The program maintains a database of 3 million print records and provides 295 mobile fingerprint identification devices for field use plus 56 “livescan” terminals that record fingerprints and palm prints at police stations, correctional facilities and government offices. According to the 2023 AFIS annual report, officers performed 5,915 mobile ID searches; livescan terminals collected 49,424 sets of prints that year.
AFIS staff also assist in crime scene evidence processing, examining prints collected at crime scenes and collecting mugshots and DNA evidence, among other law enforcement services.
The work has been funded by a property tax levy since 1986. The proposed levy renewal would levy a tax of 2.75 cents
→ Continue reading at Crosscut
