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This article discusses test and evaluation methods for benchmarking and comparison of non-lethal weapons (NLW, including munitions and devices) intended for use in crowd management situations. Several types of weapons of different modalities were tested, including a fielded acoustic non-lethal device, simulated dismounted infantry directed energy weapon, a simulated long distance directed energy weapon, and a projectile weapon. The work demonstrates that NLW effectiveness of any modality can be quantified into standard metrics and statistically analyzed. Relative effectiveness can then be compared among weapons of different technologies, platforms, and energies. The resulting information can be used for Analysis of Alternatives and data-driven trade-space studies. This testing can be applied to a variety of operational scenarios and should be conducted on current NLW inventory to establish benchmark performance and effectiveness. Once benchmark performance is established, new NLWs can be evaluated to determine if improvements are significant enough to warrant investment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]