What police recorded at Copenhagen demonstrations
Copenhagen Police attended 165 demonstrations connected to the Middle East conflict in 2024. Its annual report says the great majority of demonstrations it monitored proceeded peacefully.
Timeline
- 2024: Copenhagen Police attend 165 demonstrations linked to the Middle East conflict.
- October 2024: Police increase their presence after grenade detonations near the Israeli embassy and arrest two suspects.
What police documented
The police district also attended 50 notified climate demonstrations, along with an unspecified number of unannounced demonstrations. The Middle East count covers demonstrations related to the conflict and does not specify the political position of every event.
What the figures cover
The same report describes fewer complaints of violence, sexual offences and pickpocketing than the previous year. These district-wide trends and the demonstration attendance figures come from different records. The report gives no demonstration-specific expenditure total. Copenhagen Police annual report
What a police attendance count measures
The annual report counts demonstrations attended by the district’s officers. One small assembly and a large march each contribute one event. The count therefore describes how often police had to plan for an assembly, while leaving open the size of each deployment, its duration and whether it incurred overtime.
Embassy security was a separate operation
The annual report also describes two grenade detonations near the Israeli embassy in Hellerup in October 2024. Police increased their visible presence in the area and arrested two suspects at Copenhagen Central Station that day. The report discusses this response separately from the 165 demonstrations. Copenhagen Police annual report