Biometric Identification Award Program
In response to interest from the law enforcement community, the FBI developed the Biometric Identification Award Program to recognize law enforcement for their diligent efforts in solving major cases through use of the NGI System. The Biometric Identification Award is presented annually and promoted throughout various law enforcement and forensic publications. The FBI also collaborates with those responsible for solving the case to reenact the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the suspect(s) through production of a Biometric Identification Award video. It is through the sharing of these cases that we are reminded each one solved is more than an identification or statistic - it is a voice for victims of violent crime.
If you or your agency solved a major case and obtained a conviction by searching the NGI System, please contact the Biometric Services Section via e-mail at biometrichit@leo.gov or call 304-625-5868.
Biometric Identification Award Videos:
- Biometric Identification Award 2024 (San Diego Police Department - San Diego, CA)
- Biometric Identification Award 2023 (Oakland Co. Sheriff's Office - Pontiac, MI)
- Biometric Identification Award 2022 (WV State Police Forensic Laboratory and Martinsburg Police Department - Martinsburg, WV)
- Biometric Identification Award 2021 (San Diego Police Department - San Diego, CA)
- Biometric Identification Award 2020 (Oklahoma State Bureau of Identification - Oklahoma City, OK)
- Biometric Identification Award 2019 (Norfolk Police Department - Norfolk, VA)
- Biometric Identification Award 2018 (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department - Las Vegas, NV)
- Biometric Identification Award 2017 (Texas Department of Public Safety - Austin, TX)
- Biometric Identification Award 2016 (San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department - San Bernardino, CA)
- Biometric Identification Award 2015 (Norfolk Police Department - Norfolk, VA)
- Latent Hit of the Year 2014 (Massachusetts Police Department - Malden, MA)
- Latent Hit of the Year 2013 (San Bernardino Police Department - San Bernardino, CA)
- Latent Hit of the Year 2012 (Omaha Police Department - Omaha, NE)
- Latent Hit of the Year 2011 (Houston Police Department - Houston, TX)
- Latent Hit of the Year 2010 (San Diego Police Department - San Diego, CA)
- Latent Hit of the Year 2009 (Sarasota Police Department - Sarasota, FL)
- Latent Hit of the Year 2008 (California Department of Justice - Escondido, CA)
- Latent Hit of the Year 2007 (Michigan State Police - Big Rapids, MI)