Length of Time (Days) to Complete Prosecution or Decline DEA Referral 2001
Federal Judicial District = Cal, C

Item	Value
median time for prosecution (days)	36
rank: median time for prosecution	90
average time for prosecution (days)	330
rank: average time for prosecution	73
Number of Prosecutions Completed	425
median time before declined (days)	1,167
rank: median time before declined	5
average time before declined (days)	1,317
rank: average time before declined	3
# of referrals with prosecution declined	106

Median = half of referrals took longer, half took shorter.

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