |
| Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 18 | 10.3 |
| Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 6 | 3.4 |
| Agency request | 5 | 2.9 |
| Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives | 2 | 1.1 |
| No federal offense evident | 2 | 1.1 |
| Declined per instructions from DOJ | 1 | 0.6 |
| Office policy/Dept policy | 1 | 0.6 |
| Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 1 | 0.6 |
| All other | 11 | 6.3 |
