What is an example of tangible evidence?

• A. Rumor
• B. Audio recording
• C. Video surveillance
• D. Blood

Answer: (D)

Tangible evidence refers to a physical material that you can touch, handle, or observe directly at the scene. Blood fits this best because it is a real substance found at a crime scene that investigators can collect in a vial, preserve under proper conditions, and send to a lab for analysis (such as DNA testing or blood typing). The results provide objective, physical data that can be compared with suspects or other evidence.

Rumor has no physical form and is an intangible statement or belief, so it doesn’t meet the test for tangible evidence. Audio recording and video surveillance are recordings stored on media; while the information they contain is valuable, the primary value lies in the content rather than in a physical object you can touch in the same way you can with blood.