thumb|Patrol unit of the Local Police of the Germinalt zone in [[Wallonia (Belgium)]]

thumb|Police municipale [[Citroën C4 in Aix-en-Provence (France)]]

thumb|A [[New York City Police Department|New York Police Department (NYPD) cruiser. The NYPD is the biggest municipal police force in the world.]]

thumb|[[City Guard (Poland)|City Guard of Szczecin, Poland]]

thumb|Parade of Stadtpolizei on occasion of centennial of [[Schutz und Rettung Zürich in 2011 in Zürich (Switzerland)]]

thumb|Mounted [[Polizia Locale in Piazza della Signoria in Florence (Italy)]]

thumb|[[Policía Municipal of Madrid (Spain)]]

thumb|Municipal police officers (strážníci) in [[Prague (Czech Republic)]]

thumb|Indonesian [[Municipal Police (Indonesia)|Municipal Police personnel known as "Satpol PP"]]

thumb|[[Příbor, Czech Republic Municipal Police Officer helping on the scene of a fire.]]

thumb|[[Frýdek-Místek|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

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

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"

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! Country !! English name !! Native name(s)

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! Albania

| Municipal Police||

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! Algeria

| Municipal police (Algeria)|Municipal Guards ||

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! Argentina

| Buenos Aires City Police ||

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! Austria

| Municipal police ||

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! Australia

| Council ranger ||

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! Belgium

| Local Police ||

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! Brazil

| Municipal Guards ||

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! Canada

|colspan="2"| Municipal and regional police services (criminal and administrative offences) and bylaw enforcement officers (administrative offences)

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!Chile

|Municipal Guards

|

  • Spanish: Guardias Municipales

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! China

|Municipal Public Security Bureau||

  • Chinese: 市公安局

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! Czech Republic

| Municipal Police ||

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! Estonia

| Municipal police (Estonia)|Municipal Police ||

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! France

| Municipal Police ||

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! Germany

| City Police ||

  • Ortspolizeibehörde Bremerhaven: unique municipal police with detective branch

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! Greece

| Municipal Police ||

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! Hungary

| Local Governmental Law Enforcement (Hungary)|Local Governmental Law Enforcement ||

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!India

|City Police

|

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! Indonesia

| Municipal Police (Indonesia) ||

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! Italy

| Municipal Police ||

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! Kazakhstan

| Local Police (Kazakhstan)|Local Police ||

  • 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.

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! Latvia

| Municipal Police (Latvia)|Municipal Police ||

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! Lithuania

| Public Order Division ||

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!Malta

|Local Enforcement Systems Agency (LESA)

|

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! Mexico

| Municipal Police ||

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! Namibia

|colspan="2"| Windhoek Police

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! Netherlands

| Municipal Enforcement (Netherlands)|Municipal Enforcement ||

  • Have some limited police powers like the use of (limited)force, handcuffs, detaining etc. (some have more powers than others)

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! Poland

| City Guard||

  • (in urban gminas, including cities with powiat rights, and urban-rural gminas), Straż gminna (in rural gminas)

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! Portugal

| Municipal police (Portugal)|Municipal Police ||

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! Romania

| Local Police ||

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! Serbia

| Communal Militia ||

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! Slovakia

| Municipal police (Slovakia)|City/Municipal Police ||

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! Slovenia

| Municipal police (Slovenia)|Communal Police ||

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! South Korea

|colspan="2"|Municipal Police of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province

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! Spain

| Municipal Police ||

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! South Africa

|colspan="2"| Municipal Police

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! Switzerland

| Municipal Police ||

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! Tunisia

| Municipal police (Tunisia)|Municipal Police ||

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! Turkey

| Municipal Police ||

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! Ukraine

| Municipal guard (Ukraine)|Municipal guard ||

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!United States

|colspan="2" | Municipal police departments

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!Vietnam

|colspan="2"| Municipal police of Ha Noi City, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong City, Da Nang City and Can Tho City

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See also

  • Code enforcement
  • County police
  • Garde champêtre
  • Gemeindepolizei (Nazi Germany)
  • Guardia Urbana
  • Metropolitan police
  • Police area
  • Provincial police (Italy)

References