This is a list of people killed by non-military law enforcement officers in Poland, both on duty and off, and regardless of reason or method. Inclusion in the lists implies neither wrongdoing nor justification on the part of the person killed or the officer involved; the listing merely documents the occurrence of a death.
| Date | Name (age) of deceased | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-19 | N.N. (36) | Police officers shot dead man after he rammed three police cars and aimed at the officers with a gun.[1] |
| 2020-12-22 | N.N. (32) | Police officers used tear gas against aggressively behaving driver, who later died in a hospital.[2] |
| 2020-06-27 | Dariusz M. (28) | Police officer shot dead man accused of stealing fuel.[3] |
| 2020-06-18 | N.N. (31) | Police officer shot dead woman who attacked him with knife.[4] |
| 2019-11-14 | N.N. (21) | Police officer shot dead man who tried to escape from identity check. He was armed with scissors.[5] |
| 2019-07-26 | N.N. (30) | Police officer shot dead man who attacked him with knife[6] |
| 2018-07-21 | N.N. | Police officer shot seven times drunk man who tried to escape from police. He died next day in hospital[7] |
| 2018-05-23 | N.N. (43) | Police officer shot dead man armed with pneumatic gun who was vandalizing police car.[8] |
| 2017-12-15 | Adrian Z. | Police officer shot dead gangster during arrest[9] |
| 2017-12-02 | N.N. (42) | Police officers shot dead man who opened machine gun fire of them[10] |
| 2017-06-21 | N.N. | Police officer shot dead man who tried to escape after robbing a gas station[11] |
| 2016-12-31 | Cezary S. | Łukasz M. killed a trader of cigarettes and alcohol Cezary S. with six gunshots, to whom he owed 20,000 PLN[12] |
| 2016-08-12 | N.N. (22) | Police officer shot dead man who tried to escape from road check. He was sentenced to one and a half years in prison in 2019[13] |
| 2016-05-15 | Igor Stachowiak (26) | Igor Stachowiak was tased multiple times by four police officers, which may have caused his death. The officers were sentenced to from 2 to 2.5 years in prison in 2019[14] |
| 2015-05-02 | Dawid D. (27) | Pseudo-fan died after being shot with rubber bullet during riots after football match. Police officer who killed him was later cleared of charges[15] |
| 2014-12-15 | N.N. | Police officer shot dead man who robbed the bank[16] |
| 2014-07-14 | N.N. (56) | Police officers shot an aggressively behaving psychiatric hospital patient in the thigh and torso. He died later on the operating table[17] |
| 2011-01-15 | Andrzej Swoszowski (28) | Police officers opened fire at a stolen car[18] |
| 2010-10-10 | N.N. (69) | Police officers shot dead man who opened fire of them[19] |
| 2010-05-24 | Maxwell Itoya | Max Itoya died after being shot when trying to talk to the policeman |
| 2009-10-16 | Krzysztof K. | Man died after shootout with police[20] |
| 2009-06-13 | Grzegorz P. | Police officer shot dead mentally sick man who attacked him with knife. He was later cleared of charges[21] |
| 2006-07-27 | Marcin K. (21) | Motorcyclist was shot ten times after he didn't stop for security check. He died from spine wounds[22] |
| 2004-10-09 | N.N. | Police officers shot dead gangster during arrest[23] |
| 2004-05-08 | Monika Kelm (23) | Police shot dead two people during riots[24] |
| Damian Tybura (19) | ||
| 2004-04-29 | Łukasz T. (19) | Police officers opened fire at car which didn't stop for security check[25] |
| 2003-06-13 | Józef Ł. | Police officers shot dead gangster who was trying to steal his gun[26] |
| 2003-01-21 | Piotr R. | Two gangsters were killed in shootout with police.[27] |
| Krzysztof M. | ||
| 2002-08-06 | N.N. (37) | Man was killed in shootout with police after he shot them with shotgun[28] |
| 2002-06-22 | N.N. | Man was killed in shootout with police after trying to rob bureau de change with gas weapon[29] |
| 2001-01-28 | Sierhij K. | He was shot dead after he didn't stop for security check[30] |
| 2000-06-23 | N.N. | Police officers shot dead man who opened fire of them[31] |
| 2000-03-14 | Ryszard Karczewski | Police officer mistakenly shot dead vet while trying to catch tiger[32] |
| 2000-01-08 | Krzysztof P. (26) | Police officers shot dead car thief[33] |
| 1999-10-15 | Valeri Bermes (34) | Anti-terrorist units killed gangster after he opened fire on them[34] |
| 1999-06-16 | Michał Filipek (23) | He was killed by four police officers who have beaten him with batons. Three of them were later sentenced to years in prison.[35] |
| 1998-01-10 | Przemysław Czaja (13) | Police officer caught up to a member of the group crossing the street on red light, the 13-year-old Przemysław Czaja, and repeatedly hit his head and neck using his baton. At 8:20 p.m. the boy died. |
| 1997-03-09 | Robert R. (25) | Police officer was trying to catch a criminal. He shot his firearm into the air which alarmed men who approached him while carrying baseball bats. He shot two of them dead and injured third. In 1999 he was sentenced for years in prison, however he was pardoned by president in 2002.[36] [37] |
| Stanisław Ż. (54) | ||
| 1997-01-06 | Robert J. (19) | Police officer shot dead man during interrogation at the police station. He was later sentenced for 15 years in prison[38] |
| Date | Name (age) of deceased | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-10-19 | Jerzy Popiełuszko (37) | He was beaten to death by three Security Police officers. | |
| 1982-10-13 | Bogdan Włosik (20) | Killed during demonstration | |
| 1981-12-17 | Antoni Browarczyk (20) | Mistakenly shot to head by police officer | |
| Andrzej Pełka | Killed during pacification of Wujek | ||
| 1981-12-16 | |||
| Zenon Zając (31) | Killed during pacification of Wujek | ||
| Zbigniew Wilk (30) | |||
| Bogusław Kopczak (28) | |||
| Ryszard Józef Gzik (35) | |||
| Józef Krzysztof Giza (24) | |||
| 1970-12 | Jerzy Matelski | Killed during Polish protests of 1970[39] | |
| Józef Widerlik | |||
| Kazimierz Stojecki | |||
| Andrzej Peszyński | |||
| Stefan Mosiewicz | |||
| Kazimierz Zastawny | |||
| Bogdan Sypka | |||
| Zygmunt Polito | |||
| Zygmunt Gliniecki | |||
| Jerzy Kuchcik | |||
| Waldemar Zajczenko | |||
| Brunon Drywa | |||
| Stanisław Sieradzan | |||
| Zbigniew Godlewski | |||
| Ludwik Piernicki | |||
| Jan Kałużny | |||
| Zbigniew Wycichowski | |||
| Józef Pawiowski | |||
| Jan Polechoński | |||
| Zbigniew Nastały | |||
| Marian Wójcik | |||
| Stanisław Lewandowski | |||
| Janusz Żebrowski | |||
| Jerzy Skonieczka | |||
| Apolinary Formela | |||
| 1970-12-18 | Tadeusz Marian Sawicz (22) | Shot to head by police officer while walking out of bar | |
| 1970-12-15 | Waldemar Rebinin (26) | Killed during Polish protests of 1970 | |
| 1951-05-10 | Józef Padewski (57) | He was tortured to death by officers of the Ministry of Public Security of Poland | |
| 1947-05-04 | Edward Cytrian | Police officer shot dead boy in Mały Płock during an event.[40] |
| Date | Name (age) of deceased | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 114 individuals | According to speech of Prime Minister in Sejm in 1937[41] |
| 1936 | 149 individuals | 157 killed by police in 1936 totally |
| 1936-03-23 | Józef Cieślik | Killed in Semperit strike[42] |
| Jan Jędrygas | ||
| Janina Krasicka | ||
| Andrzej Proc | ||
| Jan Szwed | ||
| Jan Szybiak | ||
| Piotr Wrona | ||
| Antoni Żłobiński | ||
| 1935 | 143 individuals | |
| 1934 | 118 individuals | |
| 1933 | 145 individuals | |
| 1932 | 141 individuals | |
| 1921-08-19 | Stefan Cyburski (22) | Killed during 1921 Rawicz riots |
| Władysław Dąbrowicz (18) | ||
| Franciszek Robaszyński (23) | ||
| Wincenty Szukalski (37) | ||
| Kazimierz Szwarc (17) | ||
| Jan Tatarek (22) | ||
| Jan Tyca (26) | ||
| 1920-04-26 | Kazimierz Bogdaszewski | Killed during 1920 Posen strike |
| Józef Dereziński | ||
| Stefan Domagała | ||
| Michał Dziembalski | ||
| Franciszek Krzyśko | ||
| Jan Mieloch | ||
| Marcin Ratajczak | ||
| Kazimierz Szkudlarek | ||
| Stanisław Tukaj | ||