City cuts time for processing gun crime evidence in half over past year: Mayor
Where the office used to take up to 60 days to test and analyze evidence from gun-related crimes, it now takes 30 days or less, according to the mayor, meaning the Big Apple now has the fastest big city lab for testing and analyzing gun crime evidence. The timetable is measured from when a district attorney requests DNA testing to when OCME delivers a test report to the DA and NYPD.
“I promised we would be the fastest lab to analyze and test evidence from gun crimes,” the mayor said during a June 26 news conference at the medical examiner’s office. Reducing crime and gun violence have both been central to Adams’ mayoralty since he took office in January 2022. And Adams has seen success in reducing gun violence, with acompared to the same period in 2022, according to NYPD First Deputy Commissioner Edward Caban.
“Faster testing results will help the criminal justice system resolve cases as quickly as possible,” Graham said. “Quicker turnaround times will also hasten answers to victims, families and communities who are affected by gun violence. And as with all our work, these findings may help convict the guilty or exonerate the innocent.”
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