Public Safety
Police Officer
AI Risk Score 2026
0%
Your job is relatively safe — for now.
Oxford Martin School (2013)
9%
theoretical risk
Anthropic Index (2026)
12.3%
observed today
Combined score: Oxford Martin School (Frey & Osborne, 2013) weighted 40% + Anthropic Economic Index (2026) weighted 60%. Oxford score = theoretical automation potential. Anthropic score = observed AI usage across millions of professional Claude conversations.
Sector: Public Safety
What AI will do
- Analysing CCTV footage for pattern detection
- Filing incident reports and documentation
- Running database checks on individuals
What keeps you human
- De-escalating volatile, emotionally charged situations
- Exercising discretion and community judgment
- Physical presence and intervention
Effective policing is deeply rooted in community relationships and real-time human judgment. While surveillance and data analysis can be automated, the core work — responding to unpredictable human situations — requires a human on the ground.
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