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ARRESTEEDNALAWSAREMOSTEFFECTIVEWITHINCLUSIONOFBURGLARYARRESTS • In2014,theWashingtonStateDNAdatabasehadmorematches(or“hits”)topersonsincludedforburglarythanany othercategoryofcrime--accountingfor37%ofallmatchesinoneyear.Thisismorethanallmatchesmadeto violentcrimeoffenders,combined(homicide1%,sexcrimes7%,robbery8%,andassault11%).Infact,thenextlargest categoryofoffenderslinkedtocrimeswasdrugoffenders(17%).(Source:WSPCODISCrimeLaboratoryNewsletter,March 2015) • NewMexico’sKatie’sLawforarresteeDNAtestinghasmatchedmoreburglaryarreststounsolvedcrimesthanany othercategoryofarrestee,includingasignificantnumberofviolentcrimes.KatieSepich’skillerwasarrestedonan aggravatedburglarychargejustthreemonthsafterKatiewasmurdered.(Source:NewMexicoCODISUnit,spreadsheet availableuponrequest,6/1/16data) MurdersSolvedby ArresteeOffense SexCrimesSolvedby ArresteeOffense murder robbery 2 5 13 5 10 2 burglary 2 15 17 agg.assault 18 drugrelated kidnapping other 17 34 32 28 10 sexcrime robbery burglary agg.assault drugrelated kidnapping aggstalking other • Statesthroughoutthecountryhaveshownsimilarsuccessesbytheinclusionofnon-violentfeloniesontheDNA database,especiallyburglary.Virginiastatisticsindicatethat40%ofallviolentcrimessolvedthroughthedatabase werecommittedbypersonswithpreviouspropertycrimeconvictions–whenconsideringonlyrapecases,the percentagelinkedtonon-violentcriminalsrises.80%ofthematchesonVirginia’sdatabasewouldhavebeenmissedif thedatabasewaslimitedtoviolentfeloniesonly.(Source:VirginiaDepartmentofForensicSciencewebsite, www.dfs.virginia.gov) VirginiaMatches--Previous ConvicLonofMatchedOffender (asof6/30/15) 192 296 320 1903 1910 3773 59 murder sexcrime assault burglary/robbery drugs forgery other • California’sDepartmentofJusticelookedatsomeofthefirst100matchestoarresteeDNAsamplescollectedthrough voter-approvedProposition69(2004).Burglaryarrestswereresponsiblefor25%ofmatchestounsolvedmurders, 12%ofmatchestorapes,and30%ofmatchestorobberies.(ArresteeQualifyingOffensesforHitstoRape,Murder,&Robbery Crimes,http://oag.ca.gov/bfs/prop69) CostSavings InastudysponsoredbytheUSDepartmentofJustice,theCityofDenver,ColoradofocusedonusingtheDNA databasetoidentifysuspectsinunsolvedburglaries.(SOURCE:“UsingDNAtoSolveHighVolumePropertyCrimesin Denver:SavingMoney,LoweringCrimeRatesandMakingDenverSafer.”TheProsecutor,July/August/September2008,ISSNo. 0027-6383,NationalDistrictAttorneysAssociation) Thefollowingdatapointsarearesultofthisstudy. • Forevery$1spentonDNAinpropertycrimeinvestigations,a$90returnoninvestmentwasfoundin savingsoncrimeandinvestigativecosts • TheburglaryrateinDenverdropped26% • AnnualsavingstocitizensinDenverareestimatedatmorethan$29milliontodate. • TheuseofDNAevidenceinburglarycasesresultsinaverage14-yearprisonterm(comparedtoan average1.4-yearjailsentenceforcaseswithoutDNA) • IncasesthatincludeDNAevidence,theprosecutionfilingrateisapproximately42%,whichismore thaneighttimestherateofprosecutionincaseswithoutDNAevidence
