Case Study: Metropolitan Nashville Police Department reduces mobile device backlog with Magnet Forensics

How a unified investigation and prosecution team greatlydecreased mobile device backlog and accelerated justice

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) faced a significant challenge with a growing backlog of mobile devices, which increased by 40% year over year. This manual processing delay prevented detectives from accessing crucial digital evidence in a timely manner, creating immense pressure on examiners and slowing down justice. To address this, they partnered with vendor Magnet Forensics and implemented their Magnet AUTOMATE solution to automate forensic workflows.

By using Magnet Forensics' Magnet AUTOMATE, MNPD automated its digital evidence processing, which ran 24/7. This solution enabled the department to clear its backlog by 525 devices within the first few months and reduced the average turnaround time for evidence to under 24 hours. The measurable impact included processing 116 cases in the first week alone and allowing examiners to refocus on analysis, ultimately accelerating investigations and improving service to the community.

Metropolitan Nashville Police Department

Chad Gish

Criminal Investigations Division Detective