State of AI in Policing and Predictions for 2026

Jan 9, 2026

5 mins

Wishing you a successful and impactful 2026


In 2025, AI Reached Everyone — Except the Police


Continued improvements in AI in 2025 resulted in powerful AI being readily available to consumers and criminals, but not law enforcement.

  • Dispersed intelligence and manual workflows widen the gap between crime speed and response time.


  • Few launches of connected intelligence projects using AI


  • Capital allocation for Gen AI projects remained the biggest challenge


The big debate for law enforcement is public cloud and LLM models ready for data sovereignty yet?

With Western and Chinese firms owning LLM models, this debate transcended tech, touching on India's data sovereignty.

  • For 2025, among early adopters in law enforcement the debate on outcomes was preceded with a more important question: cloud or on-prem solutions?


  • The tech world debated about LLMs’ probabilistic outcomes versus software’s deterministic results.

For police and intelligence agencies, it was a matter of security, sovereignty, control, and speed.


The AI Shift Law Enforcement Is About to Face in 2026

On-prem and hybrid AI will become the standard for speed and accuracy

  • Advanced AI apps will be built using cloud models but deployed within secure police data centers


  • Edge AI adoption will rise, especially for CCTV and real-time video intelligence


  • Consumer-facing police services may move to cloud, while core systems remain locally controlled


  • AI will significantly enhance workforce productivity


  • AI-generated DSRs and reports will become the norm


Tej is built exclusively for delivering cutting edge technology to law enforcement agencies

Tej AI delivers secure and locally deployable AI enabled solutions to law enforcement agencies, transforming fragmented data into actionable intelligence.

  • Viveka Platform: Seamlessly integrates legacy data with real-time intelligence, enabling faster insights and smarter decisions


  • Shasana Platform: Design and deploy operational workflows effortlessly, within days


  • Vidura Platform: Gain comprehensive operational visibility through a single-click, leadership-ready dashboard


  • Elevate your agency’s capabilities with Tej AI’s innovative platforms. For more information, please reach us below:


Viveka platform augments intelligence

A) Viveka - Analysis & Intelligence

  • Document Manager – Secure storage, fast search, full audit trails


  • Knowledge Graph Builder – Connect people, places, events, and cases.


  • Intelligence Chatbot – Ask questions on historical data using secure LLMs


  • Connected Intelligence – Unified view across audio, video, text, and reports


Shasana platform multiplies speed and productivity

B) Shasana - Workflow Automation

  • AI Workflow Builder – Build workflows in minutes and deploy workflows in days


  • L&O Event Management – End-to-end digital tracking of law & order events


  • Automated DSR – Real-time field reporting via mobile and web


Vidura platform provides the integrated view of crime as well as police operations for leaders across the police force

C) Vidura - Reporting & Operations

  • Command Visibility: Single analytical view for faster decisions


  • Operational Awareness: Crime hotspots, patrol activity dashboards


  • Accountability: Case pendency and activity dashboards


  • Intelligence-Ready Profiles: Auto-created POIs & LOIs


Deployed across major police and intelligence establishments in India.



If you are exploring ways to improve policing for your state, please reach out

Tej AI

Building secure, sovereign, and intelligent systems for those who protect the nation.


www.tejis.ai

natarajankr@tejis.ai || +91 98408 34088

varun@tejis.ai