2024 Data Analytics for Law Enforcement Survey Report 4 Introduction & Methodology Since our previous survey report on data analytics for chief investigators around 18 months ago, the world has changed dramatically due to geopolitical activity and the impact of AI on virtually every industry. As a result, we were keen to reevaluate the status of data analytics within LEAs (law enforcement agencies) such as police, FIUs (Financial Intelligence Units), border police, and others. The aim of this survey was therefore to validate some of our working assumptions regarding the challenges faced by LEA stakeholders around data analytics, as well as to learn more about their current priorities and plans for dealing with them. These include both technical challenges due to the substantial increase in data diversity and volume, as well as challenges related to analytical capabilities that are either already in use or lacking from existing data analytics solutions for law enforcement. This report should be of particular interest to decision-makers in law enforcement, because leveraging investigative analytics has a direct impact on the ability of LEAs to resolve cases. The report offers insights on industry trends, allowing readers to either validate their current data analytics strategies or inspire them to take action to improve their capabilities. The report is also relevant to hands-on LEA professionals such as analysts, investigators and detectives, as well as senior technical/IT stakeholders in law enforcement who source, implement and integrate investigative analytics tools, while ensuring compliance with relevant regulations. Methodology To get more insight into current trends shaping data analytics in law enforcement, we commissioned a survey of 200 decision makers – primarily from large law enforcement organizations and agencies, such as federal police, state and local police, financial intelligence units (FIUs), border police and maritime police – to shed light on their most pressing challenges and priorities. This report was administered online by Global Surveyz Research, an independent global research firm. The survey is based on responses from senior law enforcement stakeholders, including Heads of Investigation, Heads of Research, Chief Investigators, Deputy Chiefs of Police, Assistant Chiefs of Police, Commanders, CIOs, Data Analysts, Data Scientists and Heads of Innovation. Respondents hailed from organizations in the Americas (30%), Europe (50%) and APAC (20%). The respondents were recruited through a global B2B research panel and invited via email to complete the survey, with all responses collected during February 2024.The answers to most of the non-numerical questions were randomized to prevent order bias in the answers.