Statistics
Statistics on Factor to Miscarriage of Justice
False confessions and incriminating statements lead to wrongful convictions in approximately 25 percent of cases.
Snitches contributed to wrongful convictions in 19 percent of cases.
Invalidated or Improper Forensic Science played a role in approximately 50 percent of wrongful convictions later overturned by DNA testing.
Eyewitness Misidentification Testimony was a factor in 75 percent of post-conviction DNA exoneration cases in the U.S., making it the leading cause of these wrongful convictions.
At least 40 percent of these eyewitness identifications involved a cross racial identification.