Police in Crowd Control Situations

Images of law enforcement officers managing public demonstrations and ensuring safety during protests.

Army Base Leopoldsburg, Belgium - Belgian Infantry soldiers training in crowd and riot control

Police at public demonstration. State of emergency.

Police officers on duty during street protest, blurred protester in the background

New uniform of the Bavarian police, Bavaria, Germany

Army Base Leopoldsburg, Belgium - Belgian Infantry soldiers training in crowd and riot control

Law enforcement, protection and security with policeman in street for peace, safety and authority. Emergency services, justice and guard with male person in city for help, order and arrest

HONG KONG - PROTEST - RASSEMBLEMENT DE SOUTIEN AU OUIGOURSRassemblement du mouvement pro-democratie hongkongais en soutien aux ouigours rapidement écourté par une intervention policiere et des affrontements.HONG KONG - PROTEST - UIGUR SUPPORT RALLYRally of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong in support of the Uighurs quickly cut short by police intervention and clashes.

Riot police try to disband demostrators with tear gas and stunt granades in Pasto, Narino on May 19, 2021 during an antigovernment protest against police brutality and the health reform of President Ivan Duque.

Police action against the demonstration against the reformed Infection Protection Act by Corona sceptics, taken in Berlin, 18.11.2020, Berlin, Germany, Europe

May 2016 (off). Social movement against the Labour Act in Rennes. Mai 2016 (off). Mouvement social contre la Loi Travail à Rennes.

Demonstrations, riots and clashes on New Year's Eve in Mong Kong. Hong Kong on 2019-12-31.Manifestations, émeutes et affrontements durant la nuit du nouvel an à Mong Kong. Hong Kong le 2019-12-31.

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Malaysian Army Soldiers conduct training on protection and control of an established United Nations (UN) site during Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 27, 2022. UN sites include key areas such as hospitals and airports that are critical to the success of UN peacekeeping operations. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, further strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.

North-Rhine Westphalian SWAT police during a practice, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Colombia's riot police ESMAD clash with demonstrators as a new day of anti-government protest in Bogota, Colombia against the government of President Ivan Duque and police brutality on June 2, 2021.Daniel Romero/Long Visual Press via Getty Images)

Demonstration in Wuppertal, PEGIDA, Hogesa, hooligans, antifa and Salafists demonstrate the same time, in different places, Wuppertal, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Riot police try to disband demostrators with tear gas and stunt granades in Pasto, Narino on May 19, 2021 during an antigovernment protest against police brutality and the health reform of President Ivan Duque.

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 307th Chemical Company of Bell, California, prepare to move a mock patient through a mass casualty decontamination line during Guardian Response 22 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, April 28, 2022,.Guardian Response 22 is a homeland emergency response exercise that provides realistic disaster response training to sharpen the skills and increase the capabilities of U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers.

Soldiers from Albania form a defensive formation while participating in the Mission Rehearsal Exercise (MRE) for Kosovo Forces 33 (KFOR) in the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Feb. 3, 2024. The KFOR 33 MRE is a multinational training event conducted to prepare NATO allies and partners for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. Army

Politie, police tape in front of protesters and Belgian riot squad forming a protective barrier with riot shields

120401-N-BJ279-070PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (April 1, 2012) Navy Diver 1st Class Brian Mouton, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, Company 2-1, moves the newly re-fabricated Commodore Oliver Perry cemetery gate into place at the Lapeyrouse Cemetery. The gates, from the cemetery where Perry was first buried in 1819, were later dedicated to him in 1926 and have since fallen into disrepair. Members of Company 2-1 and civilian crew members from the Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship USNS Grapple (T-ARS 53) repaired the gate in time for the rededication ceremony on April 4.

May 2016 (off). Social movement against the Labour Act in Rennes. Mai 2016 (off). Mouvement social contre la Loi Travail à Rennes.

A row of police officers with their helmets removed, demonstration against the NATO Summit in 2009, Freiburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe, PublicGround, Europe

An Albanian soldier shakes hands with a U.S. Soldier after crowd riot control training during Kosovo Forces 33 (KFOR 33) Mission Rehearsal Exercise (MRE) in the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Feb. 5, 2024. KFOR 33 MRE is a training event conducted to prepare the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard and multinational partners for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. Army

Protest against an anti-Islamic rally by the minor political party Pro Deutschland in front of a mosque in Berlin-Neukoelln, isolated objects being thrown in the direction of the Pro Deutschland rally, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Demonstrations, riots and clashes on New Year's Eve in Mong Kong. Hong Kong on 2019-12-31.Manifestations, émeutes et affrontements durant la nuit du nouvel an à Mong Kong. Hong Kong le 2019-12-31.

Circular grilles and police on the sidelines of the security conference barrier and police on the sidelines of the security conference in Munich

Operational rehearsal, officers of the spezialeinsatzkommando, SEK, a special response unit of the German state police force, storming the perpetrators during a hostage situation following a bank robbery, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Battle of the Pont den Barona, Moors and Christians, "Es Firó", Soller, Sierra de Tramuntana, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

East German guards stand by the newly created opening in the Berlin Wall as they wait for the official opening of the Brandenburg Gate. Base: Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

1st May rally, police officers holding leftist protesters at bay at the railway station, Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

U.S. Army Soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC, stand on the streets of Port au Prince, Haiti on January 20, 2010 during Operation Unified Response. A devastating earthquake hit the region on Jan. 12, 2010. Since then USSOUTHCOM has distributed more than 636,951 bottles of water and more than 473,325 Humanitarian Daily Rations.

Special police forces cordon at the demonstration, blocking street protests

220908-N-XB010-2013 MAIZURU, Kyoto, Japan (Sept. 8, 2022) - Captain Douglas Graber, commanding officer of the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18), foreground, introduces the upper vehicle storage area to Capt. Togo, commanding officer of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) guided missile destroyer JS Atago (DDG-177), during a tour of New Orleans in Maizuru, Kyoto, Japan. New Orleans, part of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

A Colombian Riot Police (ESMAD) officer seen from the back as clashes between demonstrators and Colombia's riot police (ESMAD) erupt in Medellin, Colombia after several weeks of anti-government protest against President Ivan Duque's tax and health reforms and unrest and abuse of authority cases that leave at least 70 dead according to NGOs on June 4, 2021.Miyer Juana/Long Visual Press via Getty Images)

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A line of riot police and a person holding a flower

Demo of right-wing forces in Dresden

Seville, 03/31/2020. Day 18 of confinement due to the coronavirus. Control of the National Police and Local Police in the Ronda del Tamarguillo, in the port of Seville. Photo: Raúl Doblado. ARCHSEV.

LAO - VIENTIANE LA COMPROMISEMême si elle se rapproche du million dhabitants, Vientiane a encore les allures dune bourgade à côte des mégapoles des pays voisins telles que Bangkok ou Ho-Chi-Minh Ville. Cela nempêche pas la capitale laotienne de rêver du même destin. La culture ancestrale du Laos, étroitement liée au culte bouddhique, se veut sans vains désirs ni ambitions démesurées. Aujourdhui, la rupture est totale et Vientiane en est lillustration. La croissance exponentielle du pays est principalement due aux investissements étrangers, avec en première ligne la Chine, qui viennent puiser dans les nombreuses ressources naturelles du pays, notamment dans les secteurs miniers, forestiers et hydroélectriques.Ainsi, avec la mondialisation qui entraine luniformisation des modes de vie et ces nouvelles richesses qui sont créées, les habitants de la capitale aspirent à un nouveau destin. Tours de verre, centre commerciaux, parcs dattraction, restaurants et cafés branchés commenc

Protesters and riot police officers clash at anti budget cuts demonstration, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

110921-N-NZ569-090ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 21, 2011) Master Chief Navy Counselor Joseph King times Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a competition to don a self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and "go on air" the fastest. Dwight D. Eisenhower is underway conducting carrier qualifications.

Soldiers of 2-151st Infantry Battalion Task Force Nighthawk continue the third day of crowd riot control training as they react to molotov cocktails being thrown at their feet, during a Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission rehearsal exercise, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 8, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo)

Germany, Weeze : Police exercise of german and dutch police units, action against violent football fans, Europe

09/11/2001. New York...12..9..01...Photo Corrina Arranz..The city after the attack on the World Trade Center....Archdc.

Demonstrations, riots and clashes on New Year's Eve in Mong Kong. Hong Kong on 2019-12-31.Manifestations, émeutes et affrontements durant la nuit du nouvel an à Mong Kong. Hong Kong le 2019-12-31.

Policia Municipal police officers, historic centre of Madrid, Spain, Europe

Riot police, police officers in uniform on patrol, Munich central station, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Approximately 650 U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the South Carolina National Guard join service members from other states and territories in the nations capital to provide support for the 59th Presidential Inauguration, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington, D.C. At least 25,000 National Guard men and women have been authorized to conduct security, communication, and logistical missions in support of federal and District authorities leading up to and through the 59th Presidential Inauguration.

DEU Germany Weeze : Police exercise of german and dutch police units.

Riot police, police officers in uniform on patrol, Munich central station, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Agents of the anti-riot mobile squad in the protest against the tax reform proposed by the national government.

Demonstrations, riots and clashes on New Year's Eve in Mong Kong. Hong Kong on 2019-12-31.Manifestations, émeutes et affrontements durant la nuit du nouvel an à Mong Kong. Hong Kong le 2019-12-31.

120829-N-XQ375-098MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 29, 2012) Chief Boatswains Mate Aaron Stewart, left, observes Sailors on a hose handling team as they compete during damage control Olympics on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109). Jason Dunham is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. walks during his tour of Camp Kosciuszko, Poland, Jan. 20, 2024. Camp Kosciuszko is the site of U.S. Army Garrison Poland, the Army's home on NATOs eastern flank.

Police presence at a demonstration in the city centre, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Clashes between demostrators and police in Pasto, Narino on May 26, 2021 at the start of the 4th week of anti government protests in Colombia that have resulted in at least 40 dead in police abuse of authority cases and unrest.

Colombian Riot Police shoot tear gas canisters to protestors as clashes and riots take over Yumbo, Valle del Cauca in Colombia between demonstrators and Colombian riot Police (ESMAD) in Yumbo, Valle del Cauca, Colombia on May 17, 2021. Amid 20 days of violent and peaceful protests against the government of president Ivan Duque, and Police Brutality that lead now at least 40 dead and 16 women abused since the demonstrations began.

At the football match Dresden against Leipzig a great force of policemen had to separate the fans on 28.10.2007 because of some hundred hooligans. Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

North Macedonian soldiers conduct fire phobia training during Exercise Kosovo Forces 31 (KFOR31) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 11, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East.

England, London, Trafalgar Square. A cordon of Metropolitan Police Officers on duty in central London.

A man gives a thumbs up to the 1st Infantry Division Band as he records the band marching towards the military tattoo at Vilnius, Lithuania, Aug. 27, 2022. The Big Red One Band is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly performing alongside NATO allies during a historical, inaugural military tattoo hosted by Lithuanian Armed Forces.

Photograph of the armed police security at St James' Palace for a departing minister after meeting US President Donald Trump, during his visit to London. June 2019

Demonstrations, riots and clashes on New Year's Eve in Mong Kong. Hong Kong on 2019-12-31.Manifestations, émeutes et affrontements durant la nuit du nouvel an à Mong Kong. Hong Kong le 2019-12-31.

Armed National Guardsmen, South Central Los Angeles, California

Operational exercise, training for new SWAT officers, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Circular grilles and police on the sidelines of the security conference barrier and police on the sidelines of the security conference in Munich

FRA - POLITIQUE - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, ministre des Armées, à RennesFlorence Parly, ministre des Armées, se rend jeudi 3 octobre 2019 au quartier Stéphant à Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35 ), où elle inaugurere le premier btiment du Commandement de la cyberdéfense ( COMCYBER ), spécifiquement conçu pour répondre aux besoins techniques et opérationnels du COMCYBER et accueillir ses différentes unités.FRA - POLITICS - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, in RennesFlorence Parly, Minister of the French Armed Forces, will visit the Stéphant district in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35) on Thursday, October 3, 2019, where she will inaugurate the first building of the Cyber Defence Command (COMCYBER), specifically designed to meet the technical and operational needs of the COMCYBER and accommodate its various units.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken poses for a photo with Ecuadorian police in Quito, Ecuador, on October 19, 2021.

Special operation at Potsdamer Platz, traffic control by police officers of the motorised traffic squadron, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Northern Spain, Soldiers carrying the cross during Semana Santa processions

Stockholm, Sweden April 6, 2025 Two divers walk with their tanks on a road in a park .

BWTEX exercise, police and Bundeswehr rehearse the fight against terrorists together. 2, 500 people took part in the largest anti-terror exercise in Baden-Wuerttemberg. A fictitious attack is simulated, symbol photo, Stetten am kalten Markt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Police action at a get-together of the Bandidos motorcycle club, the City Run 2010 through downtown Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Female police officers write a traffic ticket in front of El Angel de la Independencia in Mexico City, Mexico.

990701-M-5696S-013. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Gnjilane State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit

Autonomists setting fire to barricades in protest against a Neo-Nazi rally, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Protests in Cairo

Prisoners In Revolt On The Roof Of San Vittore, Milan, 1969.

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen from National Guard units from across the country walk toward their respective formations near the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., Jan. 17 2021. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from several states have traveled to Washington to provide support to federal and district authorities leading up to the 59th Presidential Inauguration.

BELMOPAN, Belize (May 11, 2022) Police officers and service members from various partnering nations conduct public order and counter petrol bomb training, led by the Royal Bermuda Regiment, at the Belmopan Police Training Academy during Exercise Tradewinds 2022, May 11, 2022. Tradewinds 2022 is a multinational exercise designed to expand the Caribbean regions capability to mitigate, plan for, and respond to crises; increase regional training capacity and interoperability; develop new and refine existing standard operating procedures (SOPs); enhance ability to defend exclusive economic zones (EEZ); and promote human rights and adherence to shared international norms and values; fully integrate women into defense, peace and security missions; and increase maritime domain awareness to deter illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activities.

Italy, Campania, Guardia Sanframondi, traditional septennial feast of the 'Battenti'

A crowd gathers for the annual wreath-laying ceremony at the foot of the Berlin Airlift Memorial at Tempelhof Central Airport. The ceremony is held each year on May 12th, which was the day in 1949 that the Soviets lifted their blockade of West Berlin. Base: West Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

040718-F-5789F-010. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Air Force Academy

Anefo photo collection. Protest at fast breeding reactor Kalkar (West Germany) Access gate to Kalkar guarded. July 25, 1981. B.R.D., Germany

Rapid Action Force RAF commando Taj Mahal hotel after Terrorist attack by Deccan Mujahedeen on 26 November 2008 in Bombay Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Police, security personnel at Frankfurt Airport, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Checkpoint Charlie ,Berlin, Alemania, europe.

security measures including armed police, outside the House of Commons, lower chamber of the British Parliament in 2019

70th anniversary of the bombing of Dresden

Marines patrol the streets of Grenville during Operation Urgent Fury. They are armed with M-16A1 rifles. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian military members watch as U.S. Navy divers, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU-2) prepare to conduct diving operations during UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 19, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Brazil, it brings together multinational forces from Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States conducting operations in and off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating naval and marine forces.

Madrid, 01/10/2020. Plaza del Conde de Valle Suchil, corner of Alberto Aguilera Street. Placement of the statue of Lieutenant Martín Cerezo, hero of Baler, Philippines, erected by popular subscription. Photo: Guillermo Navarro. ARCHDC.

Gathering Lega Nord, Pontida, Bergamo province, Italy

England, London, Police and Liason officers on patrol in trafalgar square.

North Rockland High School Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps cadets salute U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) as they march in the New York City Veterans Day Parade, Nov. 11, 2022. Arlington Sailors and II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Marines are participating in events in and around New York City during the week-long Veterans Day New York celebration to honor the service and sacrifice of the nations veterans.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, receive a brief on the uniform code of military justice at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, Dec. 12, 2022. Recruits were checked for contraband, given haircuts, made phone calls home, and issued gear.

220419-N-RC359-1055 YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 19, 2022) Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) gather trash around the city of Yokosuka as part of a community clean-up event. Sailors from Ronald Reagan volunteered around the city to show the ships commitment to the local community and its residents. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

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