Riot Control Equipment Market - Growth, Trends, Covid-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2023 - 2028)

Riot Control Equipment Market - Growth, Trends, Covid-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2023 - 2028)

The riot control equipment market is anticipated to register a CAGR of above 4% during the forecast period.

The increasing dissatisfaction against the local governments in countries like Nigeria, South Africa, France, Haiti, Malaysia, and Sudan, is leading to an increase in major violence and riots, which is generating the demand for riot control equipment market. The development of advanced less-lethal weapons, along with unmanned aerial vehicles for surveillance and offensive purposes, like dropping low-velocity ammunition, pepper sprays, and other less lethal weapons, may help the growth of the market during the forecast period.

Riot Control Equipment Market TrendsThe Offensive Equipment Segment is Expected to Experience the Highest Growth During the Forecast Period

The offensive equipment segment is expected to register the highest CAGR during the forecast period. Countries across the globe increased their expenditure on police protection. Growing violent protests and increasing mass shooting incidences across United States lead to growing spending on police protection.

Furthermore, armed forces have been deployed in situations that required great restraint. Therefore, there is a need to apply force while limiting casualties, which emphasizes the need for advanced riot control equipment. Future weapons may rely on technology and strategy. Some of the riot control equipment that is currently under development are optical distractors, active denial technology, lasers, laser-induced plasmas, and focused acoustics. Laser-induced plasma channel (LIPC), an electroshock weapon, uses lasers, which when fired into the atmosphere cause the blooming of the gases to ionize into plasma, forming a channel for electricity. Such advanced offensive riot control equipment is expected to support the growth of this segment during the forecast period.

Europe is Expected to Experience the Highest Growth During the Forecast Period

The European region is anticipated to have the highest growth during the forecast period. Several countries in Europe, like France, United Kingdom, Greece, Romania, and Belgium, among others, are involved in riots and demonstrations, due to dissatisfaction with the government. Recently, in May 2022, Thousands of people joined marches across France for salary increases and for Macron to drop his plan to raise the retirement age. The march turned violent thus the police fired tear gas to push back black-clad anarchists who ransacked business premises in Paris. Furthermore, in January 2022, around 50,000 people protested in Brussels against coronavirus restrictions in which protesters clashed with police and smashed the offices of the European External Action Service, the EU’s diplomatic arm. Such increasing instances in this region are fuelling the procurement and deployment of riot control equipment.

Riot Control Equipment Market Competitive Analysis

The riot control equipment market is moderately fragmented, with many players who supply different types of products, like protective gear and offensive equipment, like non-lethal equipment. Some of the few prominent players in the riot control equipment market include Condor Non-lethal Technologies, The Safariland Group, LRAD Corp., Blackhawk, and Combined Systems Inc. Development of new protective equipment, like shields, vests, and helmets with new materials that are lighter in weight with better strength may help the players gain market share. Moreover, the consolidation of the market, due to mergers and acquisitions of the market players, is expected to intensify the market competition.

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