Imagine how much more interesting it would be if the roads were patrolled by Porsche 911s, or Audi R8s, or Honda NSXs? Or a supercar like the Ferrari 458 Italia, pictured, which recently went into service in the Czech Republic?

Well, believe it or not, the police in one part of the world or other have used all these cars, and a whole lot more, so cop a load of these. We’ve ranked them in order, working up to the police car we think is the world’s most interesting police car ever used. As usual, we’re only including vehicles that we’re fairly certain saw active duty, so cars used from promotional campaigns are excluded. Buckle up: