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Pittsburgh City Council

Untested Sexual Assault Kits to Be Processed.

Written by Amy Whipple

  • The Department of Public Safety requested $37,000 from a previously awarded 2023 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Grant.
  • Funds will primarily support overtime for City detectives investigating backlogged sexual assault cases.
  • The Bureau has already identified untested kits using previous grant funds.
  • The number of untested kits, or whether the funds would be sufficient to test them, was not mentioned. Informup reached out to the Department for specifics, but we have not received a response by the time of publication.
  • Additional work will include pulling kits, writing reports, transporting kits to the Crime Lab, and any follow‑up investigations.
  • $1,000 will be allocated to create a soft interview room for the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police.
  • Current rooms are designed for interviewing suspects and are not conducive to victims sharing difficult personal experiences.
  • The request received a unanimous affirmative recommendation.

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Topics:
Public Safety & EMS
Governments:
Pittsburgh City Council
Public meetings:
City Council · April 15, 2025

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