Public danger of mass riots: the international aspect of the problem

Introduction: the article is on the issue related to counteraction to destructive phenomenon of riots. Materials and Methods: the author used dialectical method of cognition, analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, case method, logical, comparative legal method. Results: the author considered and showed features of public danger, as well as other conceptual aspects and features of criminalization of riots through the prism of certain criminal protests, Russian criminal law, legislative positions of far and near countries. Discussion and Conclusions: the author presented their own definition of the destructed phenomenon reflecting necessary criminal features taken into account in law enforcement activities related to crowd control.