Pepper Spray Market: By Product Type (Fogger, Stream, Gel, Others), By Distribution Channel (Specialty Shops, Online Stores, Others)  

Pepper Spray Market size was valued at USD 28.8 Million in 2023 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.8% from 2024-2030. Pepper spray, also called OC spray, is a lachrymatory agent utilized by people and law enforcement interventions for riot control, self-defense, and crowd control. The product aggravates the eyes of the attacker, producing a runny nose, coughing, and shortness of breath. The main aim of using pepper spray is to injure the attacker effectively and rapidly. It is also utilized for self-defense from an animal attack, including rhinos and bears. Pepper spray is the minimum popular product amongst weapons, utilized for individual defenses such as stun guns &tasers, personal alarms, steel batons, tactical whips, tactical pens, emergency whistles, and baseball bats. The growing cases of intolerable rape, eve teasing, riots, human trafficking, and protest can lead to the growth of the pepper spray market. Moreover, increasing fondness for people mountain trekking and forest safari, which can make them encounter deadly animals, is the primary factor that can boost the global pepper spray market. However, some aspects, such as the absence of awareness about utilizing pepper sprays for self-defense and the ban on the usage of pepper spray in some countries such as China, Japan, and Canada, need special licenses or solid explanations for using pepper sprays can restrain the growth of the market. The growing trends of outdoor activities such as camping, hunting, and another kind of recreational activities have made people use pepper sprays while hiking as they are effective, compact, lightweight to carry, and very useful in defense from common threats can create an opportunity for the growth of the global pepper spray market.  

Pepper Spray Market Key developments:

• In June 2022, SABRE launched three new personal safety defense products for summer activities.
• In January 2020, SABRE launched SMART Pepper Spray at a consumer electronics show.