Press Release

Press Release: The Chillicothe Police Department is proud to announce that we have received a Community Partnership Award from Attorney General Andrew Bailey for successful cooperation with the Phase III of the SAFE Kit Initiative Project for the year of 2023.

Our officers and administrative staff take this project serious and want commit to successful prosecution and evidence storage for our crime victims.  Partnering with patrol officers and detectives, our newly formed evidence team has tackled this project and has done a good job.  We will continue to focus on this area of work.

About the program:

In 2019, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) launched the SAFE Kit Initiative to inventory, test, and track the state’s high number of untested sexual assault kits with the ultimate goal of clearing the state’s backlog and obtaining justice for victims.

Of the 5,246 untested, reported sexual assault kits that have been identified for testing, 4,476 untested, reported kits have been submitted under the SAFE Kit Initiative to private labs for DNA testing. The remaining kits will be tested with federal grant money under the 2022 SAKI grant.

The SAFE Kit Initiative has received more than 400 CODIS (Combined DNA Index System) hits, which led to 3 felony convictions in Missouri. More than 10 cases are pending within the court system.

Thank you, Chief Maples, and your team, we are all extremely proud of each and every one of you , Congratulations! Roze Frampton. City Administrator