DNA lag leaves potential for crime
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DNA Backlog, FBI
The Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) has made matches that caught criminals or otherwise aided in nearly 50,500 cases since the system's inception. The DNA profiles of about 4 million criminals have been added to the system since 2001.Unfortunately, the FBI has fallen behind in processing DNA from nearly 200,000 convicted criminals — 85% of all samples it has collected since 2001 — Justice Department records show.



