RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) – Attorney General Josh Stein announced on July 29 that the NC State Crime Lab had 1,466 CODIS hits in the past fiscal year, breaking the record of 1,382 hits in fiscal year 2023.
A “hit” is when a DNA sample matches a person with a previous conviction or arrest already in the CODIS system or when evidence is culled through forensic casework.
“I am incredibly grateful for the hard-working scientists at the State Crime Lab who test and analyze evidence,” said Attorney General Josh Stein. “Thanks to their dedication and expertise, law enforcement continues to take dangerous criminals off the street and make North Carolina safer and stronger.”
In June, the lab uploaded 991 samples to the CODIS database and got 65 hits.
You can find the CODIS database numbers online.
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