Percent of ATF Criminal Referrals That Are Declined 2008
Districts in Rank Order


(Click on District Name for Detailed Data)
DistrictCity# Prosecuted# DeclinedPercentRank
U.S. 9,882 4,252 30.1 -
Nevada Las Vegas 56 221 79.8 1
Maine Portland 65 133 67.2 2
Miss, N Oxford 37 58 61.1 3
Ill, S East St. Louis 37 52 58.4 4
W Virg, SCharleston 18 23 56.1 5
Wash, E Spokane 63 80 55.9 6
R. I. Providence 17 21 55.3 7
New Hamp Concord 12 14 53.8 8
Fla, N Pensacola 33 32 49.2 9
Wisc, E Milwaukee 65 63 49.2 9
Idaho Boise 63 57 47.5 11
Ga, M Macon 36 30 45.5 12
Ind, S Indianapolis 43 35 44.9 13
Utah Salt Lake City 147 116 44.1 14
La, M Baton Rouge 65 49 43.0 15
Cal, N San Francisco 64 47 42.3 16
N Dakota Fargo 37 26 41.3 17
Miss, S Jackson 87 61 41.2 18
Fla, M Tampa 247 172 41.1 19
Ill, C Springfield 34 23 40.4 20
Arizona Phoenix 134 89 39.9 21
Conn New Haven 71 46 39.3 22
Ken, W Louisville 96 61 38.9 23
Penn, W Pittsburgh 90 57 38.8 24
Mo, E St. Louis 157 98 38.4 25
Vermont Burlington 50 30 37.5 26
Penn, E Philadelphia 195 111 36.3 27
Ohio, N Cleveland 146 82 36.0 28
Alaska Anchorage 27 15 35.7 29
Oregon Portland 56 31 35.6 30
Tenn, W Memphis 236 129 35.3 31
La, E New Orleans 57 31 35.2 32
Montana Billings 66 35 34.7 33
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 43 22 33.8 34
Maryland Baltimore 231 117 33.6 35
N. J. Newark 57 27 32.1 36
S Dakota Sioux Falls 38 18 32.1 36
Tenn, E Knoxville 185 82 30.7 38
Iowa, S Des Moines 93 40 30.1 39
N. Y., W Buffalo 122 52 29.9 40
Texas, W San Antonio 171 73 29.9 40
Mo, W Kansas City 243 103 29.8 42
Okla, N Tulsa 92 39 29.8 42
Okla, E Muskogee 32 13 28.9 44
Texas, N Fort Worth 177 72 28.9 44
Fla, S Miami 276 109 28.3 46
Wisc, W Madison 21 8 27.6 47
Ill, N Chicago 124 46 27.1 48
Texas, S Houston 283 104 26.9 49
Ga, S Savannah 163 59 26.6 50
Mass Boston 71 25 26.0 51
Ark, W Fort Smith 20 7 25.9 52
La, W Shreveport 60 21 25.9 52
Ken, E Lexington 158 55 25.8 54
Mich, W Grand Rapids 90 30 25.0 55
Virg, E Alexandria 397 131 24.8 56
Ohio, S Cincinnati 177 58 24.7 57
Penn, M Scranton 52 16 23.5 58
Virg, W Roanoke 170 52 23.4 59
Nebraska Omaha 40 12 23.1 60
N Car, E Raleigh 256 76 22.9 61
Ga, N Atlanta 133 39 22.7 62
Ark, E Little Rock 56 16 22.2 63
Cal, S San Diego 42 12 22.2 63
Colorado Denver 102 29 22.1 65
Wash, W Seattle 77 20 20.6 66
N. Y., N Syracuse 58 15 20.5 67
N Mexico Albuquerque 68 17 20.0 68
Tenn, M Nashville 82 20 19.6 69
S Car Columbia 394 93 19.1 70
Texas, E Tyler 169 39 18.8 71
Hawaii Honolulu 22 5 18.5 72
N Car, W Asheville 136 30 18.1 73
Ala, N Birmingham 161 35 17.9 74
Mich, E Detroit 206 44 17.6 75
W Virg, NWheeling 96 20 17.2 76
Okla, W Oklahoma City 40 8 16.7 77
Ala, M Montgomery 66 13 16.5 78
Cal, E Sacramento 132 26 16.5 78
MinnesotaMinneapolis 89 17 16.0 80
N Car, M Greensboro 211 40 15.9 81
Ind, N South Bend 182 32 15.0 82
N. Y., E Brooklyn 99 17 14.7 83
Wyoming Cheyenne 67 10 13.0 84
Ala, S Mobile 86 12 12.2 85
N. Y., S Manhattan 120 15 11.1 86
Delaware Wilmington 78 6 7.1 87
D. C. Washington 13 1 7.1 87
Cal, C Los Angeles 182 11 5.7 89
Kansas Topeka 139 6 4.1 90


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