The CMPD Crime Lab has five specialized sections that provide state-of-the-art forensic analytical services for this police department as well as municipal, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in Mecklenburg county.

The lab is accredited by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD). Forensic analysis is conducted in the disciplines of firearms, toolmarks, shoe/tire impressions, latent fingerprints, illicit drugs, fire debris, trace evidence, serology/DNA and questioned documents. The laboratory utilizes some of the latest database technology available to the forensic community such as CODIS, IBIS, AFIS and IAFIS.