Public safety and security market seen topping $1.26 trillion by 2030

The Business Research Company says the global public safety and security market is on track to reach $1.26 trillion by 2030, driven by AI, cloud platforms, and rising demand for integrated security systems. North America is expected to lead the market, while fragmented competition leaves room for more partnerships and technology consolidation.

Why it matters: - Public safety and security is becoming a larger budget priority for governments, critical infrastructure operators, and commercial buyers as cyber threats, terrorism, and emergency-response demands rise. - The market’s growth points to stronger demand for AI surveillance, interoperable communications, and cloud-based command systems that can connect agencies and speed response times.

What happened: - The Business Research Company projected the global public safety and security market will surpass $1,260 billion by 2030. - The firm forecast 13% compound annual growth through the decade. - The report said Honeywell International Inc. was the top company by global sales in 2025 with a 1% market share. - The report placed the market among the most fragmented major technology categories, with the top 10 firms holding just 6% of revenue in 2025.

The details: - Honeywell’s building technologies and public safety division offers video surveillance, access control, fire detection, emergency communications, and intelligent building security. - The report said these tools are used across government, commercial, and industrial settings. - The largest 2025 market shares after Honeywell were Thales Group, Cisco Systems Inc., L3Harris Technologies Inc., and General Dynamics Corporation at 1% each. - North America is forecast to lead in 2030 with a market value of $385 billion, up from $214 billion in 2025. - The report said the U.S. market will reach $355 billion in 2030, rising from $198 billion in 2025. - Solutions are expected to account for 63% of the market in 2030, or $794 billion. - The report identified homeland security, emergency services, critical infrastructure protection, transportation systems, and related sectors as major verticals. - The report estimated solutions and services together will add more than $572 billion in value between 2025 and 2030, including $356 billion from solutions and $216 billion from services.

Between the lines: - The market structure favors firms that can bundle software, hardware, and managed services into one interoperable platform. - Competition appears to be shifting from standalone surveillance products toward integrated systems that combine AI, cloud infrastructure, smart sensors, and automated intelligence sharing. - A February 2026 partnership between Mark43 and Multitude Insights showed how law-enforcement software vendors are trying to speed bulletin workflows, data integration, and incident coordination. - The report’s growth drivers also suggest public-sector modernization spending and critical-infrastructure protection will remain key procurement themes.

What's next: - The report expects demand to accelerate as governments upgrade legacy systems, expand disaster preparedness, and adopt AI, IoT, big data, and cloud tools. - Public safety vendors are likely to lean harder into predictive threat detection, zero-trust security, autonomous drones, robotics, and smart-city deployments. - Public-private partnerships may become more common as agencies look for integrated, scalable systems that can work across jurisdictions.

The bottom line: - Public safety and security is moving from a fragmented niche into a large-scale technology market, with the biggest gains likely to go to vendors that can unify intelligence, communications, and response.