*Includes only those labs with a professional forensic science accreditation.
**Includes forensic biology from either criminal casework or convicted offenders and arrestees for a DNA database.
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Breakdown of forensic capabilities of public forensic crime labs in the U.S., 2014
This statistic shows the percentage of publicly funded forensic crime laboratories in the United States in 2014 capable of performing specific forensic functions. In 2014, ** percent of laboratories were able to do forensic analysis on controlled substances.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (November 22, 2016). Share of publicly funded forensic crime labs in the United Stats in 2014, by forensic functions performed* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/746890/share-of-public-forensic-crime-labs-in-us-by-functions/
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Share of publicly funded forensic crime labs in the United Stats in 2014, by forensic functions performed* [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, November 22, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/746890/share-of-public-forensic-crime-labs-in-us-by-functions/
