Country rankings

Countries Where Police Don't Carry Guns

Countries Where Police Don't Carry Guns: compare 22 countries on 2 metrics.

Law22 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Aug 28, 2024Original page
6 sources

Police: Guns or No Guns?

1 value across 22 entries

Data

Click a column to sort.

22 countries
BhutanNo gunsThe Royal Bhutan Police do have access to firearms, but they generally do not carry them while on duty.
BotswanaNo guns—
British Virgin IslandsNo guns—
ChinaNo gunsChinese police officers generally do not carry firearms as a standard practice. In certain exceptional cases, such as SWAT teams or specialized units, Chinese police officers may be armed.
Cook IslandsNo guns—
FijiNo guns—
IcelandNo guns—
IrelandNo guns—
KiribatiNo guns—
MalawiNo guns—
Marshall IslandsNo guns—
NauruNo guns—
New ZealandNo guns—
NiueNo guns—
NorwayNo guns—
SamoaNo guns—
Solomon IslandsNo guns—
TongaNo guns—
TuvaluNo guns—
United KingdomNo gunsPolice in Northern Ireland do still carry guns.
United States Virgin IslandsNo guns—
VanuatuNo guns—

Quick answers

Where does this countries where police don't carry guns data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Police firearm use by country - Wikipedia; How US gun culture compares with the world - CNN; Where Are The World's Unarmed Police Officers? - Statista; Gun violence in Kansas City, through the eyes of a Bhutanese visitor - KCUR Kansas City.

Keep exploring