2014 Casework Summary

STATISTICAL SUMMARY

 

Activity Summary - Operational Services Branch

 

2013

2014

2015

2016

Crime Scene Section

 

 

 

 

Crime Scene  (Crime Scenes Processed)

904

765

696

644

Central Receiving Unit

 

 

 

 

CDS cases submitted for destruction

6,330

7,650

9,025

7,704

Forensic Cases Received

21,127

19,488

13,023

13,617

Photography Unit

 

 

 

 

Special Assignments

187

257

193

255

VierPic/Color Film Rolls Processed 

296

173

306

982

Color Prints 

6,023

7,133

3,771

4,324

ID Cards

--

--

642

761

 

   

Crime Scene Summary

Crime Scene  Region

Scenes Processed

MSP Scenes

Allied Agency Scenes

Scene Assists

 

2015

2016

2015

2016

2015

2016

2015

2016

Eastern

314

295

46%

47%

54%

53%

25

23

Western

216

138

68%

65%

32%

35%

23

23

Central

166

211

71%

77%

29%

23%

56

27

Totals

696

644

59%

57%

41%

43%

104

73

 


 

Activity Summary – Scientific Analysis Branch

 

2014

2015

2016

Latent Prints/Impressions

 

 

 

     Cases Received

1,085

1,167

1,235

     Cases Completed

1,827

1,658

1,321

     MAFIS Latent Hits

309

494

394

     Case Uploads to MAFIS

555

704

594

     Latent Print Uploads to MAFIS

1,282

1,832

1,362

Firearms/Toolmarks

 

 

 

     Cases Received

684

660

568

     Cases Completed

488

812

765

     Case Uploads to NIBIN

331

595

480

     Operation Test Shot Samples Completed

132

424

174

     MSRD Samples Processed

68,883

16,168

0

CDS

 

 

 

     Cases Received in Pikesville   

7,462

2,873

3,216

     Cases Received in Berlin        

4,634

2,623

2,734

     Cases Received in Hagerstown    

3,611

1,159

1,340

Subtotal Cases Received

15,707

6,655

7,290

     Cases Received by Allied Forensic Scientists*    

--

2,257

2,342

Total Cases Received

15,707

8,912

9,632

     Cases Completed in Pikesville

7,874

3,407

2,821

     Cases Completed in Berlin        

4,900

2,718

2,642

     Cases Completed in Hagerstown   

4,140

1,310

1,514

Subtotal Cases Completed

16,914

7,435

6,977

     Cases Completed by Allied Forensic Scientists*   

--

2,324

2,108

Total Cases Completed

16,914

9,759

9,085

Toxicology

 

 

 

     Blood Alcohol Cases Received

718

698

740

     Blood Drug Cases Received

348

400

347

Total Cases Received

1,066

1,098

1,087

     Blood Alcohol Cases Completed

700

542

854

     Blood Drug Cases Completed

271

315

338

Total Cases Completed

971

857

1,192

Biology

 

 

 

     Submitted Cases Received

542

643

675

     Directly Outsourced Cases Received

223

370

244

Total Cases Received

765

1013

919

     Submitted Cases Completed

628

597

648

     Directly Outsourced Cases Completed

173

319

325

Total Cases Completed

801

916

973

     Total CODIS Hits

623

857

     796

     Arrested/Charged CODIS Hits

104

139

145

     Convicted Offender Uploads to CODIS

3,569

3,533

4,038

     Arrested/Charged Uploads to CODIS

4,144

3,524

3,555

     Case Uploads to CODIS

954

1,065

1,010

Trace Evidence  

 

 

 

    Cases Received

147

134

156

    Cases Completed

274

144

161

Question Documents  

 

 

 

    Cases Received

34

39

20

    Cases Completed

37

38

24

*CDS-Allied = Forensic Scientists hired by allied agencies or other governmental entities who are authorized to perform CDS analysis in FSD facilities under the provisions provided for in a Memorandum of Understanding. Prior to 2015, data for this group were combined with the CDS Units in which the work was performed.

 


 

Scientific Analysis Branch Casework Summary

Unit

Cases Received

MSP Cases Received

Allied Agency Cases Received

Cases Completed

 

2015

2016

2015

2016

2015

2016

2015

2016

Latent Prints/Impressions

1,167

1,235

18%

21%

82%

79%

1,658

1,321

Firearms/Toolmarks

660

568

24%

24%

76%

76%

812

765

CDS-Pikesville Lab

2,873

3,216

23%

27%

77%

73%

3,407

2,821

CDS-Berlin Lab

2,623

2,734

21%

28%

79%

72%

2,718

2,642

CDS-Hagerstown Lab

1,159

1,340

28%

45%

72%

55%

1,310

1,514

CDS-Allied*

2,257

2,342

16%

17%

84%

83%

2,324

2,108

Toxicology

1,098

1,087

29%

32%

71%

68%

857

1,192

Biology- Submitted

643

675

13%

15%

87%

85%

597

648

Biology- Direct Outsourcing

370

244

2%

2%

98%

98%

319

325

Trace Evidence

134

156

59%

61%

41%

39%

144

161

Questioned Documents

39

20

21%

20%

79%

80%

38

24

Totals

13,023

13,617

23%

26%

77%

74%

14,184

13,521

*CDS-Allied = Forensic Scientists hired by allied agencies or other governmental entities who are authorized to perform CDS analysis in FSD facilities under the provisions provided for in a Memorandum of Understanding.

 

 


 

Quantity of FSD Requests by County

County

2015

2016

Cases Submitted to Lab

Crime Scenes

Total

Cases Submitted to Lab

Crime Scenes

Total

Frederick

1,521

23

1,544

1,504

22

1,526

Wicomico

954

94

1,048

1,175

92

1,267

Harford

963

14

977

979

17

996

Charles

1,030

4

1,034

941

3

944

Cecil

856

68

924

825

72

897

Worcester

888

30

918

849

31

880

Calvert

825

6

831

790

4

794

Carroll

623

56

679

648

57

705

Howard

546

7

553

673

9

682

Anne Arundel

509

16

525

606

14

620

Allegany

495

110

605

558

58

616

St. Mary’s

511

6

517

544

3

547

Dorchester

460

28

488

448

22

470

Statewide

477

 

477

 

 

 

Washington

261

17

278

401

13

414

Talbot

300

16

316

370

28

398

Baltimore

308

23

331

356

37

393

Somerset

171

33

204

339

46

385

Prince George’s

302

5

307

322

11

333

Queen Anne’s

240

37

277

281

46

327

Caroline

210

38

248

226

18

244

Baltimore City

23

10

33

222

16

238

Montgomery

211

1

212

198

2

200

Garret

127

29

156

159

10

169

Kent

159

24

183

150

13

163

Not Determined*

43

 

43

41

 

41

Out of State

10

 

10

12

 

12

Others

 

1

1

 

 

 

Totals

13,023

696

13,719

13,617

644

14,261

*2015 Not determined includes: Barrack I Easton (18), Barrack M JFK Highway(6), Barrack S Centreville (19).

2016 Not determined includes: Barrack I Easton (17), Barrack M JFK Highway(4), Barrack S Centreville (15), MSP Princess Anne(2), MSP-CED (3)

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