Evidence storage system

An evidence storage system comprising:

• a box having a base wall and a peripheral wall, the peripheral wall being attached to and extending upwardly from the base wall, the peripheral wall bounding an interior area of the box, the peripheral wall having an upper edge defining an opening into the interior area;
• a lid being positioned on the box and abutting the upper edge to selectively close the opening, the lid being pivotably coupled to the peripheral wall;
• a ruler indicium being printed on an upper surface of the base wall to facilitate a measurement of an object being positioned on the base wall, the ruler indicium being positioned in the interior area adjacent to the peripheral wall, wherein the ruler indicium has a length dimension and a width dimension, the length dimension measuring a length along the upper surface, the width dimension measuring a width along the upper surface;
• a box label being affixed to the lid, the box label being positioned on an exterior surface of the lid;
• the base wall having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, the plurality of apertures being spaced from one another;
• a tether being extendable through one or more of the plurality of apertures to secure the object to the base wall;
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• one or more bags for holding the object.