INDIANA – Governor Eric Holcomb issued a proclamation naming September 15-21 The 12th Annual Forensic Science Week.
National Forensic Science Week recognizes the role that proper forensic science plays in investigating crimes throughout the nation, from exonerating the innocent to identifying the guilty.
For more information about National Forensic Week, visit http://www.forensicscienceweek.org/.
For information about the Indiana State Police Laboratory Division and the services it provides, visit http://www.in.gov/isp/labs/.
Below are some interesting stats from the past year (2023):
- There were 24,399 new cases submitted for analysis at the four Indiana State Police laboratories
- Crime Scene Investigators responded to 1,020 different crime scenes throughout the state
- Polygraph Examiners conducted 761 polygraph tests
- Digital Forensic Unit completed 633 cases
- In 2023, there were 698 cases in Indiana linked to a potential suspect by a CODIS DNA match
There are four Indiana State Police laboratory facilities statewide:
- Lowell Laboratory
- Fort Wayne Laboratory
- Evansville Laboratory
- Indianapolis Laboratory
