Case Study: Northumbria Police digitises and secures 1 million+ crime-related items with Aetopia DAM

Northumbria Police reduces evidence-sharing time from 9 days to zero with Aetopia

Northumbria Police, serving 1.5 million people, faced significant challenges managing its growing volume of digital evidence. The lack of a centralized system created operational and legal risks, including inconsistent storage, an inability to verify evidence integrity, and compliance issues. The force needed a secure, scalable solution from a vendor like Aetopia to govern over a million crime-related items and transform its evidence handling processes.

Aetopia implemented its DAM for Law Enforcement platform to address these challenges. The solution included a secure evidence-sharing portal, integration with existing police systems, and a robust disaster recovery plan. This allowed Northumbria Police to share evidence with courts instantly, down from nine days, saving £125,000 annually on physical storage and improving criminal case file quality by 4.8%. Aetopia's platform successfully centralized and protected over a million evidential assets.

Northumbria Police