Across the country, state and local crime labs are drowning in evidence. From rape kits to drug samples to vials of blood, ...

Forensic evidence can be an important tool in solving and prosecuting sexual assault cases, but some victims don't feel comfortable coming forward to police or medical examiners right away. Enter ...

Due to those improvements, the SDPD Crime Lab now tests sex-assault forensic evidence significantly faster than before — averaging a 45-day turnaround, well ahead of the 145-day requirement set ...

The measure, sponsored by state Sens. Renee Burgess and Paul Moriarty, would require the state’s attorney general to establish a sexual assault forensic evidence kit, or rape kit, tracking system.

At least 40 states and the District of Columbia have implemented a sexual assault forensic evidence, or SAFE, kit tracking system. These web-based systems allow individuals — including victims, ...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Should survivors of sexual assault be able to collect their own DNA evidence after the crime? It’s a controversial issue a Maryland committee has been tasked with looking ...

Due to those improvements, the SDPD Crime Lab now tests sex-assault forensic evidence significantly faster than before — averaging a 45-day turnaround, well ahead of the 145-day requirement set ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs law creating rape kit oversight board, setting 60-day goal for processing Sexual assault victims currently wait 550-plus days for the state to test their evidence kits ...

Newly released police records detail the initial police response, witness accounts and critical forensic evidence in the ...