What I try to explain to these victims is that TV sensationalizes everything for the entertainment of the viewer. In the real world of crime scene investigation, latent prints are not found at every scene, or on every surface, and they do not miraculously appear according to the severity of the crime. Additionally, not every case is solved, nor deals with some high profile citizen of the community, and furthermore I want to know how they get away with only working homicides. I have yet to see them work any burglaries, armed robberies, stolen vehicles, or sexual assaults. The fact is they only broadcast what sells.
Some small jurisdictions average one homicide a year.
Naturally this means their crime scene investigators spend most of their time processing burglaries or stolen vehicles. However, these scenes are sometimes so boring even someone who has chosen forensic science as a career can barely handle the pain of going to another scene. If the investigator cannot gain excitement from the scene, the TV viewers will certainly not be amused. Maybe I am biased because I work in metro Atlanta, but ninety percent of my homicide cases deal with drug deals gone bad or gang member retaliation. What we do not want to know is that a large majority of homicides that occur directly relate to drug and gang activity.