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Unopened, Untested Rape Kits Found (in 2009):Approx 11,341
Kits Tested to Date:Approx 10,000
CODIS eligible DNA Profiles:
Note: Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) is the national DNA database.
Per Michigan State Police (MSP) 4512 as of August 25th
(Michigan State Police have not provided any numbers since August 25th, 2015)
CODIS "Hits" from Tested Kits:Per MSP 2616 CODIS Associations through August 25th
(including CODIS hits and Case-to-case Associations.)
Number of Suspected Serial sexual Offenders Indentified:775 identified as of October 4th, 2016 *
Number of States Impacted:40 (listed below)
  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
Number of Cases Actively Being Investigated:263 as of October 4th, 2016
Number of Cases Awaiting Investigation:1152 +
Number of Convictions:64

*The number of suspected serial offenders may change as we investigate cases. Some offenders are eliminated as serial sexual offenders and others are identified through new CODIS associations and as additional arrest information becomes available.

+This number only includes cases with CODIS hits or case-to-case associations.

Definitions

  • CODIS entry - A suspect DNA profile has been entered into the CODIS system.
  • CODIS hit - A suspect DNA profile matches a known offender DNA profile in CODIS.
  • Case-to-case association - A suspect DNA profile matches a DNA profile obtained from evidence collected in other criminal cases.
  • Suspected serial sexual offender - A suspect DNA profile matches a known offender profile and the offender has a history of CSC offenses, and/or CSC charges regardless if it results/resulted in a conviction, and/or a suspect DNA profile matches a DNA profile obtained from evidence collected in other CSC cases regardless of whether the suspect's identity is known to the WCPO.
  • CSC offenses/charges - an offense or criminal charge involving a sexual assault and/or any crime that would require a person to register as a sex offender
  • Criminal contacts - A criminal arrest, criminal charge, criminal conviction, a CODIS offender profile, or a case-to-case association with evidence from another criminal case.