{{Short description|Bus used by police for various purposes}} {{Unreferenced|date=May 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}} [[File:Irisbus Agora S, Grand Palais Paris 2014.jpg|thumb|Irisbus Agora used by the French National Police]] A '''police bus''' is a bus, minibus, or coach used by police. They are often denoted by the livery and equipment fitted to the vehicle, and generally do not serve any public transport function. Police buses may be ordinary buses with minor or no modifications, or they may have some degree of protection for riot control use, or they may be armoured buses.
The type of bus used by a police force generally varies, but the vast majority are single-deck buses in either conventional or cab-over designs. If used for transporting personnel, they will simply be seated, but many are converted by a bus manufacturer, coachbuilder, or other specialist company to serve more specific purposes.
== Uses == [[File:Yoon Suk Yeol arrest protest 2025-01-14 and 15 24.jpg|thumb|South Korean National Police Agency buses forming a crowd control barrier during protests concerning the arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol]] Buses are used by police forces for transporting large numbers of officers to a needed area, such as for crowd control at events and demonstrations, or to facilitate large scale deployments for more serious riot control. These may be hired vehicles, or vehicles retained by the police force for the purpose.
Police buses are often deployed as mobile command centers, mobile police stations, or temporary holding and processing areas. They may also serve as prisoner transport vehicles, such as the MCI D4000 ISTV, a dedicated prisoner transport variant of an American coach. Other roles for converted police buses can include being used in public information or awareness campaigns, or as mobile recruitment displays.
==Gallery== <gallery widths="190" heights="130" perrow="3"> File:407702 -1 260714 CPS (24073323559).jpg|Bus used by the New York City Police Department as a mobile command center File:Police bus in Russia --01.jpg|Bus used by the Police of Russia to transport personnel File:WA Police Booze Bus.jpg|Bus used by the Western Australia Police Force as a "booze bus" to detain suspects arrested for drunk driving File:BJ-A5829 Police at Workers' Stadium West Gate (20250719150349).jpg|Bus used by the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau SWAT Unit as a police armored vehicle File:Chiba Prefecture Police Journey Mobile Police Box.jpg|Minibus used by the Chiba Prefectural Police as a mobile kōban File:Městská policie hl. m. Prahy, propagační autobus (01).jpg|Bus used by the Prague Municipal Police for promotional purposes </gallery>
==See also== {{commons category|Police buses}} *Police vehicle **Police van *Ambulance bus *Prison bus *List of buses
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==External links== {{Portal|Buses}} {{buses}}
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