# Are French police the most violent in the EU?

https://mins.news/en/item/111424

- DW, 2026-10-22 16:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/are-the-french-police-the-most-violent-in-the-eu/a-79732855?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> French police face renewed scrutiny amid protests and allegations of brutality. Their arsenal includes rubber-bullet guns and stun grenades, and several teenagers suffered life-changing injuries during protests. The interior minister calls the weapons “non-lethal,” while critics question their use and say France’s police are the EU’s most brutal when measured by deaths and maiming.

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