Estimation of stature of a person from the shoe size

Abstract

Shoes and shoeprints are the common physical evidence that may be encountered at crime scenes. The objective of this study is to find the relationships between height of a person and the dimension of his shoe. The statistical analysis was conducted by using Karl Pearson’s correlation. It was found that the mean height of the male subjects was 170.18±6.84 cm while that of the female participants was 158.00±5.75 cm. The mean lengths of their shoes in male and female cases were 28.46±1.51 cm and 25.90±0.72 cm respectively and the average shoe widths for the two cases were 11.61±1.14 cm and 9.53±0.65 cm respectively. In was found that the length and width of the shoes in the male sample group had a high relationship with the height at (r = 0.939) and (r = 0.925) and the female sample group found that the shoes length and width have a high relationship with height at (r= 0.916) and width (r=0.902). This study have demonstrated that the dimension of the shoe can be used to estimate stature of the shoe owner. The information may be useful in the investigation of criminal case.