National DNA Data Bank statistics
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- Match inventory report
- National DNA Data Bank - Offender hits by case type
- DNA profiles contained in criminal indices
- DNA profiles contained in humanitarian indices
- DNA profiles contained in the crime scene index
- Convicted offender samples received
- Endorsements received since January 1, 2008
- Rejections
Issued: October 15, 2023
Match inventory report
| Total | ||
|---|---|---|
| Criminal investigations | ||
| Offender hits - Crime scene to offender | 0 | |
| Forensic hits - Crime scene to crime scene | 8,819 | |
| Victim hits - Matches to victims index | 14 | |
| Humanitarian investigations | ||
| Human remains hits - Putative identification | 76 | |
| Humanitarian indices hits - Investigative lead | 24 | |
| Total | 8,933 | |
National DNA Data Bank - Offender hits by case type
| Offence | Total |
|---|---|
| Murder | 5,297 |
| Sexual assault | 8,000 |
| Attempted murder | 1,583 |
| Robbery (armed) | 8,518 |
| Breaking and entering | 33,491 |
| Assault | 6,349 |
| Other | 16,038 |
| Total | 79,276 |
DNA profiles contained in criminal indices
| Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Convicted offenders index | 449,016 |
| Crime scene index | 0 |
| Victims index | 141 |
| Voluntary donors index | 0 |
| Total | 449,157 |
DNA profiles contained in humanitarian indices
| Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Missing persons index | 235 |
| Relatives of the missing persons index | 1,741 |
| Human remains index | 348 |
| Total | 2,324 |
DNA profiles contained in the crime scene index
| Public forensic laboratories | Total |
|---|---|
| Laboratoire de sciences judiciaires et de médecine légale in Montreal | 59,314 |
| Centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto and Sault Ste. Marie | 84,964 |
| The RCMP National Forensic laboratories in Ottawa, Edmonton and Surrey | 72,655 |
| Total | 216,933 |
Convicted offender samples received
| Type of order | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Retroactive | 5,027 | 1.01% |
| Prospective Table footnote 1 | 493,686 | 98.99% |
| Total | 216,933 | 100% |
| Type of offence | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | 266,986 | 53.99% |
| Secondary | 227,562 | 46.01% |
| Total | 494,548 | 100% |
| Province or territory | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta | 53,900 | 10.81% |
| British Columbia | 55,022 | 11.03% |
| Manitoba | 30,080 | 6.03% |
| New Brunswick | 6,716 | 1.35% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 6,737 | 1.35% |
| Nova Scotia | 12,345 | 2.48% |
| Northwest Territories | 2,607 | 0.52% |
| Nunavut | 2,513 | 0.50% |
| Ontario | 219,653 | 44.04% |
| Prince Edward Island | 1,365 | 0.27% |
| Quebec | 85,142 | 17.07% |
| Saskatchewan | 21,727 | 4.36% |
| Yukon | 906 | 0.18% |
| Total | 498,713 | 100% |
| Type of biological sample | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Blood | 492,293 | 98.60% |
| Buccal | 6,065 | 1.30% |
| Hair | 355 | 0.10% |
| Total | 498,713 | 100% |
Endorsements received since January 1, 2008
| Type of order | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Retroactive | 8 | 0.00007% |
| Prospective | 221,862 | 99.99996% |
| Total | 221,870 | 100% |
| Type of offence | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | 99,210 | 44.99% |
| Secondary | 121,295 | 55.01% |
| Total | 220,505 | 100% |
| Province or territory | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta | 23,196 | 10.45% |
| British Columbia | 23,633 | 10.65% |
| Manitoba | 12,949 | 5.84% |
| New Brunswick | 1,174 | 0.53% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,648 | 0.74% |
| Nova Scotia | 3,251 | 1.47% |
| Northwest Territories | 952 | 0.43% |
| Nunavut | 710 | 0.32% |
| Ontario | 126,273 | 56.91% |
| Prince Edward Island | 164 | 0.07% |
| Quebec | 21,904 | 9.87% |
| Saskatchewan | 5,718 | 2.58% |
| Yukon | 298 | 0.13% |
| Total | 221,870 | 100% |
Rejections
| Type of rejections | Total |
|---|---|
| Rejected samples | 7,676 |
| Rejected endorsements | 3,179 |
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