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Identify risks, address harm and protect the community better with trustworthy data and AI

Law enforcement analytics solutions

AI and analytics from SAS enhance law enforcement outcomes, helping agencies make confident decisions and improve law enforcement outcomes across operational, investigative, judicial and policy areas.



Build a modern law enforcement program

Create a solid foundation with evidence-based intelligence, investigations and insights informed by data and AI.

Use industry-leading law enforcement intelligence

Improve intelligence operations with data-driven insights. Use large data sets to find clues, establish relationships and solve problems based on a comprehensive view of the information.

Run best-in-class law enforcement investigations

Protect your community by Identifying risks and improving outcomes. Uncover hidden insights by aggregating, accessing and analyzing large data sets.

Boost productivity with actionable insights

Protect citizens and reduce crime by transforming NIBRS data into profiles, projections, meaningful connections and clues. Improve outcomes across command support, actionable intelligence, project support and more.

Fight and prevent financial crimes

Combat sophisticated criminals and syndicates engaged in counterfeiting, money laundering, theft and other forms of financial crime. Apply AI algorithms for more effective anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing initiatives.

Protect children from online predators

Triage risk, prioritize cases and improve the efficiency of child sexual exploitation online investigations using AI for data/intelligence extraction, risk identification, research, documentation and intelligence creation.

Improve corrections environments with data

Enable resourceful approaches to violence risk management, workforce insights for corrections and recidivism mitigation programs with data and AI.

How law enforcement agencies work smarter with SAS

  • $6.9 million

    The North Carolina Department of Insurance (DOI) runs its Insurance Crimes Investigation System more productively in the cloud with SAS. Within the first seven months, the DOI recovered $6.9 million for the state. They can now monitor trends in real time and investigate every case promptly.

  • 1.8 million

    West Virginia’s mountainous terrain and long distances complicate crime identification and pursuit. The West Virginia Fusion Center protects its 1.8 million neighbors by helping law enforcement agencies statewide with data-driven knowledge from SAS to prevent crime and solve cases better.

  • 6x increase

    Belgium’s Federal Public Service (FPS) Justice modernized its federal administration using SAS Visual Analytics to automate administrative tasks after traffic citations. With officers freed up to focus on enforcement, the annual number of total citations written and settled by the same team of officers went from 20,000 to 120,000.

  • 30 years

    The Delaware State Police track down suspects faster with SAS analytics, which aggregates and analyzes data from all law enforcement agencies in the state. This technology makes records searchable and visualizes patterns, giving rookie cops the institutional knowledge of 30-year veterans and enhancing community safety throughout Delaware.

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    Recommended resources for law enforcement

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    SAS is a leader in law enforcement solutions

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    SAS named a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Decision Intelligence 2024.


    Featured product

    Learn more about our best-in-class products for more resilient law enforcement.

    SAS Law Enforcement Intelligence

    Enhance law enforcement and public safety with a cloud-ready structured environment for collecting, managing and analyzing intelligence data.

    • Conduct more efficient, productive investigations.
    • Improve operational efficiency and effectiveness.
    • Govern the entire intelligence life cycle with a single, integrated solution.
    • Get valuable insights on-the-go.
    • Find answers faster using text analytics.
    • Record and manage evidence with greater efficiency.

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    Our network of partners offers industry expertise and implementation support tailored to help you achieve your goals.

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    Frequently asked questions

    What are law enforcement analytics solutions?

    Law enforcement analytics solutions apply data and AI to collect, manage and analyze evidence, intelligence and other investigative data. These tools help law enforcement uncover connections between people, places and events, supporting faster, more accurate investigations and safer communities.

    Which law enforcement functions can public sector analytics improve?

    Public sector analytics improves core law enforcement functions, including crime analysis, intelligence gathering, investigations, case management, risk assessment and fraud and financial crime detection. AI and machine learning help agencies uncover hidden patterns, identify risks earlier and make more informed decisions that protect communities.

    What can help a law enforcement analyst work better?

    Data and AI help law enforcement analysts connect facts and evidence more quickly and reliably. Managing case data in one platform strengthens the insights analysts surface and supports the integrity of the criminal justice process.

    Beyond investigations, what other law enforcement processes can data and AI improve?

    Data and AI also strengthen source targeting and recruitment, evidence management, administrative paperwork and compliance monitoring – reducing manual work so analysts and officers can spend more time on active cases and community safety.

    What are examples of law enforcement analytics success?

    • The Delaware State Police uses analytics to consolidate multi-agency data and track down criminals faster.
    • The Iowa Department of Corrections uses a data-driven approach to improve in-facility safety and reduce recidivism.
    • The UK's West Midlands Police improves public safety with data management to reduce human errors.
    • Belgium's FPS Justice enhances public safety by curbing risky driving behavior with data analytics.

    How does SAS ensure secure AI and generative AI use in law enforcement?

    SAS protects sensitive case, evidence and intelligence data through strict confidentiality safeguards, human oversight of AI-assisted analysis and full auditability, helping agencies preserve chain-of-custody integrity and defensible, transparent outcomes. Learn more about SAS' approach to trustworthy AI.

    Why choose SAS for law enforcement needs?

    SAS data, AI and analytics solutions help law enforcement agencies make confident decisions and support transparent outcomes across operational, investigative, judicial and policy areas. For over 50 years, SAS experts have brought deep industry expertise to solve complex public sector challenges. SAS is used at over 1,600 public sector departments, ministries and agencies in over 130 countries worldwide.