Lithuanian police to use AI for public safety during mass events

Lithuanian police will deploy artificial intelligence (AI) during mass events to enhance public safety, the force announced on Tuesday.

According to the police, AI will help coordinate the actions of officers, medical personnel, firefighters, volunteers, and other services more effectively during search operations or emergencies. A new platform will integrate command management, digital task distribution, video surveillance, drone and satellite data, and real-time AI analytics.

All information will be visible in a shared operational control environment, allowing commanders to assess the situation at the scene in real time and make necessary decisions. Currently, information between different services is often relayed through multiple command chains, delaying response times.

The system will enable real-time tracking of the location of officers and other services involved in operations, assignment of tasks to specific personnel or groups, monitoring of their execution, and rapid adaptation to changing situations. Commanders will be able to view footage from drones, mobile phones, city surveillance cameras, and other sources on a single screen.

AI tools will assist in analyzing video data, detecting objects, assessing crowd movements, identifying potential threats, and aiding in search-and-rescue operations for missing persons. The system does not use facial recognition but can search for individuals based on descriptions, clothing, or other distinguishing features.

Additionally, the system will compile data on completed tasks, incidents, resources used, and decisions made during operations. After an operation concludes, AI will automatically generate a detailed activity report.

Vytautas Grašys, head of the Public Order Bureau at the Police Department, stated that the use of technology is an essential part of modern policing. “Public safety situations are becoming increasingly complex, so traditional methods alone are no longer sufficient. We must be able to quickly assess the situation, see the full picture of the operation, and make decisions based on real-time data,” he said.

The technology is being implemented as part of the EU-funded “Horizon 2020” research and innovation project “Lead-Pro.” The project is expected to be completed by the end of August this year, with Lithuanian police aiming to integrate the system into their operations and ensure its continuity.