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| | Posted on Sunday, October 14, 2007 - 06:04 pm: | 
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How many different type of fingerprints are there? |
Kathy Saviers
| | Posted on Thursday, May 02, 2002 - 04:22 pm: |
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According to a 1905 study of 5,000 individuals that was published in Finger Prints, Palms and Soles by Cummins and Midlo, the breakdowns were as follows:
Plain whorls: 20.05%
Lateral Pockets & Twin Loops: 3.13%
Centrel Pockets: 2.11%
Accidentials: 0.13%
Ulnar Loops: 64.02%
Radial Loops: 5.69%
Tented Arches: 0.58%
Other Arches: 4.27%
Of course, a group of 5000 individuals isn't a fair representation of the world's population. And the pattern names from this book have been modified a little over the years. |
Ernie Hamm
| | Posted on Thursday, May 02, 2002 - 08:35 am: |
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Loops are approximately 60 to 65 per cent of fingerprint patterns.
Whorls are approximately 30 to 35 per cent
Arches are approximately 5 per cent.
There is some minor percentile variation with ethnic groups.
Ernie Hamm |
Debbie Mosher
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 01, 2002 - 11:56 pm: |
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Which fingerprint pattern is the most common? |
Ed German
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 31, 2001 - 09:14 pm: |
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Click here to see a picture of the different classification patterns used in the Henry system (the most popular system in English speaking countries).
This is from the Boy Scout Fingerprinting Merit Badge page here. |
Aimee W.
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 31, 2001 - 07:12 pm: |
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Where would I be able to find pictures of the different types of fingerprints, I want to be sure I'm classifying them correctly. |
Gary W. Jones
| | Posted on Monday, December 11, 2000 - 02:24 pm: |
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Fingerprint patterns appear on the end of each finger of each individual. There are 3 basic pattern types which are the (1) Arch (2) loop and (3) whorl. These 3 pattern types are then sub-divided into a total of 8 types, which are:
1. The plain and tented arch
2. The ulnar and radial loop
3. The plain; the double loop; the central pocket; and the accidential whorl.
These pattern types are used to classify a set of fingerprints that would appear on a fingerprint card when a person is arrested, applies for a job; etc. The fingerprint card is classified in order to place it in a file and retrieve it based on the fingerprints. |
MartinsonJd
| | Posted on Sunday, December 10, 2000 - 09:38 pm: |
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How many different types of fingerprints are there? Like the different designs. And what are their names, if they have names. |
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