WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- LexisNexis®
Risk Solutions today released its second annual Law Enforcement
Technology Insight Survey, which explores the daily challenges,
administrative responsibilities and data needs of all levels of
federal, state and local law enforcement across the country.
The survey — conducted in July and August of 2020 —
reveals significant shifts in the top challenges law
enforcement faces as the ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic
grip the U.S.
"The mass unemployment caused by the pandemic and the hardships
this has created for so many has elevated the challenge of property
crime and violent crimes for law enforcement. Law enforcement
ranked violent crime as its lowest challenge last year and as its
second most significant challenge this year," said Tom Sizer, senior director, Public Safety Market
Planning at LexisNexis Risk Solutions.
Key Findings from the Survey include:
- 73 percent of respondents indicated that property crime was
among their top three challenges, up from 65 percent in 2019. Even
more dramatic is the increased challenge of violent crimes, with 64
percent noting it among their top three challenges - up from just
10 percent in 2019.
- Opioids, which respondents most consistently identified as a
top three challenge in 2019 (72 percent of respondents), dropped to
60 percent in 2020.
- 72 percent of law enforcement would prefer to see and share
data nationwide vs. regionally – up from 66 percent in 2019.
- While more law enforcement agencies are sharing their data with
other agencies, privacy concerns, inter-agency cooperation and IT
resources remain barriers to data sharing.
"The growing percent of law enforcement who prefer to see and
share agency data nationwide highlights the importance of arming
law enforcement leaders with data solutions that are easy to
deploy, increase data accuracy and relevancy for optimal analysis,
and effectively identify patterns that enable them to pinpoint and
respond to existing and emergent threats," Sizer added.
LexisNexis Risk Solutions equips law enforcement with a variety
of comprehensive tools for targeting investigations and creating
dashboards that link billions of public records – including crime
reports, calls for service, crash reports, license plate records,
jail bookings and more – to enable intelligence-driven decision
making. Visit:
https://risk.lexisnexis.com/law-enforcement-and-public-safety to
learn more.
About LexisNexis Risk Solutions
LexisNexis® Risk
Solutions harnesses the power of data and advanced analytics to
provide insights that help businesses and governmental entities
reduce risk and improve decisions to benefit people around the
globe. We provide data and technology solutions for a wide range of
industries including insurance, financial services, healthcare and
government. Headquartered in metro Atlanta, Georgia, we have offices throughout
the world and are part of RELX (LSE: REL/NYSE: RELX), a global
provider of information and analytics for professional and business
customers across industries. For more information, please visit
https://risk.lexisnexis.com, and https://www.relx.com/.
Media Contact:
Sara Herrmann
571.213.6866 Mobile
sara.herrmann@lexisnexisrisk.com
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