New Jersey has joined the states that now require tracking of rape kits — but advocates fear the potential loss of federal aid could create more backlogs. (Tek Image/Science Photo Library via Getty ...

This city tested its backlogged rape kits. But most victims were never told the results.

PHOENIX — Crime victims will now have an easier time keeping track of their sexual assault kits due to a new feature on the Phoenix Police Department’s website. The department’s updated victim ...

Emails obtained by 8 Investigates show a pilot project to inventory and track sexual assault kits is creating new accountability, but it's about to run out of money. Federal funding behind a pilot ...

Pennsylvania's statewide initiative will soon give survivors of sexual violence visibility into the status and location of their sexual assault kits. BALTIMORE, Jan. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- InVita ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee is dealing with a backlog on thousands of sexual assault kits. “Tennessee is not the only state dealing with this issue,” said Tennessee Bureau of Investigation ...

More than 400,000 people experience sexual violence in the U.S. each year, but many survivors face delays or are turned away from emergency rooms that lack specially trained nurses. A Unit 32 special ...

The Fort Worth Police Department has cleared its backlog of more than 900 sexual assault kits, uncovered in October through an NBC 5 investigation. There were 898 sexual assault kits that had been ...

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has sent nearly a third of its backlogged sexual assault evidence kits to outside labs for testing, as it tries to bring turn-around times back within state ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth Police Department (FWPD) announced that the department's 2024 sexual assault kit backlog has been cleared. FWPD said in a news release that the department is now in ...

Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday signed a bill to address the growing backlog of sexual assault kit testing in the state. Senate Bill 304, sponsored by Sen. Mike Weissman, D-Aurora, and Reps. Jenny ...