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Axon

Draft One police report drafting

Axon's Draft One cut officers' report-writing time by 82% in a trial

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Problem

Officers spend up to 40% of their shifts drafting reports.

Approach

Axon built Draft One on Azure OpenAI Service. It transcribes body-worn camera audio and drafts the report narrative. The full version went to agencies in April 2024.

Results

82%Decrease in time spent on reports in a trialVendor's case study[1]

Takeaway

Axon reports an 82% drop in time spent on reports. Its 24 independent evaluators rated AI drafts as good as officers' in three of five categories and better in two.

Categories

Business function
Production and quality
AI technology
Generative AI
Evidence
Vendor's case study

Sources

Source summaries

[1]Microsoft22 Oct 2024

Microsoft describes how Axon built Draft One on Azure OpenAI. It reports an 82% cut in report time and a 24-evaluator review.

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Added 25 Oct 2026 · Updated 25 Oct 2026
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