Fingerprints are relatively inexpensive for solving crime. Cost is an important factor because governments must balance forensic and investigative resources to best satisfy timeliness and thoroughness goals, without sacrificing accuracy. For example, DNA is as common as fingerprints at many crime scenes, but can cost 100 to 400 times more than fingerprint analysis for each specimen, and often requires additional months before analysis is complete. Thus, while both fingerprints and DNA are typically harvested from serious crimes such as sexual assault and murder, at less serious crime scenes such as burglaries or vehicle break-ins, fingerprints are often the primary evidence collected and rapidly processed.