| Item | Count | Percent |
| Total | 326 | 100.0 |
| Weak or insufficient admissible evidence | 80 | 24.5 |
| No federal offense evident | 58 | 17.8 |
| Lack of evidence of criminal intent | 37 | 11.3 |
| Suspect to be prosecuted by other authorities | 31 | 9.5 |
| Agency request | 26 | 8.0 |
| Minimal federal interest or no deterrent value | 15 | 4.6 |
| Suspect being prosecuted on other charges (e.g., UFAPs) | 14 | 4.3 |
| Lack of investigative or prosecutive resources | 9 | 2.8 |
| Civil, admin or other disciplinary alternatives | 5 | 1.5 |
| Office policy/Dept policy | 5 | 1.5 |
| All other | 46 | 14.1 |
