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riot police

police who are organized, deployed, trained or equipped to confront crowds, protests or riots
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riot police

Summary

riot police ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (437 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • riot police is a type of police[2].
  • riot police is used for riot control[3].
  • riot police is used for law enforcement[4].
  • riot police is used for crowd control[5].
  • riot police's Commons category is recorded as Riot squads[6].
  • riot police's uses is recorded as riot protection helmet[7].

Body

Definition and Type

riot police is a type of police[2].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include riot control[3], law enforcement[4], and crowd control[5].

Why It Matters

riot police ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (437 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · Derkoenig · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → riot control, law enforcement, crowd control
    Subclass of → police
    Topic's main category → Q105567097
    Uses → riot protection helmet
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P910]]: [[Q105567097]]"
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