Municipal police

Law enforcement agencies that are under the control of local government

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Patrol unit of the Local Police of the Germinalt zone in Wallonia (Belgium) Police municipale Citroën C4 in Aix-en-Provence (France) A New York Police Department (NYPD) cruiser. The NYPD is the biggest municipal police force in the world. City Guard of Szczecin, Poland Parade of Stadtpolizei on occasion of centennial of Schutz und Rettung Zürich in 2011 in Zürich (Switzerland) Mounted Polizia Locale in Piazza della Signoria in Florence (Italy) Policía Municipal of Madrid (Spain) Municipal police officers (strážníci) in Prague (Czech Republic) Indonesian Municipal Police personnel known as "Satpol PP" Příbor, Czech Republic Municipal Police Officer helping on the scene of a fire. Frýdek Místek, Czech Republic Municipal Police Hyundai Tucson hybrid police car.

Municipal police, city police, or local police are law enforcement agencies that are under the control of local government. This includes the municipal government, where it is the smallest administrative subdivision. They receive funding from the city budget, and may have fewer legal powers than the "state paid" police. These police forces usually report to a mayor or a local police board.

## Historical development

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Historically, the role of the municipal police of local civic protection was carried out by watchmen. Today, some formations of municipal police still carry the name of the city/communal/municipal guard.

## Municipal police by country

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Country | English name | Native name(s)

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Albania | Municipal Police |

* Albanian: Policia Bashkiake

Algeria | Municipal Guards |

* Arabic: حرس البلدي

Argentina | Buenos Aires City Police |

* Spanish: Policía de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Austria | Municipal police |

* German: Stadtpolizei (most common denomination), Gemeindepolizei, Gemeindesicherheitswache, Gemeindewachkörper

Australia | Council ranger |

Belgium | Local Police |

* French: Police Locale
* Dutch: Lokale Politie
* German: Lokale Polizei

Brazil | Municipal Guards |

* Portuguese: Guardas Municipais

Canada | Municipal and regional police services (criminal and administrative offences) and bylaw enforcement officers (administrative offences)
Chile | Municipal Guards  |

* Spanish: Guardias Municipales

China | Municipal Public Security Bureau |

* Chinese: 市公安局

Czech Republic | Municipal Police |

* Czech: městská policie, obecní policie

Estonia | Municipal Police |

* Estonian: Munitsipaalpolitsei, MuPo

France | Municipal Police |

* French: police municipale

Germany | City Police |

* German: Stadtpolizei, Kommunalpolizei, Polizeibehörde
* Ortspolizeibehörde Bremerhaven: unique municipal police with detective branch

Greece | Municipal Police |

* Greek: Δημοτική Αστυνομία

Hungary | Local Governmental Law Enforcement |

* Hungarian: Önkormányzati Rendészet, Városőrség

India | City Police |
Indonesia | Municipal Police (Indonesia) |

* Indonesian: Satuan Polisi Pamong Praja ("SATPOL PP")

Italy | Municipal Police |

* Italian: Polizia Municipale, Polizia Comunale, Polizia Urbana, Polizia Locale or Vigili Urbani

Kazakhstan | Local Police |

* Kazakh: Жергілікті полиция Was created in 2015 with responsibilities for local beat policing, handling juvenile delinquency, preventing violence against women, road patrolling, environmental protection and non-pre-trial detention facilities. It was abolished in 2018 with these responsibilities returned to provincial police departments.[1]

Latvia | Municipal Police |

* Latvian: Pašvaldības policija

Lithuania | Public Order Division |

* Lithuanian: Viešosios tvarkos skyrius

Mexico | Municipal Police |

* Spanish: Policía Municipal

Namibia | Windhoek Police
Netherlands | Municipal Enforcement |

* Dutch: Handhaving, Toezicht, Stadswacht, BOA (Bijzonder OpsporingsAmbtenaar. English: Special Enforcement Officer)Have some limited police powers like the use of (limited)force, handcuffs, detaining etc. (some have more powers than others)

Poland | City Guard |

* Polish: Straż miejska, Straż gminna

Portugal | Municipal Police |

* Portuguese: Polícia Municipal

Romania | Local Police |

* Romanian: Poliția Locală

Serbia | Communal Militia |

* Serbian: Комунална Милиција / Komunalna Milicija

Slovakia | City/Municipal Police |

* Slovak: mestská polícia, obecná polícia

Slovenia | Communal Police |

* Slovene: Občinsko Redarstvo

South Korea | Municipal Police of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
Spain | Municipal Police |

* Spanish: Policía Municipal, Policía Local
* Basque: Udaltzaingoa
* Catalan: Guàrdia Urbana

South Africa | Municipal Police
Switzerland | Municipal Police |

* French: Police municipale
* German: Stadtpolizei, Gemeindepolizei, Regionalpolizei
* Romansh: Polizia Cumûnala
* Italian: Polizia Municipale

Tunisia | Municipal Police |

* Arabic: الشرطة البلدية

Turkey | Municipal Police |

* Turkish: Belediye Zabıtası

Ukraine | Municipal guard |

* Ukrainian: Муніципальна варта

United States | Municipal police departments
Vietnam | Municipal police of Ha Noi City, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong City, Da Nang City and Can Tho City

## See also

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* County police
* Garde champêtre
* Metropolitan police
* Police area
* Provincial police (Italy)

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Municipal police.

1. ^ Slade, Gavin; Trochev, Alexei; Talgatova, Malika (2020-12-02). "The Limits of Authoritarian Modernisation: Zero Tolerance Policing in Kazakhstan". Europe-Asia Studies. 73: 178–199\. doi:10.1080/09668136.2020.1844867. ISSN 0966-8136. S2CID 229420067.

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