Danish Police Database Glitch Impacts Thousands of Cases

Denmark's police fingerprint database suffered a major technical error. The system lost fingerprint data in thousands of criminal files. This glitch affected cases handled between 2014 and 2023. An encoding mistake caused the data loss in the national system.

Authorities are now reviewing forensic evidence across the country. Missing fingerprints mean some crime scene evidence was never linked. Police audits are searching for unlinked evidence in past cases.

This situation shows how local law enforcement checks its systems. Public safety reviews remain ongoing across Denmark. Copenhagen Post reported these technical findings from local authorities.