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riot police

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

riot police is a Q141728554[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,111 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

Why It Matters

riot police has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). riot police. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/riot-police
MLA “riot police.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/riot-police.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_riot-police_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{riot police}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/riot-police}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
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Edit History

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. 7d ago · S41pdrc4od · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 22
    Instance of → Q141728554
    Wikipedia languages → ['bn', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'id', 'it', '
    Different from → Q139835298
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: Q141728554"
  2. 22w 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 */ Topic's main category: Q105567097"
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