Since its inception in 2015, SAKI has been instrumental in advancing trauma-informed, survivor-centered reforms to end the rape kit backlog through federally funded grants. Beyond the backlog, SAKI has fueled a transformation where the core principle is simple: survivors—and their cases—matter.

The following report chronicles how SAKI was created, why it is so vital to survivors then and now, and how it has had measurable impact on communities throughout the country.