Electronic Offender Monitoring Solutions Market Size

Electronic Offender Monitoring Solutions Market Analysis

The Electronic Offender Monitoring Solutions Market size is estimated at USD 1.34 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 2.30 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 9.5% during the forecast period (2024-2029).

Furthermore, the government initiatives on electronic monitoring EM programs include significant economies worldwide, which may further drive market growth in the forecast period. HMPPS, on behalf of the Home Office, has recently begun using GPS monitoring for people who have been freed from prison or immigration custody as a result of bail. The program was extended to Scotland and Northern Ireland from August 2022 until the end of 2022.

• Electronic monitoring solutions accurately and quickly locate offenders, which could be used in criminal investigations and prosecutions. Such benefits of electronic offender monitoring solutions are expected to promote the market demand for electronic monitoring solutions. Further, in May 2022, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that USD 7.2 million was spent on facial recognition and location tracking of migrants. US ICE is paying surveillance software company Trust Stamp USD 7.2 million annually to develop tech for tracking migrants processed at the southern border.
• As per the Ministry of Justice of the United Kingdom, court bail orders remain the significant cohort of individuals energetically monitored by an electronic monitoring instrument, accounting for 40 percent (5,979) of the caseload as of September 30, 2022. In response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the judiciary, electronic monitoring of those on bail increased sharply in early 2020. Although the number has fallen slightly in 2021, it is now at a record level.
• The number of people who were active in the monitoring increased between September 30, 2021, and September 30, 2022. Extensions drove this increase to the use of location (GPS) monitoring tags for new offender cohorts, particularly for immigration bail, and the continued roll-out of alcohol monitoring tags. Such an increase in the demand for electronic monitoring solutions is expected to boost the Market's growth.
• Furthermore, in September 2022, the total number of individuals actively monitored with an electronic monitoring device or alcohol monitoring device was 14,996, an increase of 12 percent compared with September 30, 2021. Although the monthly figures fluctuate, the trend over the 12 months has been upward. Such a demand trend in electronic monitoring solutions is expected to increase the demand for electronic monitoring devices in the Market during the forecast period.
• Moreover, as per the survey conducted by the Ministry of Justice, Crime Prevention Policy Bureau, on offenders on Electronic Monitoring to observe their behavior and environment and check living conditions and violation of obligations to remove factors of re-offending for their successful rehabilitation, 72 percent of the offenders has a fear of being arrested for a repeated crime, and 91.7 percentage of the offenders had self-control from doing illegal activities.
• Furthermore, the Russia-Ukraine war is impacting the supply chain of electronic components. Being a significant supplier of raw materials for producing electronic components. The dispute has disrupted the supply chain, causing shortages and price increases for these materials, impacting analytical instrument manufacturers and potentially leading to higher costs for end-users.
• The disadvantages of such facilities are their start costs, the possibility of escaping or committing crimes, community objections, and the potential loss of in-home equipment. Electronic monitoring is an additional component for some programs, and the equipment used may have technical problems that might hamper the market growth.
• Furthermore, the demand for electronic offender monitoring solutions increased during the COVID-19 pandemic due to overcrowding and the COVID-19 scare in prisons. Due to the increased inconvenience and inability to directly monitor the prisoners owing to various COVID-19 protocols, the demand for electronic offender monitoring solutions increased significantly during the forecast period.