Police ransomware and ransomware in general are fast methods for criminals to make money. The number of police ransomware cases will most likely go down in the near future, as more people will become familiar with this type of online fraud and will no longer pay the ransom. Once the police-branded frauds are not profitable anymore, cybercriminals will look into new ransomware opportunities.
Read more here – https://www.europol.europa.eu/sites/default/files/publications/policeransomware-threatassessment.pdf