Science Theme Collection Beta

Forensics Science Data

Barbara Guttman, Gregory Fiumara, Marcela Najarro, Peter Vallone, Steve Lund, Melissa Taylor, Hans Soons.
Digital Forensics Lead : Barbara Guttman
Forensic Biometrics Lead : Gregory Fiumara
Drugs, Toxicology and Trace Evidence Lead : Marcela Najarro
DNA Forensics Lead : Peter Vallone
Forensics Statistics Lead : Steve Lund
Human Factors Lead : Melissa Taylor
Ballistics Lead : Hans Soons
Contact: Robert Ramotowski.
Identifier: ark:/88434/pdr0-0001
Version: 1.0... First Released: 2021-08-23
This forensic portal provides finding aids for a wide variety of data related to forensic science that is housed at NIST. It includes multiple disciplines: DNA, ballistics, fingerprint and other biometrics, drugs, toxicology, trace evidence, and digital, video and other multimedia. In addition to NIST physical reference standards, these data help forensic laboratories validate their analytical methods and ensure accurate test results.
Research Areas
NIST R&D: ForensicsInformation Technology: Biometrics
Keywords: digital forensicsbiometricsforensic analysisforensics databasesDNAShow more...
Data and related material can be found at the following locations:
  NIST Forensic Science Website
NIST Forensic Science oveview, areas of research, policy, and practice
Datasets in this collection
Version: 1.0... First Released: 2021-08-23
Cite this collection
Robert Ramotowski (2021), Forensics Science Data, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://data.nist.gov/od/id/ark:/88434/pdr0-0001 (Accessed 2025-04-27)
Repository Metadata
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