Survey Finds Increase In Untested Rape Kits Since 2016

BALTIMORE (AP) — Earlier this year, 10 of Maryland’s largest police departments reported having nearly twice the number of untested rape kits reported in a 2016 audit.
The Baltimore Sun reports that the records obtained through a records request showed more than 6,500 untested rape kits, compared to 3,397 kits in 2016.Attorney General’s office spokeswoman Raquel Coombs says the office surveyed police departments in March to gather updated numbers to apply for federal funding to