| 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 3