The Indiana State Police is informing the public about the 12th Annual National Forensic Science Week, which is this week, September 15-21, 2024.
National Forensic Science Week recognizes proper forensic science's role in investigating crimes throughout the nation, from exonerating the innocent to identifying the guilty.
For more information about National Forensic Week, visit: http://www.forensicscienceweek.org/
For information about the Indiana State Police Laboratory Division and the services it provides, visit: http://www.in.gov/isp/labs/
Below are some interesting stats from the past year (2023):
- There were 24,399 new cases submitted for analysis at the four Indiana State Police laboratories
- Crime Scene Investigators responded to 1,020 different crime scenes throughout the state
- Polygraph Examiners conducted 761 polygraph tests
- Digital Forensic Unit completed 633 cases
- In 2023, there were 698 cases in Indiana linked to a potential suspect by a CODIS DNA match
Photo: Scientists from the Indiana State Police Regional Laboratory in Indianapolis
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