RIGHT AFTER GOVERNOR MARTINEZ ANNOUNCED THE STATE HAS CLEARED ITS RAPE KIT BACKLOG, ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER GOES PUBLIC, SAYING THE CITY HAS CLEARED ABOUT HALF THE RAPE KITS HERE. THE CITY HAS TESTED ABOUT 3-THOUSAND KITS.
NOW KELLER HAS SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT REQUIRES ALBUQUERQUE POLICE AND THE SEX ASSAULT EVIDENCE RESPONSE TEAM TO DEVISE A PLAN TO TEST THE REST OF THE KITS FASTER. THE CITY HOPES TO HAVE ALL THE RAPE KITS TESTED BY 2020 AND SAYS ALBUQUERQUE OFFICIALS PLAN TO COMPLETE 130 KITS A MONTH.
OF THE KITS TESTED SO FAR, 20 PERCENT OF THEM RESULTED IN A SO-CALLED “HIT RATE” … WHICH MEANS THE OFFENDER’S DNA MATCHED A PROFILE IN THE NATIONAL DATABASE.
