MD SAKI Data and Results
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Unsubmitted SAEK Inventory
In order to access the full MD SAKI grant funding, Maryland was required to conducted a detailed inventory of all the unsubmitted sexual assault evidence kits that were collected on or before April 30, 2018—the month when Maryland applied for MD SAKI grant funding.
The inventory data varies for several reasons, including the fact that some agencies have longer retention requirements than the state's 20-year mandate, which was not implemented until 2017. Prior to this requirement, each jurisdiction set its own policy for retaining unsubmitted SAEKs. For example, the Montgomery County Police Department's (MCPD) policy is to retain all unsubmitted SAEKs indefinitely. Therefore, MCPD's number of unsubmitted SAEKs is higher when compared to other agencies. Conversely, some agencies policies provided for the destruction of SAEKs within a shorter timeframe. As such, these agencies' number of unsubmitted SAEKs is smaller compared to other agencies. The inventory data should be viewed within this context.
The unsubmitted SAEK inventory data is set forth within the table below.
Law Enforcement Agency
|
Total # Unsubmitted SAEKs |
Total # of Partially Tested SAEKs
|
Aberdeen Police Department
| 19 | 0 |
| Allegany County Sheriff's Office | 11 | 0 |
| Annapolis Police Department | 70 | 1 |
| Anne Arundel County Police Department | 688 | 263 |
| Baltimore City Police Department | 857 | 0 |
| Baltimore County Police Department | 514 | 68 |
| Bel Air Police Department | 2
| 1 |
| Berlin Police Department | 19 | 0 |
| Brunswick Police Department | 10 | 0 |
| Cambridge Police Department | 76 | 5 |
Caroline County Sheriff's Office
| 2
| 0
|
| Carroll County Sheriff's Office | 83 | 0 |
| Cecil County Sheriff's Office | 35 | 10 |
| Charles County Sheriff's Office | 236 | 34 |
| Chestertown Police Department | 14 | 1 |
| Crisfield Police Department | 6 | 3 |
| Cumberland City Police Department | 18 | 0 |
| Denton Police Department | 7 | 0 |
| Dorchester Police Department | 3 | 0 |
| Easton Police Department | 58 | 2 |
| Elkton Police Department | 12 | 0 |
| Frederick City Police Department | 130 | 28 |
| Frederick County Sheriff's Office | 28 | 4 |
| Fruitland Police Department | 1 | 0 |
| Garrett County Sheriff's Office | 2 | 0 |
| Greenbelt Police Department | 1 | 0 |
| Hagerstown Police Department | 11 | 2 |
| Harford County Sheriff's Office | 64 | 1 |
| Havre de Grace Police Department | 25 | 0 |
| Howard County Police Department | 548 | 17 |
| Hurlock Police Department | 1 | 0 |
| Hyattsville Police Department | 37 | 0 |
| Maryland State Police Department | 64 | 8 |
| Montgomery County Police Department | 838 | 83 |
| New Carrollton Police Department | 1 | 0 |
| Ocean City Police Department | 83 | 3 |
| Pocomoke City Police Department | 2 | 0 |
| Prince George's County Police Department | 1863 | 72 |
| Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office | 9 | 0 |
| Salisbury Police Department | 173 | 110 |
| Salisbury University Police Department | 1 | 0 |
| St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office | 87 | 3 |
| St. Michaels Police Department | 2 | 1 |
| Takoma Park Police Department | 10 | 0 |
| Talbot County Sheriff's Office | 16 | 0 |
| Thurmont Police Department | 2 | 1 |
| UMBC Police Department | 4 | 0 |
| University of Maryland College Park | 5 | 0 |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 11 | 0 |
| Washington County Sheriff's Office | 7 | 0 |
| Wicomico County Sheriff's Office | 53 | 4 |
| Worcester County Sheriff's Office | 1 | 0 |
|
Total | 6,818 | 725
|
Hospital
| Total # Unsubmitted SAEKs
|
Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center
| 27
|
Atlantic General Hospital
| 3
|
University of Maryland Medical Center
| 8
|
University of Maryland Prince George's Hospital Center
| 3
|
Meritus Medical Center
| 3
|
Total
| 44
|
MD SAKI Grant Testing
Testing under the MD SAKI Grant is being conducted in phases. The SAEKs are being outsourced for testing by Bode Technology via Maryland's forensic laboratories. The following is a representation of the MD SAKI grant SAEKs that have been tested and have had the results confirmed by one of Maryland's forensic laboratories.
This is a snapshot overview of the MD SAKI grant SAEKs that have been tested thus far. The overview and numbers will continue to change as SAEKs move through the submission and testing process.
Below is a snapshot overview of the MD SAKI grant SAEKs that have been tested as of 2/23/2024.
Maryland SAKI Grant Testing Data
Number of SAEKs Submitted for Testing
| 867
|
Number of SAEKs Tested
| 863
|
Number of DNA Profiles Uploaded into CODIS*
| 84
|
Number of CODIS hits
| 16
|
*DNA profiles may have been produced from additional tested SAEKs that are in the review process for possible upload to CODIS. As such, this number does not mean that there were no DNA profiles produced from the other SAEKs that have been tested.