The most heavily policed countries in the world

Russia is the most heavily policed nation in the world according to Bloomberg, with 565 police offers per 100,000 of its population. Turkey is second place with 475 while Italy rounds off the top three with 467. Read more in Statista's latest Independent feature.

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