Public sector digital investigations 2027 report

Clearing the path to justice

We asked more than 300 public sector professionals who work with digital evidence where investigations are slowing down and what would help. Here’s a first look at what they told us.

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300+

public sector digital evidence professionals weighed in on the barriers between evidence and answers.

Insight 1

The evidence is there. Reaching it is getting harder.

81%

encountered issues accessing digital evidence they believed existed in the past 12 months.

Insight 2

Evidence slows down every time it changes hands.

69%

say sharing, handoff, or collaboration issues slow case progress.

Insight 3

AI is testing trust in the evidence professionals handle and the tools meant to help them.

56%

have encountered manipulated, synthetic, or AI-generated media in their investigations, most often in ICAC cases.

but only

17%

are confident in their agency’s ability to identify it.

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  1. 1What professionals say would most improve their ability to access digital evidence
  2. 2Why evidence handoffs break down at every stage, from field to courtroom
  3. 3What’s holding agencies back from cloud-based evidence workflows
  4. 4The top five concerns with AI-assisted tools, and how trust gets built
  5. 5The connected investigative workflow agency leaders can build toward