Number of hits in AFIS
The positive identification of a fingerprint in the AFIS database is called a ‘match’ or ‘hit’. A hit occurs when two prints stored in the database are proven to come from the same source. Fingerprint comparison can help to prove a person’s guilt or exonerate a suspect from a crime, provided that the fingerprints are of a good quality, the fingerprint experts are competent, and efficient processes and technologies are used.
| Number of hits in 2023: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Identification of individuals with a fast print submission (FPS): | 85 000 | |
| Identification of individuals with a common print submission (CPS; ten finger prints, lower palm and writer’s palm prints): |
43 626 | |
| Latent identification: | 4 309 |
Number of hits 2007 - 2022
| Number of hits in 2021: | |
| Identification of individuals with the two-finger method: | 65 676 |
| Identification of individuals with the ten-finger method: | 39 868 |
| Trace identification (ten fingers, ball of the thumb, edge of the hand): | 3 742 |
| Number of hits in 2021: | |
| Identification of individuals with the two-finger method: | 51 928 |
| Identification of individuals with the ten-finger method: | 29 623 |
| Trace identification (ten fingers, ball of the thumb, edge of the hand): | 3 548 |
| Number of hits in 2020: | |
| Identification of individuals with the two-finger method: | 47 974 |
| Identification of individuals with the ten-finger method: | 25 614 |
| Trace identification (ten fingers, ball of the thumb, edge of the hand): | 3 566 |
| Number of hits in 2019: | |
| Identification of individuals with the two-finger method: | 51 380 |
| Identification of individuals with the ten-finger method: | 28 652 |
| Trace identification (ten fingers, ball of the thumb, edge of the hand): | 2 932 |
| Number of hits in 2018: | |
| Identification of individuals with the two-finger method: | 48 336 |
| Identification of individuals with the ten-finger method: | 26 528 |
| Trace identification (ten fingers, ball of the thumb, edge of the hand): | 3 078 |
| Number of hits in 2017: | |
| Identification of individuals with the two-finger method: | 57 199 |
| Identification of individuals with the ten-finger method: | 27 670 |
| Trace identification (ten fingers, ball of the thumb, edge of the hand): | 3 153 |
| Number of hits in 2016: | |
| Identification of individuals with the two-finger method: | 78 598 |
| Identification of individuals with the ten-finger method: | 30 203 |
| Trace identification (ten fingers, ball of the thumb, edge of the hand): | 2 961 |
| Number of hits in 2015: | |
| Identification of individuals with the two-finger method: | 63 361 |
| Identification of individuals with the ten-finger method: | 34 374 |
| Trace identification (ten fingers, ball of the thumb, edge of the hand): | 2 672 |
| Number of hits in 2014: | |
| Identification of individuals with the two-finger method: | 55 993 |
| Identification of individuals with the ten-finger method: | 24 240 |
| Trace identification (ten fingers, ball of the thumb, edge of the hand): | 3 022 |
| Number of hits in 2013: | |
| Identification of individuals with the two-finger method: | 59 175 |
| Identification of individuals with the ten-finger method: | 25 554 |
| Trace identification (ten fingers, ball of the thumb, edge of the hand): | 2 809 |
| Number of hits in 2012: | |
| Identification of individuals with the two-finger method: | 61 722 |
| Identification of individuals with the ten-finger method: | 25 717 |
| Trace identification (ten fingers, ball of the thumb, edge of the hand): | 2 968 |
| Number of hits in 2011: | |
| Identification of individuals with the two-finger method: | 49 178 |
| Identification of individuals with the ten-finger method: | 20 665 |
| Trace identification (ten fingers, ball of the thumb, edge of the hand): | 2 864 |
| Number of hits in 2010: | |
| Identification of individuals with the two-finger method: | 38 272 |
| Identification of individuals with the ten-finger method: | 16 629 |
| Trace identification (ten fingers, ball of the thumb, edge of the hand): | 2 550 |
| Number of hits in 2009: | |
| Identification of individuals with the two-finger method: | 36 463 |
| Identification of individuals with the ten-finger method: | 15 848 |
| Trace identification (ten fingers, ball of the thumb, edge of the hand): | 2 323 |
| Number of hits in 2008: | |
| Identification of individuals with the two-finger method: | 30 247 |
| Identification of individuals with the ten-finger method: | 12 673 |
| Trace identification (ten fingers, ball of the thumb, edge of the hand): | 1 752 |
| (Remark: Method of calculation has changed compared to 2007) | |
| Number of hits in 2007: | |
| Identification of individuals with the two-finger method: | 28 023 |
| Identification of individuals with the ten-finger method: | 11 224 |
| Trace identification (ten fingers, ball of the thumb, edge of the hand): | 1 229 |
AFIS stores two-finger datasets, ten-finger datasets, datasets of the ball of the thumb and the side of the hands, and traces. As of 31 December 2022, the AFIS database contained the following volume of data:
|
180 521 | |
|---|---|---|
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1 040 687 | |
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140 246 |
To find out whether your fingerprints are stored in the AFIS database you can send a written inquiry to fedpol, stating your particulars and accompanied by a photocopy of your passport or identity card.
Last modification 02.05.2024
