British DNA file includes 4 million people

Britain has the largest DNA database in the world relative to the size of its population, with more than 4 million people included. The National Policing Improvement Agency said an average of almost 1,800 people were added every day last year, The Daily Telegraph reported. The database includes more than 730,000 people who were not charged with a crime. There are also 244,514 teenagers who have not turned 18. Peter Neyroud, who heads the NPIA, said a majority of active criminals are in the... [read full story]