AI Case Search

Coming Soon

AI Case Search is coming soon to Justice Premier Plus for Axon Justice Users and will appear in the case details page. It is currently part of an alpha release. This means it is still being developed, and is available to select organizations for testing and feedback. As an alpha feature, functionality is not fully polished, and adjustments can occur based on input. If you would like to participate in this alpha release, contact your Axon representative. Learn more about Alpha and Beta features.

Spend less time searching and more time solving cases. Whether your case contains a handful of files or hundreds of images, videos, audio files, and documents, AI Case Search helps you quickly find relevant evidence that contains weapons, vehicles, apparel, objects, and drug paraphernalia. It reduces the time spent manually reviewing case evidence. AI Case Search returns the evidence items most likely to be relevant, along with the exact match within each piece of evidence.

Access to AI Case search depends on your organization's plan:

  • AI Case Search is included with Justice Premier Plus for Axon Justice Users.
  • AI Case Search respects existing evidence access permissions. You can search only evidence you are allowed to access, for example, your own unrestricted evidence.
  • Contact your Axon representative to access this feature.

How it works

When a case is indexed, AI Case Search analyzes the evidence it contains, including video and audio transcripts, images (JPEG, PNG), and documents (PDF, Word, TXT). When you run a search, AI Case Search matches your query against that index and returns ranked results with an AI Summary and, where applicable, the specific moments (timestamps or pages) where the match was detected.

Each result shows:

  • An AI summary that describes what was found.
  • Detectable matches, like thumbnails, timestamps, or page references for the matching moments.

What you can search for

AI Case Search understands a broad range of concepts across several categories. These examples are representative, not exhaustive. If you can describe it in plain language, AI Case Search will try to find it.

Category Applies to
Weapons
  • Firearms, knives, blunt instruments, and other weapons
  • Break-in tools (pry bars, crowbars, bolt cutters)
Vehicles
  • Type, color, and general appearance (for example, "blue sedan" or "white Mercedes")
Locations and scenes
  • Scene descriptions
Drug Related Items
  • Drug paraphernalia
  • Prescription pill bottles
  • Scales and baggies
Apparel

  • Specific garments, colors, shoes, and clothing descriptions
Objects
  • Backpacks, duffel bags, and sling bags
  • Purses and handbags
  • Keys, wallets, and personal belongings
  • Laptops, tablets, and electronics

Example queries

These examples show the types of natural-language queries AI Case Search supports.

  • Find evidence with a blue sedan.

  • Are any weapons identified in the case?

  • Is a Mariners baseball jersey visible?

  • Are bags of drugs shown in the evidence?

Tips for best results

Start with simple, descriptive terms and refine your search if you get too many or too few results. Specific descriptions usually produce more precise matches than single-word queries.

  • Describe what you see or expect to see, as you would explain it to a colleague.
  • Use simple, plain language.
  • If results are too broad, add more detail to your query.
  • If results are too narrow or empty, try a shorter description.

Use AI Case Search

Early access notes

  • During early access, newly added cases are indexed on demand instead of automatically. When you first open a case, you might see the message "AI Case Search is preparing this case and will be available after indexing is complete. In the meantime, you can search the same way you do today by ID, Title, and Collected by as well as any filters. "
  • Search of video imagery (for example, CCTV footage) is not currently supported.

During early access, AI Case Search requires evidence to be indexed before the AI Case Search option becomes available. For general availability, cases will be indexed automatically.

  1. Select Cases.
  2. Select a case.
  3. Select AI Search.
  4. Enter a natural-language description in the search bar, and then press Enter or select the search icon.
    Example: "Show a blue sedan."
  5. Optional: Select Show AI summaries or Show detected matches to control the information displayed in the results list. Both options are turned on by default.
    1. Show AI summaries: Displays, a brief, AI-generated description of the evidence.
    2. Show detected matches: Displays the specific moments in evidence where the searched concept was found, like a timestamp in a video or a page in a document. Video and audio matches appear as thumbnails with timestamp ranges. Select a thumbnail to jump directly to that moment. Document matches show the page number and a brief excerpt of the surrounding text.

 

Axon's AI-powered features use artificial intelligence to provide insights, recommendations, or analysis based on available data and user inputs. These outputs may include inaccuracies, limitations, or outdated information. These tools are designed to support—not replace—professional judgment, legal interpretation, and human oversight. Users are responsible for carefully reviewing and verifying AI-powered content before acting on it. Axon continually works to enhance AI accuracy, mitigate bias, and uphold ethical standards. Learn more at Axon AI.