Seriously, how much would it cost to hire more people in the forensics department?
It’s about much more than just the cost to test samples.
Carjacking in Houston got bad (I am talking BEFORE Katrina) and there was zero prosecution in the FIVE different cases that I knew about (friends, friends of friends/co-workers, etc.). Even with kidnapping. Even with armed robbery. Even with fingerprints and ID cards left in the vehicles (when recovered).