Select your cookie preferences

We use essential cookies and similar tools that are necessary to provide our site and services. We use performance cookies to collect anonymous statistics, so we can understand how customers use our site and make improvements. Essential cookies cannot be deactivated, but you can choose “Customize” or “Decline” to decline performance cookies.

If you agree, AWS and approved third parties will also use cookies to provide useful site features, remember your preferences, and display relevant content, including relevant advertising. To accept or decline all non-essential cookies, choose “Accept” or “Decline.” To make more detailed choices, choose “Customize.”

Skip to main content

AWS Cloud for Justice and Public Safety

Transform legacy systems, reduce costs, and better serve constituents.

Register now

AWS Imagine Education, State, and Local Government 

Hilton Chicago, July 29-30, 2025

Get started

Improve public safety and justice outcomes with the AWS Cloud

Justice and Public Safety (JPS) agencies are using Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deploy cost-effective and highly-available mission critical services to serve their public and protect their employees.

Modernize legacy databases and systems

The AWS Cloud empowers justice and public safety agencies with scalability and high-availabilityand reduced costs.

  • Access reliable and secure data storage and database migration support
  • Minimize downtime and data loss with fast, reliable disaster recovery
  • Implement sophisticated and secure access permissions and processes easily, even across the most complex organizations
  • Use on-premises resources with hybrid cloud options
African detective processing evidence working on laptop in office. Portrait of serious afro-american police office sitting at desk and using computer at police station

Increase agility, innovation, and efficiency

Improve social outcomes and save time and resources with dynamic tools available on the AWS Cloud.

  • Share data seamlessly across platforms to uncover valuable insights, and for efficient reporting
  • Deploy powerful IT resources in just a few clicks, such as media analytics and machine learning
  • Access ready-to-launch justice and public safety technology solutions

Modernize 911 to meet evolving communications needs ›

Woman working at government office reception looking away and smiling with people standing in queue at front desk.
Missing alt text value
"By running our [solutions] on AWS, we can give police departments constant communication and situational awareness of their most valuable resources—officers on patrol."

— Jason Dombkowski

Director of Law Enforcement Relations for Utility
A video solution to protect officers

Start your cloud journey with AWS today

Whether you serve a community of hundreds or millions, Amazon Web Services (AWS) can help you manage IT costs, enhance data security, and modernize with the power of cloud computing. Learn how to get started on your first workload today.

Get started

Resources

Explore guides, webinars, blogs, and more for justice and public safety leaders.

Security and compliance

AWS meets the requirements of the most security-sensitive organizations with support for 98 security standards and compliance certifications, more than any other cloud offering.

  • Compliant with CJIS, PCI-DSS, HIPAA/HITECH, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140-2, and NIST 800-171

  • Security services and tools to automate manual security tasks

  • AWS GovCloud (US) is available to government customers, organizations in government-regulated industries, and other private entities that meet requirements

AWS is Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliant

Watch the presentation

Learn how to address your state’s CJIS Security Policy with AWS

Read the blog

Learn how customers in all 50 US states can host CJI on AWS

Build with an AWS Partner

Looking for support for building or deploying solutions in the cloud? AWS Public Safety and Disaster Response Competency Partners and the Justice and Public Safety Solutions in AWS Marketplace are trusted technology providers and consulting experts that offer law enforcement, emergency services, and criminal justice agencies a wide variety of cloud-based solutions.

View all case studies

AWS Public Safety and Disaster Response Competency Partners

Justice and Public Safety Solutions in AWS Marketplace

Take the next step

There are several ways to get started with AWS. Contact us for personalized guidance. Or, explore any of the resources below.

1

Learn how to buy AWS

Discover the acquisition steps and best practices you need to start your journey to cloud. Then explore our guide to procurement and contracts.

Learn more

2

Cloud Adoption Readiness Tool

Assess your organization’s cloud migration readiness and set a path for cloud adoption success.

Learn more

3

Find a justice and public safety solution

AWS Marketplace solutions empower agencies to securely and efficiently serve their public and protect their employees.

Learn more