| 2025 Law Enforcement Outlook 3
Introduction
We commissioned a survey of 300 law
enforcement stakeholders, both senior
decision-makers as well as hands-on
practitioners. The survey is based on
responses from respondents who are actively
working in law enforcement organizations,
public safety agencies, financial intelligence
units, border police units, maritime police
units, as well as SWAT, special forces, and
search and rescue units.
This report was administered online by
Global Surveyz Research, an independent
global research firm. Respondents hail from
organizations across a total of 32 countries
in North America, Europe, Central and South
America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. The
respondents were recruited through a global
B2B research panel and invited via email
to complete the survey, with all responses
collected during July 2024. The answers to
most of the non-numerical questions were
randomized to prevent order bias in
the answers.
As criminal landscapes evolve in response to
geopolitical and technological shifts worldwide,
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) must stay
a step ahead and continually strengthen their
capabilities in order to confront an increasingly
complex array of threats and challenges. It’s not
only the expanding range and variety of crimes
being committed — it’s also the rapidly advancing
techniques of criminals and bad actors, who are
quick to adopt cutting-edge technologies to carry
out their malicious activities.
With many technologies becoming increasingly
commoditized, their ubiquitous use isn’t limited
to just law-abiding citizens, but also to criminals.
From GenAI chatbots and drones to satellite
internet, advanced technologies of all types are
now increasingly accessible, providing criminals
with powerful tools to both expand their criminal
activities and more easily avoid detection by
authorities. Using these technologies, the crimes
they commit can now be executed faster, on a much
larger scale, and with more destructive impact.
At the same time, these same technologies hold
the potential to do good, by equipping LEAs
with more powerful capabilities to fight back
against crime.
To carry out their roles effectively, LEAs must
broaden their technological readiness in order
to successfully combat crime and resolve
investigations faster. The purpose of this survey
is to offer a unique view of the current state of
law enforcement, and to shed light on how LEAs
expect technology to impact their strategies and
capabilities in the coming year. The report should
be of particular interest to law enforcement
personnel serving in investigations, intelligence
analysis, field operations and
other hands-on roles, as well as IT
professionals who set the priorities,
budgets and technology roadmaps
for their organizations.
Methodology
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