No paint flakes were recovered from 28 of the 100 garments, an additional ten garments were amongst the 15 with no pockets. These 38 items were excluded from the distribution analysis of 62 garments with pockets in Fig. 2. A greater number of paint flakes were recovered from the pockets of 29 clothing items, than from the surfaces of 31 items. There were equal numbers of paint flakes recovered from the pockets and surfaces on two garments. For 20 items, paint was recovered from the surface only, compared to 14 items where paint was recovered from the pockets only.