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Florida data shows 10,900 sexual assault kits still untested

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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says nearly 11,000 rape kits have not been submitted for analysis. In a spreadsheet released on its website Tuesday, the FDLE tallied 10,900 kits that have not been tested. The data came from 262 law enforcement agencies around the state. Seven law enforcement agencies did not report data. The agency says the data is preliminary and agencies might update the information. The figures mirror those nationwide as agencies across the U.S. struggle to process…

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AG wants quicker processing of untested rape kits

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The number of untested rape kits sitting in law enforcement agencies across Florida is anybody’s guess. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wednesday that the number is in the thousands, but she wasn’t sure exactly how many. That’s why she’s calling for more funding for processing the sexual assault kits in the next state budget. The state has committed over $300,000 to study the issue to find out how many untested kits are lingering. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is…

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