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Request for data on convictions resulting from DNA samples
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Council Member Diana I. Ayala requests specific data on convictions resulting from non-consensual DNA samples collected in 2024. NYPD officials acknowledge they don't have immediate access to this data but commit to gathering it. They explain the complexities involved in tracking convictions directly linked to DNA evidence.
- NYPD agrees to collect data on convictions linked to non-consensual DNA samples
- Officials explain that DNA evidence is often part of a larger investigative process
- The time from crime to conviction can vary significantly, complicating data collection
Diana I. Ayala
0:54:53
So you mentioned that in 2024 there were 174 non consensual DNA samples that were taken.
0:55:01
Do we know how many of the 174 were actually convicted of a crime?
Michael Gerber
0:55:07
That I don't have, though we may be able to to pull that for you.
0:55:11
That that I don't I don't have here, but I think I think we're gonna go back and we can see if we if we can get that.
Diana I. Ayala
0:55:18
That would be really critical.
Michael Gerber
0:55:19
Sure.
Michael LiPetri
0:55:20
Understood.
0:55:21
Convicted of a crime, any crime, or the crime from the abandonment?
Diana I. Ayala
0:55:25
From that abandonment, from that particular sample that was taken.
Michael LiPetri
0:55:30
Like, the commissioner said, we could, but again, you know, a d a positive DNA result is a lot of times a piece of a puzzle, which means it's it's part of the arrest process, ultimately leading to a lengthy court process.
0:55:53
It's also a lot of times that we will collect DNA from a crime scene, get a profile, get a donor, comes back to an individual, and that still has to be investigated with a conferral to an assisted, you know an ADA, things of that nature.
0:56:11
It doesn't mean that you know right away now we have probable cause because we know who's that DNA.
0:56:15
That's not accurate.
0:56:17
We actually have to confer with an ADA and then ultimately get probable cause to make that arrest.
0:56:22
Just wanna make that clear.
Jason Savino
0:56:24
And that and that time to crime to conviction, that could vary.
0:56:28
Right?
0:56:28
You know, that could take anywhere from several months to several years.
Diana I. Ayala
0:56:32
I mean, I'm asking because with you've stated time and time again that 99% of the time that you're collecting a sample, there's an arrest.