Mounted police


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Note: "Mounted police are police who patrol on horseback or camelback. Their day-to-day function is typically picturesque or ceremonial, but they are also employed in crowd control because of their mobile mass and height advantage and increasingly in the UK for crime prevention and high visibility policing roles. The added height and visibility that the horses give their riders allows officers to observe a wider area, but it also allows people in the wider area to see the officers, which helps deter crime and helps people find officers when they need them. A disadvantage however is that, when employed for crowd control, there is a risk that some people may be trampled (resulting in injuries or death). In at least one case this has resulted in the police officer riding the horse (that caused the injury) to be sued." - (en.wikipedia.org 30.06.2021)

[Last update: 2021/07/01]