I was shocked to discover this:
"It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of rape kits sit untested in police and crime lab storage facilities across the [USA]. Each kit represents a survivor who underwent the lengthy and invasive rape kit exam and reported the rape to the police. So why have so many gone untested?"
http://www.endthebacklog.org/backlog/where-backlog-exists-and-whats-happening-end-it
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