Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey Q1 How many sworn personnel are employed in your department?
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Less than 25
Between 25-50
Between 51-150
Between 151-500
Greater than 500
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Less than 25 60.00% 234
Between 25-50 17.69% 69
Between 51-150 12.31% 48
Between 151-500 8.72% 34
Greater than 500 1.28% 5
TOTAL 390 Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey
Q2 Does your department have a designated Cold Case Unit or Team with personnel assigned to work exclusively (full-time) on unsolved cases?
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None of the above
Yes
No
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
None of the above 2.31% 9
Yes 3.33% 13
No 94.36% 368
TOTAL 390 Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey
Q3 How many personnel are assigned to the Unit/Team?
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Between 1-3
Between 4-10
Between 11-20
More than 20
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Between 1-3 88.24% 15
Between 4-10 5.88% 1
Between 11-20 5.88% 1
More than 20 0.00% 0
TOTAL 17 Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey
Q4 Does your department have personnel assigned on a part-time, as needed or volunteer basis to work on unsolved cases?
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Yes
No
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ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Yes 18.18% 68
No 81.82% 306
TOTAL 374 Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey
Q5 How many personnel are assigned to these cases?
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Between 1-3
Between 4-10
Between 11-20
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ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Between 1-3 87.14% 61
Between 4-10 12.86% 9
Between 11-20 0.00% 0
More than 20 0.00% 0
TOTAL 70 Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey
Q6 What percentage of the time is devoted to unsolved cases?
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Greater than 75%
50-75%
25-50%
Less than 25%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Greater than 75% 2.94% 2
50-75% 7.35% 5
25-50% 10.29% 7
Less than 25% 79.41% 54
TOTAL 68 Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey
Q7 Please indicate what your department considers a “cold case” (Check all that apply)
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Unsolved homicide
Unsolved sexual assault
Unsolved violent offense
Missing persons
Other (list offenses)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Unsolved homicide 95.79% 364
Unsolved sexual assault 68.68% 261
Unsolved violent offense 57.11% 217
Missing persons 72.11% 274
Other (list offenses) 3.95% 15
Total Respondents: 380 Q 7 (continued) Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey Please indicate what your department considers a “cold case” (Check all that apply) Answer Choices Responses Unsolved homicide 95.79% 364 Unsolved sexual assault 68.68% 261 Unsolved violent offense 57.11% 217 Missing persons 72.11% 274 Other (list offenses) 3.95% 15 Answered 380 Skipped 10 Please indicate what your department considers a “cold case” (Check all that apply) 120.00%
100.00%
80.00%
60.00%
40.00% Responses
20.00%
0.00% Unsolved Unsolved Unsolved Missing Other (list homicide sexual assault violent persons offenses) offense
Respondents Response Date Other (list offenses) 1 May 03 2021 01:15 PM Any case involving questionanble deaths 2 Apr 29 2021 02:18 PM all of the above unsolved 3 Apr 29 2021 08:18 AM all unsolved cases 4 Apr 29 2021 08:17 AM all above 5 Apr 28 2021 05:26 PM Any unsolved Crime of a Felony Offense. 6 Apr 28 2021 05:00 PM Child sex crimes, Child pornography 7 Apr 28 2021 04:59 PM Hit and Run Felony Crashes vhcl/vhcl, vhcl/pedst 8 Apr 28 2021 04:34 PM Burglary, Felony theft ect 9 Apr 21 2021 02:24 PM Undetermined Death 10 Apr 21 2021 11:40 AM cold case wanted fugitives 11 Apr 20 2021 03:19 PM unsolved arson 12 Apr 20 2021 03:07 PM all above, we will speak for victims 13 Apr 20 2021 01:40 PM Burglary, theft 14 Apr 20 2021 01:05 PM None 15 Apr 20 2021 12:49 PM Misc Property Crimes Q 8 Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey How many cases does your department currently have pending that your department considers to be “cold cases”? If unknown, partially done or ongoing, please provide clarification.
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Respondents Response Date Responses I would have to confer with our two biggest 1 May 12 2021 04:26 PM agencies. Best guess between the two, could be as high as 30-35 unsolved murder cases. 2 May 12 2021 10:29 AM 2 3 May 05 2021 10:56 AM Unknown 4 May 04 2021 06:24 PM Approximately 10 5 May 04 2021 01:09 PM 0 We estimate that we have at average 2.2 cases 6 May 04 2021 09:50 AM a year that are considered "Cold Cases." This is taking a 10 year average 7 May 04 2021 08:42 AM 60+ Unsolved Murder Cases 8 May 03 2021 02:05 PM 0 9 May 03 2021 01:15 PM Six 49 unsolved homicides 10 May 03 2021 12:50 PM 39 unsolved missing person There is one cold case that I am aware of. It is 11 May 03 2021 12:49 PM unknown if there are more. 12 May 03 2021 12:24 PM 0 13 May 03 2021 09:48 AM None at this time 14 May 03 2021 09:40 AM none 15 May 03 2021 09:20 AM 5 16 May 03 2021 08:41 AM 3 1 that I am aware of murder from 2017 no 17 May 03 2021 08:25 AM suspects at this time Number of cold cases is unknown at this time, 18 May 03 2021 05:29 AM we are now working on finding the number of cold cases. 19 May 01 2021 10:54 AM 5 20 Apr 30 2021 03:19 PM 4 2 CASES, 1 missing person, juvenile from 2018 21 Apr 30 2021 01:37 PM and one missing person report from 2008. Q 8 (continued) Respondents Response Date Responses Approximately 60 homicides have been identified as "Cold Cases". Currently Sexual Assault Cold 22 Apr 30 2021 01:00 PM Cases are being identified as long as the fall within the appropriate statute of limitation. I do not know exactly how many at this time. We 23 Apr 30 2021 12:19 PM have most likely around 5 or 6 that I can think of at this time 24 Apr 30 2021 11:58 AM No open cases. 25 Apr 30 2021 10:29 AM 0 26 Apr 30 2021 10:05 AM 20 1 case of missing presumed dead person - 27 Apr 30 2021 09:44 AM unsolved 28 Apr 30 2021 09:02 AM 86 Murders, 3 Missing Persons, 1 sexual assault 1. Cold case (Homicide - 2015) 1. Missing Person (2020) 29 Apr 30 2021 09:02 AM 1. Attempted Murder (SBI - 2017) 3. Sexual Assault Child ( 2012 / 2016 / 2019) 28 on the list of cold cases / 8 cases currently 30 Apr 29 2021 04:07 PM working 31 Apr 29 2021 03:41 PM 2 ongoing 32 Apr 29 2021 03:28 PM unkn Currently we do not have an exact number of 33 Apr 29 2021 03:06 PM "cold cases." 34 Apr 29 2021 02:18 PM 10 35 Apr 29 2021 01:31 PM Approx. 10 36 Apr 29 2021 01:11 PM 1 homicide 37 Apr 29 2021 12:36 PM Unknown 38 Apr 29 2021 12:10 PM 2 39 Apr 29 2021 11:35 AM Unknown, believe to be none. 40 Apr 29 2021 10:58 AM two 41 Apr 29 2021 10:31 AM 0 42 Apr 29 2021 10:06 AM 2 double homicides 43 Apr 29 2021 10:03 AM 0 44 Apr 29 2021 09:50 AM 0 45 Apr 29 2021 09:31 AM 3 46 Apr 29 2021 09:31 AM 2 47 Apr 29 2021 09:26 AM zero 48 Apr 29 2021 09:22 AM Unknown 49 Apr 29 2021 09:13 AM unknown 50 Apr 29 2021 09:13 AM none Q 8 (continued) Respondents Response Date Responses Approx. 25 cold case Homicides back to 1985 51 Apr 29 2021 09:10 AM Unknow number of Sexual Assaults (cold case) approx. 25 active 52 Apr 29 2021 09:05 AM 0 53 Apr 29 2021 09:03 AM 3 New Administration, currently attempting to 54 Apr 29 2021 08:44 AM manage backlog 55 Apr 29 2021 08:42 AM 5 56 Apr 29 2021 08:32 AM 0 57 Apr 29 2021 08:30 AM 1 58 Apr 29 2021 08:25 AM none We work all our unsolved or cold cases on a 59 Apr 29 2021 08:20 AM regular basis when our workload allows it. 60 Apr 29 2021 08:18 AM 0 61 Apr 29 2021 08:17 AM one 62 Apr 29 2021 08:17 AM o 63 Apr 29 2021 08:14 AM unknown 64 Apr 29 2021 08:11 AM 0 65 Apr 29 2021 08:09 AM 2 66 Apr 29 2021 08:06 AM 0 67 Apr 29 2021 07:59 AM none 68 Apr 29 2021 07:47 AM 6 69 Apr 29 2021 07:43 AM None at this time 70 Apr 29 2021 07:13 AM 0 71 Apr 29 2021 06:58 AM Unknown 72 Apr 29 2021 03:52 AM 0 73 Apr 28 2021 07:34 PM 1 74 Apr 28 2021 06:45 PM 0 75 Apr 28 2021 05:28 PM 3 76 Apr 28 2021 05:19 PM 0 77 Apr 28 2021 05:13 PM 1 Missing Person Case 78 Apr 28 2021 05:10 PM none There are ongoing cases of all kinds, we mainly 79 Apr 28 2021 05:02 PM look at the violent, sexual and pornography cases as priority. 80 Apr 28 2021 04:59 PM 1 81 Apr 28 2021 04:57 PM 1 82 Apr 28 2021 04:56 PM unknown 83 Apr 28 2021 04:49 PM Unknown 84 Apr 28 2021 04:48 PM 2 There are no cases in this department that meet 85 Apr 28 2021 04:47 PM the cold case designation. 86 Apr 28 2021 04:42 PM 0 87 Apr 28 2021 04:35 PM Unknown Q 8 (continued) Respondents Response Date Responses 88 Apr 28 2021 04:28 PM 0 UNKNOWN - WE HAVE "OPEN" CASES. WE 89 Apr 28 2021 04:26 PM DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE ANY UNSOLVED HOMICIDES 90 Apr 28 2021 04:26 PM 0 91 Apr 28 2021 04:24 PM None 92 Apr 28 2021 04:23 PM none 93 Apr 28 2021 04:22 PM Unknown 94 Apr 28 2021 04:21 PM 0 95 Apr 28 2021 04:20 PM none 96 Apr 28 2021 04:19 PM 0 97 Apr 28 2021 04:14 PM None 98 Apr 28 2021 04:14 PM 2 99 Apr 28 2021 04:06 PM 0 100 Apr 28 2021 04:04 PM Several open cases 101 Apr 28 2021 04:03 PM Zero 102 Apr 28 2021 04:01 PM 0 103 Apr 28 2021 03:58 PM 0 104 Apr 28 2021 03:55 PM 0 105 Apr 28 2021 03:52 PM 2 106 Apr 28 2021 03:51 PM No cold cases at this time 107 Apr 28 2021 03:50 PM 2 108 Apr 28 2021 03:49 PM 50 109 Apr 28 2021 03:14 PM one 110 Apr 28 2021 10:30 AM 2 111 Apr 27 2021 03:24 PM 1-3 and one is being looked at. 112 Apr 27 2021 02:59 PM Unknown 113 Apr 27 2021 09:23 AM 2 114 Apr 27 2021 08:37 AM 74 A total of 38, with some of the cases belonging to 115 Apr 27 2021 08:36 AM local agencies. 116 Apr 27 2021 07:55 AM None 117 Apr 26 2021 01:15 PM Unknown 118 Apr 26 2021 11:50 AM None 2 murders and since 2009 a couple of hundred 119 Apr 26 2021 11:44 AM cold case sexual assaults. 1 for sure. Unknown of any others at this time of 120 Apr 26 2021 11:42 AM survey 1 missing person/homicide from 2018 121 Apr 26 2021 11:20 AM 1 homicide from 1980s several other cases involving sex assaults 122 Apr 26 2021 09:22 AM 3 123 Apr 26 2021 08:49 AM None 124 Apr 26 2021 08:42 AM 1 murder Q 8 (continued) Respondents Response Date Responses 125 Apr 26 2021 08:32 AM 1 126 Apr 26 2021 08:22 AM approximately 50 127 Apr 24 2021 07:23 AM None 128 Apr 24 2021 06:57 AM 1 129 Apr 23 2021 03:44 PM 1 Unknown. Manual research and count would 130 Apr 23 2021 03:24 PM have to be conducted. 131 Apr 23 2021 02:55 PM none ONE CASE BUT UNKNOWN HOW MANY 132 Apr 23 2021 02:00 PM WITHIN THE LAST 20 YRS. 133 Apr 23 2021 11:56 AM Unknown 1, ongoing 134 Apr 23 2021 11:34 AM Homicide was inherited from previous administration. 135 Apr 23 2021 11:19 AM Believe 1 unsolved homicide case 136 Apr 23 2021 11:18 AM 1 137 Apr 23 2021 11:14 AM 0 138 Apr 23 2021 10:39 AM 0 139 Apr 23 2021 09:41 AM 111 140 Apr 23 2021 09:37 AM N/A 141 Apr 23 2021 09:28 AM 2 142 Apr 23 2021 08:37 AM 0 143 Apr 23 2021 07:01 AM 1 144 Apr 22 2021 05:17 PM 3 145 Apr 22 2021 04:24 PM o 146 Apr 22 2021 04:18 PM None 147 Apr 22 2021 04:14 PM none 148 Apr 22 2021 03:59 PM 1 149 Apr 22 2021 03:33 PM One 150 Apr 22 2021 03:15 PM 3 (Homicide-2; Missing Person-1) 151 Apr 22 2021 03:11 PM None 152 Apr 22 2021 02:51 PM none 153 Apr 22 2021 02:47 PM 9 154 Apr 22 2021 02:47 PM 0 155 Apr 22 2021 02:13 PM unknown 156 Apr 22 2021 11:38 AM 2 unsolved Homicides 157 Apr 22 2021 11:00 AM two 158 Apr 22 2021 10:26 AM 0 12. 10 unsolved homicides and 2 missing 159 Apr 22 2021 09:53 AM persons. 160 Apr 22 2021 09:37 AM 3 161 Apr 22 2021 09:35 AM 2 162 Apr 22 2021 07:44 AM 7 163 Apr 22 2021 07:22 AM 2 Q 8 (continued) Respondents Response Date Responses 164 Apr 22 2021 06:57 AM 12 165 Apr 21 2021 07:38 PM 1 Attempted Aggravated Sexual Assualt 166 Apr 21 2021 05:07 PM Missing Person 167 Apr 21 2021 05:06 PM My Department has no cold cases At least two open homicides that I know of. Have 168 Apr 21 2021 04:22 PM not done a complete audit. 169 Apr 21 2021 04:20 PM approximately 970 170 Apr 21 2021 04:12 PM 5 unknown, department isnt active due to chief 171 Apr 21 2021 03:40 PM being killed 3/19/2021 172 Apr 21 2021 03:40 PM 5 173 Apr 21 2021 03:32 PM zero 174 Apr 21 2021 03:19 PM 7 1 Homicide from 2017-assigned to a an 175 Apr 21 2021 03:12 PM investigator to work on as time permits. 176 Apr 21 2021 03:10 PM 17 177 Apr 21 2021 03:05 PM 3 Exact number is unknown. We have a couple of 178 Apr 21 2021 02:58 PM unsolved murders and several unsolved sexual assaults and aggravated assaults. 179 Apr 21 2021 02:51 PM 5 cases 180 Apr 21 2021 02:24 PM 2 18 homicides and about a dozen missing 181 Apr 21 2021 02:18 PM persons over approximate 40 year period 182 Apr 21 2021 02:18 PM 0 183 Apr 21 2021 01:45 PM 0 184 Apr 21 2021 01:32 PM None 185 Apr 21 2021 01:30 PM 2 186 Apr 21 2021 01:20 PM 61 approximately 20 cold case homicides there could possibly be more with the reporting system 187 Apr 21 2021 12:57 PM changing over the years it is difficult to have an exact figure 188 Apr 21 2021 12:38 PM None 189 Apr 21 2021 12:25 PM None 190 Apr 21 2021 12:05 PM None at this time 191 Apr 21 2021 11:41 AM Unknown 192 Apr 21 2021 11:41 AM 25 193 Apr 21 2021 11:27 AM 2 unsolved murders, 1 questionable death 194 Apr 21 2021 10:51 AM 120 195 Apr 21 2021 10:50 AM 2 196 Apr 21 2021 10:32 AM 3 197 Apr 21 2021 10:31 AM None Q 8 (continued) Respondents Response Date Responses 198 Apr 21 2021 10:28 AM 1 199 Apr 21 2021 10:27 AM 1 200 Apr 21 2021 10:08 AM ZERO 201 Apr 21 2021 10:05 AM Unknown the number at this time. 202 Apr 21 2021 10:03 AM More than 10 203 Apr 21 2021 09:55 AM 0 204 Apr 21 2021 09:51 AM 2 205 Apr 21 2021 09:50 AM 0 206 Apr 21 2021 09:46 AM unknown. 207 Apr 21 2021 09:46 AM 0 208 Apr 21 2021 09:44 AM 1 209 Apr 21 2021 09:36 AM 4 and two others that are near resolution 210 Apr 21 2021 09:33 AM None 211 Apr 21 2021 09:33 AM 0 7 Missing person cases and over 20 sexual 212 Apr 21 2021 09:29 AM assault cases 213 Apr 21 2021 09:26 AM 2 214 Apr 21 2021 09:25 AM 1996 Homicide. 215 Apr 21 2021 09:22 AM Zero One, a deceased infant found discarded in a 216 Apr 21 2021 09:22 AM dumpster. DNA is now being processed for genealogy testing and possible location of family. 217 Apr 21 2021 09:14 AM 3 Zero Homicides, Zero Missing Persons, very very few violent crimes or sexual assualt. We are a 218 Apr 21 2021 09:10 AM University Police Department and do not get that many cases of this nature. 219 Apr 21 2021 09:10 AM 0 220 Apr 21 2021 09:01 AM About three Murders-41 221 Apr 21 2021 08:54 AM Missing Persons-15 222 Apr 21 2021 08:53 AM 0 223 Apr 21 2021 08:50 AM 6 224 Apr 21 2021 08:44 AM 1 Unknown, we are so short handed sometimes 225 Apr 21 2021 08:43 AM they keep getting pushed to the back of the priority list. 226 Apr 21 2021 08:43 AM 2 227 Apr 21 2021 08:34 AM One Murder 228 Apr 21 2021 08:33 AM 62 229 Apr 21 2021 08:32 AM 0 230 Apr 21 2021 08:30 AM 4 231 Apr 21 2021 08:00 AM 3 Q 8 (continued) Respondents Response Date Responses 232 Apr 21 2021 07:51 AM 3 unsolved homicides that are partially done 233 Apr 21 2021 07:37 AM 2 234 Apr 21 2021 07:23 AM Zero, we have no "cold cases" 3 cases, including a homicide case where the 235 Apr 21 2021 07:12 AM suspect has not been taken into custody 236 Apr 21 2021 06:01 AM None 237 Apr 20 2021 07:59 PM Unk 238 Apr 20 2021 07:03 PM None 239 Apr 20 2021 05:16 PM Unknown Our department has only one cold case 240 Apr 20 2021 05:14 PM homicide. 241 Apr 20 2021 05:12 PM none Unknown. I am a new Sheriff and was not made 242 Apr 20 2021 04:56 PM of any pending investigations of this nature. None major crimes at the moment. We are a small department. We do have some 243 Apr 20 2021 04:38 PM misdemeanor theft cases and such that are unsolved, but no major cases within our city limits. 244 Apr 20 2021 04:25 PM unknown 245 Apr 20 2021 04:17 PM None 246 Apr 20 2021 04:14 PM unknown We have one unsolved sexual assault where the 247 Apr 20 2021 04:12 PM suspect is unknown. 248 Apr 20 2021 04:10 PM 21 249 Apr 20 2021 04:05 PM 4 250 Apr 20 2021 04:03 PM several open with no known suspect 251 Apr 20 2021 04:02 PM 45 252 Apr 20 2021 04:02 PM 1 homicide (suspects have been developed) 253 Apr 20 2021 03:57 PM none 254 Apr 20 2021 03:48 PM 3 255 Apr 20 2021 03:46 PM 0 256 Apr 20 2021 03:45 PM None 257 Apr 20 2021 03:41 PM less than 5 258 Apr 20 2021 03:41 PM 0 259 Apr 20 2021 03:35 PM 0 260 Apr 20 2021 03:32 PM 0 261 Apr 20 2021 03:30 PM 0 262 Apr 20 2021 03:27 PM 1 263 Apr 20 2021 03:25 PM 25 264 Apr 20 2021 03:24 PM None 265 Apr 20 2021 03:22 PM One (1)--Unsolved Homicide 266 Apr 20 2021 03:19 PM 147 267 Apr 20 2021 03:09 PM None Q 8 (continued) Respondents Response Date Responses 268 Apr 20 2021 03:07 PM unknown at this time 269 Apr 20 2021 03:07 PM none 270 Apr 20 2021 03:07 PM None 271 Apr 20 2021 03:05 PM None 272 Apr 20 2021 02:59 PM 2 273 Apr 20 2021 02:53 PM 0 274 Apr 20 2021 02:50 PM 2 275 Apr 20 2021 02:50 PM 1. 276 Apr 20 2021 02:44 PM 0 277 Apr 20 2021 02:40 PM 2 I don't believe there is any. Unless it is from 278 Apr 20 2021 02:28 PM years ago and we don't know about them 279 Apr 20 2021 02:27 PM None 280 Apr 20 2021 02:25 PM One 281 Apr 20 2021 02:21 PM We currently have no cold case's. 282 Apr 20 2021 02:21 PM One 283 Apr 20 2021 02:19 PM 1 284 Apr 20 2021 02:15 PM none 285 Apr 20 2021 02:15 PM 3 286 Apr 20 2021 02:15 PM 1 287 Apr 20 2021 02:13 PM NONE 288 Apr 20 2021 02:13 PM 0 289 Apr 20 2021 02:12 PM none 290 Apr 20 2021 02:10 PM less than 10 291 Apr 20 2021 02:09 PM 0 292 Apr 20 2021 02:06 PM 3 293 Apr 20 2021 02:06 PM 0 294 Apr 20 2021 02:00 PM 9 295 Apr 20 2021 01:58 PM 5 15 most are partially worked with no identified 296 Apr 20 2021 01:58 PM suspect. The majority being Sex Assaults 297 Apr 20 2021 01:57 PM NONE 1 completely cold case 298 Apr 20 2021 01:57 PM 1 agg robbery 299 Apr 20 2021 01:56 PM 16 300 Apr 20 2021 01:56 PM 0 301 Apr 20 2021 01:55 PM unknown 302 Apr 20 2021 01:55 PM 0 303 Apr 20 2021 01:54 PM none We have approx. 50 cold cases between homicides and sexual assaults. The majority 304 Apr 20 2021 01:54 PM being sexual assaults with no leads or forensic evidence. Q 8 (continued) Respondents Response Date Responses One missing person case we believe is 305 Apr 20 2021 01:54 PM deceased. 306 Apr 20 2021 01:54 PM One 307 Apr 20 2021 01:52 PM None 308 Apr 20 2021 01:49 PM Estimate: 10 309 Apr 20 2021 01:48 PM approximately 5 310 Apr 20 2021 01:48 PM N/A 311 Apr 20 2021 01:48 PM 0 312 Apr 20 2021 01:46 PM n/a 313 Apr 20 2021 01:45 PM One Missing persons 314 Apr 20 2021 01:45 PM 2 315 Apr 20 2021 01:44 PM 5 316 Apr 20 2021 01:44 PM 1 Missing person and 1 Murder 317 Apr 20 2021 01:42 PM 1 homicide, several burglaries. 318 Apr 20 2021 01:41 PM 0 319 Apr 20 2021 01:40 PM zero 320 Apr 20 2021 01:35 PM We currently have no unsolved cold cases. None known. Took over this agency 2 years 321 Apr 20 2021 01:35 PM ago, still learning what cases were unsolved. Approximately 21, however, so are getting ready to be presented to Grand Jury, and some my 322 Apr 20 2021 01:35 PM have been no billed, need to follow up with CA's Office to Clarify 323 Apr 20 2021 01:31 PM Unknown 324 Apr 20 2021 01:31 PM None 325 Apr 20 2021 01:31 PM 3 326 Apr 20 2021 01:27 PM 0 327 Apr 20 2021 01:22 PM 9 328 Apr 20 2021 01:19 PM 0 329 Apr 20 2021 01:17 PM 12 330 Apr 20 2021 01:17 PM 0 331 Apr 20 2021 01:16 PM 0 (2) Homicides, one of the cases an arrest has 332 Apr 20 2021 01:16 PM been made 27 years later awaiting trial (2) Missing persons cases; (1) Sexual Assault 333 Apr 20 2021 01:15 PM 20 334 Apr 20 2021 01:13 PM 0 335 Apr 20 2021 01:12 PM 0 336 Apr 20 2021 01:11 PM one 337 Apr 20 2021 01:10 PM 6 338 Apr 20 2021 01:09 PM unknown 339 Apr 20 2021 01:09 PM 0 340 Apr 20 2021 01:08 PM 2 341 Apr 20 2021 01:06 PM 0 Q 8 (continued) Respondents Response Date Responses 342 Apr 20 2021 01:06 PM 0 343 Apr 20 2021 01:03 PM Unknown 344 Apr 20 2021 01:03 PM 0 345 Apr 20 2021 01:01 PM 0 346 Apr 20 2021 01:00 PM none 347 Apr 20 2021 12:59 PM None 348 Apr 20 2021 12:58 PM none 349 Apr 20 2021 12:58 PM None 350 Apr 20 2021 12:58 PM NONE 351 Apr 20 2021 12:58 PM Approximately 200 352 Apr 20 2021 12:58 PM 0 353 Apr 20 2021 12:56 PM 1 354 Apr 20 2021 12:56 PM 0 355 Apr 20 2021 12:55 PM none 356 Apr 20 2021 12:55 PM 8 357 Apr 20 2021 12:55 PM 0 We are currently working on 3 cold homicides 358 Apr 20 2021 12:54 PM and 2 cold missing person cases. 359 Apr 20 2021 12:54 PM 0 360 Apr 20 2021 12:52 PM 1 361 Apr 20 2021 12:51 PM 1 It is unknown. We do not have any major person 362 Apr 20 2021 12:50 PM type crimes that are unsolved. We Currently have "0" pending cold cases at this 363 Apr 20 2021 12:49 PM time. 364 Apr 20 2021 12:49 PM 0 365 Apr 20 2021 12:48 PM none 366 Apr 20 2021 12:48 PM None Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey
Q9 What time period or criteria does your department use to determine whether a case is considered “cold”?
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Less than 1 year
1-3 years
4-5 years
Over 5 years
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ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Less than 1 year 11.85% 43
1-3 years 50.96% 185
4-5 years 6.89% 25
Over 5 years 13.50% 49
If your Department uses criteria other than the # of years to determine when a case is “cold”, please specify what 16.80% 61 criteria is used
TOTAL 363 Q 9 (Continued) Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey What time period or criteria does your department use to determine whether a case is considered “cold”? Answer Choices Responses Less than 1 year 11.85% 43 1-3 years 50.96% 185 4-5 years 6.89% 25 Over 5 years 13.50% 49
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If your Department uses criteria other than the # of years to Respondents Response Date determine when a case is “cold”, please specify what criteria is used 1 May 04 2021 06:25 PM until all investigative leads have been exhausted 2 May 04 2021 09:50 AM Over a year with no new evidence or leads Any death investigation that is unsolved can be considered 3 May 03 2021 01:16 PM rgardless of time frame.
4 May 03 2021 12:53 PM When all leads have been investigated and no follow-up remains. We determine if there suspect or leads in the case. Once all leads have been exhausted and we cannot identify a suspect the case is 5 May 03 2021 12:26 PM considered cold. 6 May 03 2021 09:49 AM we have not set criteria having no cold cases when you have ran out of investigative options, or current leads, 7 May 03 2021 09:22 AM you are no longer able to get new workable information 8 Apr 30 2021 01:37 PM when all leads have been exhausted and can't find others We do not have a criteria set in place other than it is an unsolved 9 Apr 30 2021 12:20 PM major case 10 Apr 30 2021 11:58 AM No policy for this. Each case is different and when all leads and avenues have been 11 Apr 30 2021 09:52 AM exhausted and the case has not been solved
Cases a open active till all possible leads are exhusted, As time and work loads allow those cases are re investigated. There is no 12 Apr 29 2021 09:12 AM set time frame to determine if a case is cold or not. Q 9 (Continued) If your Department uses criteria other than the # of years to Respondents Response Date determine when a case is “cold”, please specify what criteria is used 13 Apr 29 2021 08:30 AM When all leads are exhausted 14 Apr 29 2021 08:14 AM case by case 15 Apr 28 2021 05:20 PM do not know - no cold cases 16 Apr 28 2021 04:49 PM Over several years with no investigative leads 17 Apr 28 2021 04:27 PM WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE SPECIFIC CRITERIA 18 Apr 28 2021 03:59 PM We do not have per say any policy determining a cold case 19 Apr 27 2021 03:25 PM 1-3 years and all investigative leads run out 20 Apr 24 2021 07:25 AM any unresolved case 21 Apr 23 2021 03:24 PM When all leads have been exhausted in a case. Depending on case by case so some could go over a year some 22 Apr 23 2021 11:58 AM could go less than a year. When exhausted all avenues of investigation, and no supect has 23 Apr 23 2021 09:42 AM been charged or the DA's office will not accept charges. 24 Apr 22 2021 03:34 PM Major Crime Incident "a criminal offense or missing person account reported to the UTSP that has remained unsolved for over one (1) year after the crime was initially reported, the probative investigative leads have been exhausted, and for which the applicable statute of limitations has not expired" (UT System Police Policy 422, Cold Case/Criminal 25 Apr 22 2021 03:18 PM Apprehension Program When all leads have been exhausted and follow-up is not possible 26 Apr 22 2021 02:47 PM without further information 27 Apr 22 2021 09:38 AM Case described on prev page, unsolved, but no add'l info Current cases range from 1959 through 2017. Detectives that have been in the (active) homicide unit for multiple years retain their cases to work on until they promote, retire, or leave the unit for one reason or another. This allows continuity in an investigation, instead of multiple people trying to restart and work on what has already been done. Once the detective is no longer in the (active case) unit, unsolved cases get passed on to the cold case detective(s) and get added to the "cold case" list. We have a separate homicide cold case unit, and a sexual assault cold case 28 Apr 21 2021 04:31 PM unit. 29 Apr 21 2021 04:12 PM We have no formal designation for a "cold case". 30 Apr 21 2021 02:19 PM When all leads are exhausted 31 Apr 21 2021 01:31 PM When all leads have been exhausted
If ALL investigative leads have been exhausted and ALL forensic evidence has been reviewed and processed but doesn't yield any 32 Apr 21 2021 10:56 AM viable suspect(s) or witness(s), then the case is considered "cold". 33 Apr 21 2021 10:32 AM When there are no more active leads We do not have current guiding policy, however by practice any case which no longer has leads to pursue and is unsolved would generally be regarded as a "cold case" after several months 34 Apr 21 2021 10:29 AM remaining open. Each case is different and depends on a combination of things. Not 35 Apr 21 2021 10:06 AM just specific dates or evidence.
We do not have a certain criteria. Once all leads are exhausted 36 Apr 21 2021 10:04 AM and the case can not move forwarded it is considered cold. These cases remain active, but get little attention due to staffing 37 Apr 21 2021 09:52 AM levels 38 Apr 21 2021 09:44 AM The point that relevant information is no longer available. Q 9 (Continued) If your Department uses criteria other than the # of years to Respondents Response Date determine when a case is “cold”, please specify what criteria is used
when all leads have been addressed and the case meets criteria 39 Apr 21 2021 09:38 AM for a suspension status, no active actions require address Any homocide or missing person cases that all known leads have 40 Apr 21 2021 09:15 AM been exhausted and remain unsolved. All leads have been exhausted and no further leads have been 41 Apr 21 2021 08:46 AM received If the case is fully investigated and there are no other leads or 42 Apr 21 2021 07:13 AM evidence to pursue the investigation. 43 Apr 20 2021 07:59 PM No 44 Apr 20 2021 05:16 PM Once leads run out 45 Apr 20 2021 04:17 PM No criteria establised
46 Apr 20 2021 04:12 PM if there is no substaintial leads or evidence to build upon further 47 Apr 20 2021 04:02 PM no developed suspects after all leads have been exhausted 3 years after case is suspended from active investigation; Other cold or suspended cases will be re-opened and assigned by the Criminal Investigative Services Division Commander for additional investigation only upon the receipt of additional investigative information likely to produce new leads in the determination of a suspect or ability to take the case further within the criminal justice 48 Apr 20 2021 03:27 PM system 49 Apr 20 2021 02:54 PM We do not have criteria that I am aware of 50 Apr 20 2021 02:07 PM When all viable leads have been pursued When all leads, information and evidence gathered has been 51 Apr 20 2021 01:59 PM exhausted.
combination of factors including time, leads, etc.. Our cases are just inactive pending developing additional information. They are 52 Apr 20 2021 01:51 PM sometimes reviewed to see if there is something we can look into 53 Apr 20 2021 01:36 PM When all investigative leads have been exhausted Lack of solvability factors combined with nature of the offense 54 Apr 20 2021 01:23 PM predicate cold case assignment. 55 Apr 20 2021 01:20 PM We have no cold cases 56 Apr 20 2021 01:16 PM Once leads are exhausted its designated as a cold case any crime of violence where all investigative leads have been 57 Apr 20 2021 01:11 PM exhausted and the case remains unsolved. 58 Apr 20 2021 01:11 PM This is determined by the circumstances and the offense. 59 Apr 20 2021 01:06 PM We would defer to a larger agency to assist our campus PD. 60 Apr 20 2021 12:58 PM Unknown 61 Apr 20 2021 12:50 PM no specific critieria Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey
Q10 What does your department consider to be a resource that is lacking within your department that would assist with cold case investigations? (Check all that apply)
Answered: 356 Skipped: 34
Number of investigator...
Crime analysts/sup...
A designated Cold Case Unit
Funding for testing
Training
Website or Technologica...
Modernizing or digitizing t...
Other (please specify)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Number of investigators assigned 74.16% 264
Crime analysts/support staff 56.74% 202
A designated Cold Case Unit 48.03% 171
Funding for testing 42.42% 151
Training 48.60% 173
Website or Technological Support 26.12% 93
Modernizing or digitizing the entire original case file 28.93% 103
Other (please specify) 10.96% 39
Total Respondents: 356 Q 10 (continued) Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey What does your department consider to be a resource that is lacking within your department that would assist with cold case investigations? (Check all that apply) Answer Choices Responses Number of investigators 74.16% 264 assigned Crime analysts/support staff 56.74% 202 A designated Cold Case 48.03% 171 Unit Funding for testing 42.42% 151 Training 48.60% 173 Website or Technological 26.12% 93 Support Modernizing or digitizing the 28.93% 103 entire original case file Other (please specify) 10.96% 39 Answered 356 Skipped 34 What does your department consider to be a resource that is lacking within your department that would assist with cold case investigations? (Check all that apply) 80.00% 60.00% 40.00% 20.00% Responses 0.00%
Respondents Response Date Other (please specify) 1 May 03 2021 12:57 PM equipment upgrades Cooperation with our 2 Apr 30 2021 10:30 AM Sheriff's Office...... due to politics 3 Apr 30 2021 09:04 AM Mostly all the above Q 10 (continued) Respondents Response Date Other (please specify) Number of officers and 4 Apr 29 2021 09:14 AM lack of experience in investigations We have never had a 5 Apr 29 2021 08:33 AM homicide 6 Apr 28 2021 05:29 PM Personell WE DO NOT HAVE AN INVESTIGATOR. WE 7 Apr 28 2021 04:28 PM ALWAYS RELY ON OTHER RESOURCES Too small of an agency 8 Apr 28 2021 04:27 PM to have any of the above 9 Apr 26 2021 08:43 AM crime lab Digital forensics 10 Apr 26 2021 08:33 AM equipment and associated training 11 Apr 24 2021 07:27 AM all the above Budget for increased manpower. Only have 12 Apr 23 2021 11:36 AM six deputies and we are down two positions for Deputy Sheriff 13 Apr 23 2021 11:19 AM All the above assistance from outside 14 Apr 23 2021 11:16 AM agencies 15 Apr 23 2021 08:39 AM Funding 16 Apr 22 2021 04:25 PM none We are a rural police department with 10 Auth Sworn Personnel. Our 17 Apr 22 2021 03:15 PM agency would rely on assistance from the Texas Rangers. 18 Apr 21 2021 03:41 PM no department on hold personnel, not enough 19 Apr 21 2021 12:06 PM officers Funds for travel to other 20 Apr 21 2021 10:52 AM jurisdictions for follow up investigation Funding for additional 21 Apr 21 2021 10:12 AM personnel Ongoing or new 22 Apr 21 2021 10:07 AM evidence as well. Q 10 (continued) Respondents Response Date Other (please specify) 23 Apr 21 2021 09:47 AM All the above. 24 Apr 21 2021 09:23 AM We lack cold cases. Difficult to find legitimate 25 Apr 21 2021 08:58 AM training in this field We don't have any so 26 Apr 21 2021 07:24 AM resources are adequate at this time 27 Apr 20 2021 07:04 PM Not enough officer's Hard to keep track from before the 70's due to 28 Apr 20 2021 05:19 PM lack of accurate record keeping. 29 Apr 20 2021 05:13 PM equipment Not having a cold case it 30 Apr 20 2021 04:27 PM would be hard to identify a lacking resource. All cases are 31 Apr 20 2021 03:43 PM investigated by sheriff office 32 Apr 20 2021 03:08 PM More staffing 33 Apr 20 2021 01:56 PM N/a Too small of an agency - Big cases get turned 34 Apr 20 2021 01:49 PM over to the Texas Rangers Case file is incomplete 35 Apr 20 2021 01:44 PM and was moved to the DA's office. 36 Apr 20 2021 01:32 PM None at this time. We do not have a cold 37 Apr 20 2021 01:13 PM case All, we are a small 38 Apr 20 2021 01:07 PM college PD. 39 Apr 20 2021 12:58 PM All above Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey
Q11 If the OAG could provide some of the resources that are lacking (i.e. training, funding for testing, technological support, links to helpful resources, etc.), would your department want the OAG to assist in your pending cold case investigations?
Answered: 361 Skipped: 29
Yes
No
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Yes 91.69% 331
No 8.31% 30
TOTAL 361 Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey
Q12 Has your department previously requested the assistance of another law enforcement agency on a cold case investigation?
Answered: 361 Skipped: 29
Yes
No
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Yes 45.43% 164
No 54.57% 197
TOTAL 361 Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey
Q13 Which agency provided the assistance? (Check all that apply)
Answered: 166 Skipped: 224
Another local department
FBI
OAG
Texas Rangers/DPS
DEA
ATF
U.S. Marshals Service
Other (please specify)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Another local department 37.95% 63
FBI 21.08% 35
OAG 5.42% 9
Texas Rangers/DPS 81.33% 135
DEA 2.41% 4
ATF 5.42% 9
U.S. Marshals Service 16.87% 28
Other (please specify) 10.24% 17
Total Respondents: 166 Q 13 (continued) Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey Which agency provided the assistance? (Check all that apply) Answer Choices Responses Another local department 37.95% 63 FBI 21.08% 35 OAG 5.42% 9 Texas Rangers/DPS 81.33% 135 DEA 2.41% 4 ATF 5.42% 9 U.S. Marshals Service 16.87% 28 Other (please specify) 10.24% 17 Answered 166 Skipped 224 Which agency provided the assistance? (Check all that apply) 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% Responses 0.00%
Respondents Response Date Other (please specify) 1 Apr 30 2021 03:20 PM sat 2 Apr 29 2021 09:30 AM local law Enforcement University of North 3 Apr 28 2021 05:03 PM Texas Unidentified Remains 4 Apr 28 2021 04:06 PM County Sheriff Out of State Law enforcement Agencies 5 Apr 27 2021 08:40 AM from Arizona, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Arkansas Q 13 (continued)
Sheriff's Association of 6 Apr 26 2021 11:46 AM Texas Cold Case Squad
7 Apr 23 2021 09:44 AM Dept Homeland Security 8 Apr 22 2021 03:19 PM DHS 9 Apr 21 2021 03:13 PM Secret Service Retired Homicide 10 Apr 21 2021 02:26 PM Detective Wilco Cold Case Division/Coalition, 11 Apr 21 2021 01:33 PM Sherriff's Cold Case Unit District Attorney's Office 12 Apr 21 2021 07:14 AM (find a homicide suspect with a warrant) 13 Apr 20 2021 08:00 PM Sheriff office Sheriff's Association of 14 Apr 20 2021 04:06 PM Texas Cold Case Texas Sheriff's Assoc. 15 Apr 20 2021 03:24 PM Cold Case Review Team Requested assistance from FBI and it was 16 Apr 20 2021 01:56 PM denied, didn't meet their criteria 17 Apr 20 2021 01:33 PM Cold Justice TV Show Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey
Q14 What types of information would you like to be able to access in a statewide database? (Check all that apply)
Answered: 355 Skipped: 35
Number of Cold Cases by Region
Relevant Statutes/Leg...
News Articles
Expert Witness Database
Training Opportunities
Links to Helpful...
Database containing...
Other (please specify)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Number of Cold Cases by Region 52.11% 185
Relevant Statutes/Legal Information 55.77% 198
News Articles 36.62% 130
Expert Witness Database 49.01% 174
Training Opportunities 87.04% 309
Links to Helpful Resources 74.37% 264
Database containing relevant information on uncleared cold cases across the state broken down by county 76.06% 270
Other (please specify) 1.97% 7
Total Respondents: 355 Q 14 (continued) Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey What types of information would you like to be able to access in a statewide database? (Check all that apply) Answer Choices Responses Number of Cold Cases by Region 52.11% 185 Relevant Statutes/Legal Information 55.77% 198 News Articles 36.62% 130 Expert Witness Database 49.01% 174 Training Opportunities 87.04% 309 Links to Helpful Resources 74.37% 264 Database containing relevant information on uncleared cold 76.06% 270 cases across the state broken down by county Other (please specify) 1.97% 7 Answered 355 Skipped 35 What types of information would you like to be able to access in a statewide database? (Check all that apply) 100.00% 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% Responses
Respondents Response Date Other (please specify) Resources for 1 May 03 2021 01:07 PM genealogy, DNA, Mvac, new sources We don't need this type 2 Apr 29 2021 08:34 AM of resource 3 Apr 24 2021 07:30 AM all the above 4 Apr 23 2021 09:44 AM MO of crimes. Q 14 (continued) Respondents Response Date Other (please specify) communication system 5 Apr 21 2021 04:34 PM with other departments timely and effcient crime 6 Apr 21 2021 09:40 AM lab analysis the two checked above 7 Apr 20 2021 03:21 PM as it relates to arson Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey
Q15 Do you think having a central statewide database for statistics and other relevant information on unsolved cases would be helpful to your department?
Answered: 361 Skipped: 29
Yes
No
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Yes 91.97% 332
No 8.03% 29
TOTAL 361 Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey
Q16 Has your department used familial searching or genealogy to help investigate cold cases?
Answered: 360 Skipped: 30
Yes
No
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Yes 17.78% 64
No 82.22% 296
TOTAL 360 Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey
Q17 Please check which resource(s) your department has previously utilized in working unsolved cases? (Check all that apply)
Answered: 319 Skipped: 71
GED Match
Hudson Alpha
Parabon
Signature Science
DPS Crime Lab
Othram
University of North Texas
Family Tree DNA
NamUs
ViCAP
DNA Solutions
Rootless Hair Testing
Touch DNA
U.S. Postal Inspection...
NIBIN
Homeland Security/ICE
AFIS
NCIC/TCIC Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey
CODIS
Solvability method or...
NCMEC
Next Generation...
Regional Fusion Center
Other (please specify)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
GED Match 2.51% 8
Hudson Alpha 0.31% 1
Parabon 4.39% 14
Signature Science 0.31% 1
DPS Crime Lab 73.04% 233
Othram 1.57% 5
University of North Texas 26.33% 84
Family Tree DNA 5.64% 18
NamUs 10.34% 33
ViCAP 22.88% 73
DNA Solutions 5.96% 19
Rootless Hair Testing 2.82% 9
Touch DNA 13.48% 43
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 5.64% 18
NIBIN 13.17% 42
Homeland Security/ICE 12.54% 40
AFIS 40.13% 128
NCIC/TCIC 57.05% 182
CODIS 45.45% 145
Solvability method or protocol 5.64% 18
NCMEC 13.48% 43
Next Generation Identification (NGI) 0.94% 3
Regional Fusion Center 25.39% 81
Other (please specify) 17.55% 56 Total Respondents: 319 Q 17 (continued)
Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey Please check which resource(s) your department has previously utilized in working unsolved cases? (Check all that apply) Answer Choices Responses GED Match 2.51% 8 Hudson Alpha 0.31% 1 Parabon 4.39% 14 Signature Science 0.31% 1 DPS Crime Lab 73.04% 233 Othram 1.57% 5 University of North Texas 26.33% 84 Family Tree DNA 5.64% 18 NamUs 10.34% 33 ViCAP 22.88% 73 DNA Solutions 5.96% 19 Rootless Hair Testing 2.82% 9 Touch DNA 13.48% 43 U.S. Postal Inspection Service 5.64% 18 NIBIN 13.17% 42 Homeland Security/ICE 12.54% 40 AFIS 40.13% 128 NCIC/TCIC 57.05% 182 CODIS 45.45% 145 Solvability method or protocol 5.64% 18 NCMEC 13.48% 43 Next Generation Identification (NGI) 0.94% 3 Regional Fusion Center 25.39% 81 Other (please specify) 17.55% 56 Answered 319 Skipped 71 Q 17 (continued)
Please check which resource(s) your department has previously utilized in working unsolved cases? (Check all that apply) 80.00% 60.00% 40.00% 20.00% 0.00% Responses
Respondents Response Date Other (please specify) 1 May 03 2021 12:51 PM none To date we have not date any 2 May 03 2021 12:27 PM cold cases. We have not had the need for 3 May 03 2021 09:51 AM outside resources 4 May 01 2021 10:57 AM child safe 5 Apr 29 2021 10:08 AM Have no unsolved cold cases 6 Apr 29 2021 08:34 AM We don't have any cold cases 7 Apr 29 2021 08:20 AM Have not had cold cases 8 Apr 29 2021 08:14 AM None I do not know as I just took 9 Apr 29 2021 08:01 AM over as Chief in August 2020 10 Apr 28 2021 05:22 PM none - no cold cases 11 Apr 28 2021 05:07 PM Innovative Forensics No cold cases have been 12 Apr 28 2021 04:48 PM generated, yet. 13 Apr 28 2021 04:22 PM none of the above 14 Apr 28 2021 04:03 PM N/A 15 Apr 26 2021 11:53 AM None 16 Apr 23 2021 11:18 AM none 17 Apr 23 2021 09:54 AM FBI None, we do not have any cold 18 Apr 22 2021 02:50 PM cases I don’t think this agency has 19 Apr 21 2021 07:41 PM ever worked a cold case. 20 Apr 21 2021 04:37 PM TCME forensic anthropologist Q 17 (continued)
Respondents Response Date Other (please specify) My office has not had any cold 21 Apr 21 2021 03:34 PM cases 22 Apr 21 2021 03:15 PM OSBI Labs 23 Apr 21 2021 01:24 PM Bode We have not had any cold 24 Apr 21 2021 12:09 PM cases at this department Unknown what resources have 25 Apr 21 2021 11:31 AM been used due to tern over of personnel FBI Behavioral Science Unit, 26 Apr 21 2021 10:38 AM Texas Sheriff's Association Cold Case Unit. 27 Apr 21 2021 10:37 AM none 28 Apr 21 2021 10:32 AM SWIFS Lab Reassigning it for a fresh look 29 Apr 21 2021 10:31 AM with modern technologies 30 Apr 21 2021 09:57 AM none 31 Apr 21 2021 09:36 AM None 32 Apr 21 2021 09:13 AM We have no cold cases 33 Apr 20 2021 07:06 PM None 34 Apr 20 2021 05:21 PM unknown 35 Apr 20 2021 03:44 PM No cases local lab, much of the above 36 Apr 20 2021 03:26 PM has to do with DNA, which is mostly destroyed in fire. 37 Apr 20 2021 03:26 PM Haven't used any resources 38 Apr 20 2021 03:10 PM We have no cold cases 39 Apr 20 2021 02:31 PM Do Not Have any Cold Cases 40 Apr 20 2021 02:17 PM none 41 Apr 20 2021 02:16 PM None 42 Apr 20 2021 02:14 PM we hav no cold cases None, we have had no cold 43 Apr 20 2021 02:10 PM cases to work MOU with local police 44 Apr 20 2021 01:59 PM department 45 Apr 20 2021 01:57 PM N/a None as we have no cold 46 Apr 20 2021 01:54 PM cases. 47 Apr 20 2021 01:31 PM SWIFS 48 Apr 20 2021 01:22 PM None 49 Apr 20 2021 01:14 PM We do not have a cold case we have not actively worked 50 Apr 20 2021 01:13 PM cold cases 51 Apr 20 2021 01:12 PM None Q 17 (continued)
Respondents Response Date Other (please specify) 52 Apr 20 2021 01:09 PM We have not had cold cases Small agency with no cold 53 Apr 20 2021 01:09 PM cases. 54 Apr 20 2021 01:00 PM NA - No current cold cases Have not investigated cold 55 Apr 20 2021 01:00 PM cases 56 Apr 20 2021 12:57 PM none Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey
Q18 Please list the point of contact for your agency for updates on the OAG Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit
Answered: 351 Skipped: 39
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Name 100.00% 351
Agency 100.00% 351
Address 0.00% 0
Address 2 0.00% 0
City/Town 0.00% 0
State/Province 0.00% 0
ZIP/Postal Code 0.00% 0
Country 0.00% 0
Email Address 100.00% 351
Phone Number 99.72% 350 Q 18 (continued)
Office of the Attorney General Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Law Enforcement Survey Please list the point of contact for your agency for updates on the OAG Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit *Personal contact information has been removed to protect the integrity of this survey Answered 351 Skipped 39
Respondents Agency: 1 Killeen Police Department 2 Forest Hill Police Dept 3 Corpus Christi Police Dept. 4 CAMERON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE 5 Harlingen Police Department 6 Amarillo PD 7 Flatonia Police Department 8 Tyler Junior College Police Dept. 9 emory police dept 10 Alamo Heights Police Department 11 Lake Tanglewood Police Dept. 12 Limestone County Sheriff's Office 13 Willis Police Department 14 Dilley Police Department 15 Hutchins Pd 16 Elmendorf Police Department 17 Cactus Police Department 18 Pasadena PD 19 Colorado County Sheriff's Office 20 Lakeview PD 21 Slaton Police Department 22 Richmond Police Department 23 Cactus Police Department 24 Wichita Falls Police Department 25 Waller County Sheriff's Office 26 JOHNSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE 27 Cass County Sheriff Office 28 Quitman Police Department 29 Haltom City Police Department 30 Texas A&M University-Central Texas Police Department 31 Delta County Sheriff's Office 32 Navarro County Sheriff's Office 33 Electra Police Department 34 Galena Park Police Dept. Q 18 (continued)
Respondents Agency: 35 Dumas Police Department 36 Santa Anna PD 37 Hidalgo Police Department 38 Mclennan Community College PD 39 Santa Fe Police Department 40 Ferris Police Department 41 Runnels County Sheriff's Office 42 Sinton Police Department 43 Hood County Sheriff's Office 44 SUPD 45 Tatum Police Department 46 Port Isabel Police Dept. 47 Belknap 48 Hamilton PD 49 Dickinson Police Department 50 Caddo Mills Police Department 51 Van Zandt County Sheriff's Office 52 Davidson 53 Victoria College Police Dept. 54 Kaufman Tx. Police Department 55 Johnson County Sheriff's Office 56 Titus County Sheriff's 57 Wolfforth Police Department 58 Yoakum Police Department 59 DeKalb pd 60 Liberty Police Department 61 Cibolo Police Department 62 Palo Pinto County Sheriff's Office 63 Memphis Police Department 64 Monahans Police Department 65 Haskell County Sheriff's Office 66 Bee Cave Police 67 METRO (Transit) Police Department 68 Lakeport Police Department 69 Valley Mills Police Department 70 Rice Police Department 71 DOUBLE OAK PD 72 Comanche County Sheriff's Office 73 Pecos Police Department 74 Azle Police Department 75 College Station Police Department 76 Lampasas County Sheriff's Office 77 Combes PD Q 18 (continued)
Respondents Agency: 78 Cisco College Police Department 79 Reno Police Department 80 GORMAN POLICE DEPARTMENT 81 Odessa Police Department 82 Reno PD 83 Spearman Police Department 84 Graham Police Department 85 Colorado City Police Department 86 Livingston Police Department 87 Westworth Village Police Dept 88 La Coste Police Department 89 Texas A&M University-Texarkana 90 LeBoeuf 91 Blinn College 92 La Grange Police Department 93 Loving County Sheriff's Office 94 Port of Brownsville 95 Hallettsville Police Dept. 96 City of Saginaw Police 97 Los Indios police department 98 Elsa Police Department 99 Bastrop Police Department 100 Los Fresnos Police Department 101 Overton Police Department 102 Shiner Police Department 103 Brookshire Police Department 104 Bridge City Police Department 105 McLennan County Sheriff Office 106 Irving Police Department 107 Palm Valley Police Department 108 Mustang Ridge 109 Port Aransas Police Department 110 Knox City Police Department 111 San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office 112 Calhoun County Sheriff's Office 113 Hempstead Police Department 114 LUMBERTON POLICE DEPT 115 Pflugerville Police Dept. 116 Dallas S.O. 117 Happy Police Dept. 118 Onalaska Police Department 119 Floresville Police Department 120 Brownsville Police Department Q 18 (continued)
Respondents Agency: 121 Point Comfort PD 122 Mercedes Police Department 123 Sundown Police Department 124 Castro County Sheriff's Office 125 Raymondville 126 Coleman Police Department 127 Ovilla Police Department 128 Texas Woman's University 129 Friendswood Police Department 130 Galveston Police Department 131 Melissa Police Department 132 Whitewright Police Department 133 Roma Police Dept 134 Weatherford Police Department 135 Jarrell Police Department 136 Lamar University Police Department 137 Olmos Park PD 138 Lockhart Police Department 139 Office of the Director of Police, University of Texas System Police 140 Jacksboro Police Department 141 UIW PD 142 King County Sheriff's Office 143 Chambers County Sheriff's Office 144 Texarkana, TX P.D. 145 Beeville Police Department 146 Jones County Sheriffs' Office 147 Temple Police Department 148 Alvin Police Department 149 Grayson Co Sheriff's Office 150 Sherman Police Department 151 Round Rock Police 152 Guadalupe County Sheriffs Office 153 Naples PD 154 Mills County Sheriff's Office 155 Bovina P.D. 156 Fort Worth Police Department 157 Elgin Police Department 158 Lewisville Police Department 159 Mineral Wells Police Department 160 Throckmorton County SO 161 Bedford PD 162 Corinth Police Department 163 Marshall Police Department Q 18 (continued)
Respondents Agency: 164 Burleson Police Department 165 DeSoto Police Department 166 Potter County Sheriff 167 Richland Hills Police Department 168 Combine Police Department 169 Abilene PD 170 Keene, TX Police Department 171 Belton Police Department 172 Hudson Oaks Police 173 Montgomery County Sheriff's office 174 La Marque Police Department 175 Salado Police Department 176 Kerens Police Dept. 177 Texas Lutheran University Police 178 Galveston Co. Sheriff's Office 179 Edwards County Sheriff's Office 180 Waco Police Department 181 Reagan County Sheriff's Office 182 Denison Police Department 183 Taylor Police Department 184 Liverpool Police Department 185 Addison Police Department 186 Benbrook Police Department 187 Collin County Sheriff's Office 188 HUGHES SPRINGS PD 189 Somervell County Sheriff's Office 190 Port Mansfield P.D. 191 Marble Falls Police Department 192 Horizon City Police Dept 193 Lindsay Police Department 194 Hemphill County Sheriff's Office 195 Hawley Police 196 Bryan Police Department 197 Stagecoach Police Department 198 Haskell Police Department 199 Rusk County Sheriff 200 Crane County Sheriff's Office 201 Littlefield Police Department 202 Sam Houston State University Police Department 203 Rockwall Police Department 204 Big Spring Police Department 205 East Tawakoni Police Department 206 Baylor Police Department Q 18 (continued)
Respondents Agency: 207 Grand Prairie Police Department 208 Portland PD 209 Austin County Sheriff's office 210 Town of Fairview Police Department 211 Kerrville PD 212 Panhandle Police Dept. 213 Tyler Police Department 214 Vidor PD 215 Hewitt Police Department 216 Grapevine Police Department 217 Euless PD 218 West Texas A&M University Police Dept. 219 Tomball Police Department 220 Brookside Village PD 221 Litte River-Academy PD 222 Brownsboro pd 223 Cleburne Police Department 224 China Grove Police Department 225 McCulloch County Sheriff's Office 226 Bellville Police Department 227 Luling Police Department 228 Refugio Police Department 229 Schulenburg Police Department 230 Nueces County Sheriff's Office 231 Brazoria County Sheriff's Office 232 Ranger Police Department 233 Stephens County Sheriff's Office 234 Windcrest Police Department 235 Coolidge PD 236 Terrell Police Department 237 Kempner Police Department 238 Buda Police Department 239 Coleman Park Police 240 Andrews Police Department 241 Fate DPS 242 Saint Jo Police Department 243 MORGAN'S POINT POLICE DEPT 244 Plano Police Department 245 River Oaks Police Department 246 Sachse Police Department 247 University of Houston Downtown Police Department 248 Irving Fire Department 249 Kent Co. Sheriff's Office Q 18 (continued)
Respondents Agency: 250 Ganado Police 251 Laguna Vista Police Department 252 Deaf Smith County Sheriff's Office 253 Martin County Sheriffs Office 254 Iowa Colony Police Department 255 Wise County Sheriff's Office 256 Fannin County Sheriff's Office 257 Manor PD 258 Nederland Police Department 259 New Boston P-olice Department 260 Texas A&M University - Kingsville 261 Carson County SO 262 Karnes County Sheriff's Office 263 Pantego Police Dept 264 Devine Police Department 265 Katy Police Department 266 Nocona Police Dept. 267 Walker County Sheriff's Office 268 Missouri City Police Department 269 Murphy Police Dept 270 Bowie Police Department 271 Ingram Police Department 272 Leonard pd 273 Penitas Police Department 274 Laredo Police Department 275 La Grulla Police Department 276 Runaway Bay Police Department 277 Comanche County Sheriff 278 Anna Police Department 279 San Angelo Police 280 Iowa Park Police Dept. 281 Selma PD 282 Jacksonville Police Dept 283 Scurry County Sheriff's Office 284 Austin College Police Department 285 Van Alstyne Police Department 286 University of Houston PD 287 Frisco Police Department 288 Little Elm Police 289 Ingleside Police Department 290 Conroe Police Department 291 Kilgore College Police Dept. 292 Childress SO Q 18 (continued)
Respondents Agency: 293 Corinth Police Department 294 Archer City Police Department 295 Corrigan Police Dept 296 Fayette County Sheriff's Office 297 Angelo State University Police 298 Fredericksburg Police 299 Montague County Sheriff's Office 300 Caldwell County Sheriff's Office 301 SULLIVAN CITY POLICE DEPT. 302 Hill Country Village Police Department 303 Seguin Police Department 304 Bertram Police Department 305 Lampasas Police Department 306 White Settlement PD 307 Jim Wells County Constable, Pct 3 308 Wortham Police Department 309 Borden County Sheriff's Office 310 League City Police Department 311 Huntsville Police 312 Castroville Police Department 313 Wake Village Police Department 314 Texas City Police Department 315 TSTC Waco Police 316 McKinney Police Department 317 Deer Park Police Department 318 New Deal Police Department 319 Lakeside PD Tarrant County 320 Gun Barrel City PD 321 Lavaca County Sheriff's Office 322 Val Verde Sheriff's Office 323 Pilot Point Police Department 324 Kilgore PD 325 College of the Mainland 326 West Police Department 327 The Colony Police Department 328 Madison Co. Sheriff 329 WOODSBORO POLICE DEPT 330 Brenham, TX Police Dept. 331 Texas A&M University- Commerce 332 Hansford County Sheriff's Office 333 Austin Police Department 334 Floyd County Sheriff's Office 335 Kennedale PD Q 18 (continued)
Respondents Agency: 336 Texas State Technical College Police Departemtn 337 Arp Police Department 338 White Oak Police 339 Columbus Police Department 340 Southlake PD 341 Central Texas College Police Department 342 Henderson County Sheriff's Office 343 Amarillo College Police Dept. 344 Southern Methodist University Police Department 345 Log Cabini Police Department 346 Odessa College Police Department 347 Whitehouse Police 348 Dallas College PD 349 Horseshoe Bay Police 350 Little River-Academy Police Department 351 Harrison County D.A. 352 Gladewater Police Department