 | This is an essay on the reliable sources policies. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
 | This page in a nutshell: Under certain circumstances, forensic crime data may be used as primary sources on crime articles. |
This essay refers to detailed forensic evidence and crime data allowed in Wikipedia articles. In general, detailed crime evidence such as fingerprint counts and locations, DNA analysis results, gunshot residue (GSR), and telephone logs should be provided in articles concerning alleged crimes. The rules described, in this page, are intended to avoid protracted debates on article talk-pages, where the course of action has already been debated months ago, and there is no need to keep rehashing these same arguments every time some crime data is considered in an article.