Well, that's the thing, I don't think (to my knowledge, basically) that they even track such things. Finger-print analysis isn't even standardized, apparently.

Well, that's the thing, I don't think (to my knowledge, basically) that they even track such things. Finger-print analysis isn't even standardized, apparently. Brandon Mayfield is one example of a high-level failure in such analysis. He was implicated in the Madrid bombings by a finger-print and thus faced serious international terrorism charges despite being completely innocent. Here's an article that touches on some of the issues, and also mentions some of Brandon Mayfield's experience: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3445_162-4069140.html http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3445_162-4069140.html A finger-print analyst in the linked article claims 98% efficacy, though there is no data to back up that number. With no standards and no apparent statistics to back up their successes and failures.