FINGERPRINT CLASSIFICATION

SUB TOPICS :
• SUB – SECONDARY CLASSIFICATION
• RULES IN OBTAINING SUB – SECONDARY CLASSIFICATION
• FINAL CLASSIFICATION
• MAJOR CLASSIFICATION
• RULES IN MAJOR CLASSIFICATION
• KEY CLASSIFICATION

REPORTERS : KIRT LEE LOZANO

PAUL LESLLIE CHRIS CARDENAS
SUB – SECONDARY CLASSIFICATION
• This is the ridge counting of loops and whorl tracing of whorls appearing in
INDEX, MIDDLE AND RING fingers of both hands

RT RI RM RR RL

LT LI LM LR LL
RULES IN OBTAINING SUB – SECONDARY
CLASSIFICATION
• When plain and tented arches are found in any index, middle and ring fingers,
such patters shall be only represented by dashes on the classification line.

D T A A W

X T T T \
RULES IN OBTAINING SUB-SECONDARY
CLASSIFICATION
• When loops appear in any of index, middle and ring fingers, the table of
conversion of loops (ridge count) shall be employed as follows:

FINGER RIDGE COUNT CONVERSION

Index 1-9 Inner “I”

10 or more Outer “O”

Middle 1-10 Inner “I”

11 or more Outer “O”

Ring 1-13 Inner “I’

14 or more Outer “O”
RULES IN OBTAINING SUB-SECONDARY
CLASSIFICATION
• When loops appear in any of index, middle and ring fingers, the table of
conversion of loops (ridge count) shall be employed as follows:

FINGER RIDGE COUNT CONVERSION

Index 1-9 Inner “I” D 10 10 7 W

10 or more Outer “O”

Middle 1-10 Inner “I” 6 17 14

11 or more Outer “O” X W
Ring 1-13 Inner “I’
14 or more Outer “O”
RULES IN OBTAINING SUB-SECONDARY
CLASSIFICATION
• When whorl patterns appear in any index, middle and ring fingers, the whorl
tracing of such pattern shall constitute the sub-secondary classification
I - INNER 3 or more – inside/above

O - OUTER 3 or more- outside/below

M - METTING 0-2 ridges

D in-1 out-5 in-3

W W W W

out-3 in-6 out-4

X W W W W
SUB – SECONDARY CLASSIFICATION
FINGER RIDGE COUNT CONVERSION
I - INNER 3 or more – inside/above

Index 1-9 Inner “I”

10 or more Outer “O” O - OUTER 3 or more- outside/below

Middle 1-10 Inner “I” M - METTING 0-2 ridges

11 or more Outer “O”

Ring 1-13 Inner “I’

14 or more Outer “O”

D in-1 out-5 in-3

W W

out-3 in-6 out-4

X W W W
FINAL CLASSIFICATION

• the exhibition in a numerical figure of the ridge count of loops or whorls from the two LITTLE fingers. It
is exhibited on the right upper corner of the block and it is placed at the extreme right of the
classification line.

RT RI RM RR RL

LT LI LM LR LL
RIDGE COUNTING OF WHORL PATTERN

• Plain whorl and central pocket loop whorl shall be treated as ulnar loop from
the hand of origin
RIDGE COUNTING OF WHORL PATTERN

• A double loop whorl is ridge counted to an upright loop

RIDGE COUNTING OF WHORL PATTERN

• An accidental whorl will be ridge counted in all but the least ridge count will
be used
FINAL CLASSIFICATION
W W W W 11

15
W W W W

W W W W 15
W

W W W W A
MAJOR CLASSIFICATION
• Ridge counting and whorl tracing of THUMB appearing on both hands
TABLE 1
1-11 SMALL (S)
• If the ridge count of left
12-16 MEDIUM
thumb is 16 or less (1-16):
17 or more LARGE (L)

• If the ridge count of left thumb is 17 or more:

TABLE 1 ( LEFT) TABLE 2 (RIGHT)
1-11 SMALL (S) 1-17 SMALL (S)

12-16 MEDIUM 18-22 MEDIUM

17 or more LARGE (L) 23 or more LARGE (L)

 MAJOR CLASSIFICATION
LOOP – TABLE 1 LOOP – TABLE 2

WHORL
1-11 SMALL (S) 1-17 SMALL (S) I - INNER 3 or more –
inside/above
12-16 MEDIUM 18-22 MEDIUM O - OUTER 3 or more-
outside/below
17 or more LARGE (L) 23 or more LARGE (L) M - METTING 0-2 ridges

W W W
4

22 W W W
MAJOR CLASSIFICATION
LOOP – TABLE 1 LOOP – TABLE 2
WHORL

1-11 SMALL (S) 1-17 SMALL (S) I - INNER 3 or more –

inside/above
12-16 MEDIUM 18-22 MEDIUM O - OUTER 3 or more-
outside/below
17 or more LARGE (L) 23 or more LARGE (L) M - METTING 0-2 ridges

W W W
25

7 W W W
KEY CLASSIFICATION
• Derived by ridge counting of the first loop in a set of prints, except in two little
fingers (final classification). It is always represented as numerator and placed
at the extreme left of the classification
W D W
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W W W W W

A T 4 A A
R

W A W W W