The suspect description in a robbery can be useful in linking crimes into a possible pattern. Sometimes the suspect wears the same items over and over again, such as in the case of a robbery series of fast food restaurants where the suspects wore an orange coat.
Hats, footwear, shirts with logos, and glasses are exmaples of things people repeatedly wear, but sometimes other clothing and accessories show up in more than one crime in a pattern.
From the book Elements of Crime Patterns:
Example clothing and accessories variables:
Hat: color, style, logos, ornaments, how it is worn (bill forward, backward, to one side), (baseball cap, beanie, fedora, headscarf, hijab, sunhat)
Coat: color, style, hood, buttons, fasteners, pockets (suit coat, jacket, topcoat, overcoat)
Shirt/Sweatshirt/Blouse/Dress: color, design, pattern, sleeves, collar, buttons, fasteners, length
Trousers/Pants/Slacks/Skirt: color, pattern, style, cuffs, buttons, fasteners, length
Belts/Suspenders: color, buckles, style
Leggings/Tights/Socks: note color, pattern, length
Footwear: color, style, brand name for sneakers, laces, condition, (shoes, sneakers, boots, sandals, clogs, crocs)
Accessories: sweater, scarf, gloves, necktie, sunglasses, glasses, purse, bag, backpack, briefcase, fanny-pack
Jewelry: rings (note what finger worn on), watch (note what arm worn on), bracelets, necklaces, ankle bracelet piercing jewelry, earrings, nose ring, pins
Clothes General Appearance: neat or sloppy, clean or dirty, rips, tears, stains in clothing – note location, worn-out shoes/sneakers
Oddities: clothing too large or too small, odd colors, patchwork, badges
Layering of clothes
Facial covering
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