Semi-Annual Report to the Police Commission Sexual Assault Evidence Kit (SAEK), Jan 1 - Jun 30, 2023

Pursuant to San Francisco Police Commission Resolution No. 16-28, the department will provide the Police Commission, on a semi-annual and annual basis, a report that details the Department’s compliance with collecting and analysis of Sexual Assault Evidence Kits (SAEKs) and reporting results to Sexual Assault Victims.

ITEM	COLLECTION AND PROCESSING	VALUE
1	Number of on time (within five days) SAEKs collected by Trauma Recovery/Rape Treatment Center and submitted to Crime Lab within five days of incident	133
2	Number of late (beyond five days) SAEKs collected and submitted to Crime Lab	12
2a	Explanation of late submission: Outside jurisdiction submissions and Federal holidays contributed to late submissions	O/J Mislabeled SAEK
3	Number of SAEKs processed by Crime Lab within 120 days	145
4	Average Turn Around Time for SAEK process completion	33 days
5	Number of SAEKs outsources to an outside lab for processing within 120 days	0
6	Number of SAEKs resulting in a foreign DNA Profile (other than victim/survivor) subsequently being entered into CODIS within 120 days	56
7	Number of Foreign DNA profiles resulting in a CODIS profile match	17
8	Number of Foreign DNA profiles resulting in no CODIS profile match	39
9	Number of SAEKs not resulting in a foreign DNA profile	89

ITEM	NOTIFICATIONS AND OUTCOMES	VALUE
10	Number of victim/survivor notifications made by SVU, per Victim Bill of Rights (Penal Code Sec. 680)	109
11	Number of victim/survivors declined and/or refused notification	28
12	Number of attempted notifications (wrong number, relocation, no call back, over three(?) attempts by SVU)	0
13	Number of outside agency cases (outside agency handles notification to victim)	8
14	Number of SAEKS with no notification	0

ITEM	CASE STATUS	VALUE
15	Inactive Cases	93
16	Cleared/Closed Cases	20
17	Open Cases	32

Inactive Cases:

Unknown Suspect/No DNA Uploaded to CODIS for later ID. No other probative evidence
Unknown Suspect/ DNA Uploaded but not yet identified
Victim becomes uncooperative or refused any further contact after SAEK Evidence collected at Rape Treatment Center
Known Suspect/Victim cooperative. Suspect thought the sex was consensual and there is no other corroborating evidence

Cleared Cases:

Cases that are adjudicated/ Arrest Made
Outside Jurisdiction Investigations, SAEK completed at SFGH/Rape Treatment Center (crime occurred on SF State, UCSF, US Park Fed Land, CHP jurisdiction)
Victim terminates investigation and signs "Affidavit of Termination”
Statute of Limitations reached, case formally closed out

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Semi-Annual Report to the Police Commission Sexual Assault Evidence Kit (SAEK), Jan 1 - Jun 30, 2023