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The Types of Violence Committed by Police Officers in 2025

Erlina Fury Santika 23/02/2026 15:01 WIB

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According to KontraS's findings, there were a number of forms of violence allegedly committed by members of the National Police in 2025. The most frequent form of violence was shooting.

Types of Violent Actions Committed by Police Officers (July 2024 - June 2025)

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Types of Violent Actions Committed by Police Officers (July 2024 - June 2025)

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According to data from the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS), there were 602 violent incidents committed by members of the National Police from July 2024 to June 2025.

Broken down by type, the most common was shooting incidents, with 411 cases.

"This again shows that the use of firearms is still the biggest contributing factor in the occurrence of violent incidents," KontraS wrote in its 2025 Bhayangkara Day Policy Paper.

Other types of violence committed by the police include harassment (81 cases) and arbitrary arrests (72 cases).

Here are the details of the types of violent acts committed by members of the National Police from July 2024 to June 2025, according to KontraS' findings:

Shooting: 411 incidents
Harassment: 81 incidents
Arbitrary arrests: 72 incidents
Forced dispersal: 42 incidents
Torture: 38 incidents
Intimidation: 24 incidents
Criminalization: 9 incidents
Sexual violence: 7 incidents
Inhumane acts: 4 incidents.

KontraS noted that it's possible for an incident to involve more than one type of violent act.

As for the distribution by province, North Sumatra was the location of the most violent incidents, with 127 cases. It was followed by East Java (79), West Java (50), Lampung (36), and South Sulawesi (30).

In the process of data collection, there are four reference sources for KontraS, with the details as follows:

News media that have been verified by the press council;
Case accompaniment handled by KontraS as a human rights advocacy institution;
KontraS's local network, specifically for checking specific chronologies, identifying perpetrators or victims of violence;
Public Information Disclosure (KIP) as regulated in Law No. 14 of 2008 on Public Information Disclosure.

Editor : Erlina Fury Santika

"Disclosure: This is an AI-generated translation of the original article. We strive for accuracy, but please note that automated translations may contain errors or slight inconsistencies."