Forensic DNA Profiling In Ghana: Current Developments, Challenges And Future Directions
Table 1:
| Type of Cases/Year | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Murder | 11 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 19 |
| Sexual assault | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Causing harm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Civil | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| Stealing | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Others | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Robbery | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| Human trafficking | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Possession of human parts | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Unlawful entry | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Missing persons | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Kidnapping | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Use of offensive weapon | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Unnatural death | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 17 | 33 | 45 | 46 | 19 | 28 | 65 |