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


(Click on District Name for Detailed Data)
DistrictCity# Prosecuted# DeclinedPercentRank
U.S. 15,778 3,734 19.1 -
Miss, N Oxford 42 63 60.0 1
Montana Billings 50 48 49.0 2
Okla, E Muskogee 22 20 47.6 3
W Virg, SCharleston 39 34 46.6 4
Arizona Phoenix 461 396 46.2 5
R. I. Providence 27 22 44.9 6
Mo, W Kansas City 92 65 41.4 7
Mass Boston 117 78 40.0 8
W Virg, NWheeling 56 35 38.5 9
Idaho Boise 48 28 36.8 10
Ill, N Chicago 134 75 35.9 11
Fla, N Pensacola 205 112 35.3 12
Penn, W Pittsburgh 82 43 34.4 13
Nevada Las Vegas 66 34 34.0 14
New Hamp Concord 18 9 33.3 15
Virg, E Alexandria 343 165 32.5 16
Maine Portland 80 38 32.2 17
Ark, E Little Rock 169 76 31.0 18
Conn New Haven 61 26 29.9 19
N Car, E Raleigh 57 23 28.8 20
Ohio, N Cleveland 150 59 28.2 21
Fla, M Tampa 581 223 27.7 22
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 149 56 27.3 23
La, M Baton Rouge 47 17 26.6 24
Okla, W Oklahoma City 41 14 25.5 25
Cal, N San Francisco 126 42 25.0 26
Delaware Wilmington 30 10 25.0 26
La, E New Orleans 135 45 25.0 26
Mo, E St. Louis 248 82 24.8 29
Colorado Denver 125 41 24.7 30
Tenn, E Knoxville 232 76 24.7 30
Iowa, S Des Moines 153 50 24.6 32
Vermont Burlington 52 17 24.6 32
Okla, N Tulsa 34 11 24.4 34
N. Y., N Syracuse 158 50 24.0 35
Oregon Portland 161 50 23.7 36
La, W Shreveport 52 15 22.4 37
Ohio, S Cincinnati 192 55 22.3 38
Penn, E Philadelphia 180 50 21.7 39
Texas, N Fort Worth 261 67 20.4 40
Ind, S Indianapolis 135 34 20.1 41
D. C. Washington 8 2 20.0 42
Nebraska Omaha 29 7 19.4 43
Wash, E Spokane 157 37 19.1 44
Ill, S East St. Louis 107 25 18.9 45
Wisc, E Milwaukee 76 17 18.3 46
Maryland Baltimore 160 35 17.9 47
Fla, S Miami 539 115 17.6 48
N. J. Newark 190 40 17.4 49
Ala, N Birmingham 173 35 16.8 50
Miss, S Jackson 81 16 16.5 51
N. Y., E Brooklyn 212 41 16.2 52
Ill, C Springfield 104 19 15.4 53
Wisc, W Madison 22 4 15.4 53
Ga, N Atlanta 218 38 14.8 55
Ga, M Macon 88 15 14.6 56
MinnesotaMinneapolis 156 26 14.3 57
Ken, W Louisville 109 18 14.2 58
Mich, E Detroit 219 36 14.1 59
Wyoming Cheyenne 86 14 14.0 60
Ark, W Fort Smith 70 11 13.6 61
Hawaii Honolulu 170 26 13.3 62
Virg, W Roanoke 176 27 13.3 62
Kansas Topeka 308 47 13.2 64
Wash, W Seattle 243 35 12.6 65
Ala, S Mobile 77 11 12.5 66
Ken, E Lexington 343 49 12.5 66
Utah Salt Lake City 106 15 12.4 68
Cal, S San Diego 166 23 12.2 69
N Car, W Asheville 102 14 12.1 70
N Car, M Greensboro 86 11 11.3 71
N. Y., S Manhattan 580 72 11.0 72
S Dakota Sioux Falls 67 7 9.5 73
Texas, E Tyler 320 30 8.6 74
Texas, S Houston 727 67 8.4 75
Alaska Anchorage 59 5 7.8 76
Cal, E Sacramento 471 40 7.8 76
Ga, S Savannah 142 12 7.8 76
Tenn, M Nashville 59 5 7.8 76
Tenn, W Memphis 117 9 7.1 80
Ala, M Montgomery 54 4 6.9 81
S Car Columbia 232 17 6.8 82
N Mexico Albuquerque 484 35 6.7 83
Mich, W Grand Rapids 128 9 6.6 84
N. Y., W Buffalo 265 17 6.0 85
N Dakota Fargo 109 7 6.0 85
Texas, W San Antonio 1,026 63 5.8 87
Penn, M Scranton 146 8 5.2 88
Cal, C Los Angeles 498 27 5.1 89
Ind, N South Bend 122 5 3.9 90


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