Table II.

Percentage of cases with a DSI and autopsies performed and percent of DSI and autopsy components performed, stratified by state, 2010–2012

State	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	Total (N = 770)
DSI performed
Yes	100	98	98	96	100	95	100	98
No	0	1	2	4	0	5	0	2
Missing/unknown	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
If DSI completed, components of the DSI performed
State	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	Total (N = 753)
SUIDIRF or jurisdictional equivalent
Yes	24	87	70	62	100	88	80	71
No	18	5	5	32	0	11	20	10
Missing/unknown	58	8	25	6	0	1	0	18
Narrative description of circumstances
Yes	99	90	85	89	92	92	97	90
No	0	1	1	6	0	2	2	1
Missing/unknown	1	9	14	4	8	6	2	8
Scene photos
Yes	70	62	66	62	92	63	95	68
No	7	8	7	34	0	26	3	11
Missing/unknown	23	30	27	4	8	11	2	21
Any scene re-creation
Yes	20	33	65	49	83	20	73	45
No	71	34	9	49	8	65	25	35
Missing/unknown	9	34	27	2	8	14	2	21
Scene re-creation with a doll
Yes	13	27	56	43	58	19	56	37
No	77	39	16	55	33	66	42	41
Missing/unknown	10	34	29	2	8	14	2	22
Witness interviews
Yes	97	85	85	92	92	85	98	88
No	1	1	3	6	0	6	0	2
Missing/unknown	2	14	12	2	8	9	2	9
All DSI components*
Yes	62	71	74	71	9	70	89	72
No	19	10	5	25	2	22	10	12
Missing/unknown	19	19	21	4	6	8	2	15
State	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	Total (N = 770)
Autopsy performed
Yes	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
No	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Missing/unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
If autopsy completed, components of the autopsy performed
State	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	Total (N = 770)
Toxicology
Yes	99	99	94	100	100	98	100	97
No	1	1	4	0	0	2	0	2
Missing/unknown	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1
Microbiology, histology, and other pathology
Yes	98	99	97	100	100	94	98	98
No	2	0	1	0	0	6	0	1
Missing/unknown	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	1
Blood chemistry
Yes	10	37	42	86	100	17	95	41
No	35	60	45	8	0	81	2	46
Missing/unknown	56	4	13	6	0	3	3	14
Radiograph
Yes	62	96	85	98	100	84	100	87
No	11	3	10	2	0	16	0	7
Missing/unknown	27	1	6	0	0	1	0	6
Genetic testing
Yes	0	68	6	12	33	3	32	23
No	27	27	88	88	67	94	64	63
Missing/unknown	73	6	6	0	0	3	3	14
Metabolic testing
Yes	31	88	65	82	100	66	98	71
No	14	10	28	14	0	26	0	18
Missing/unknown	56	3	7	4	0	8	2	12
All autopsy components
Yes	50	81	65	80	89	60	87	69
No	15	17	29	19	11	38	11	23
Missing/unknown	35	3	6	2	0	3	2	8

Note: Groups not equal to 100% are due to rounding. States are represented by letters to maintain confidentiality.

^*Includes all variables in table except for scene re-creation with a doll because this variable is a subset of any scene re-creation.