Municipal police explained

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

Country	English name	Native name(s)
Albania	Municipal police (Albania)	Municipal Police
Algeria	Municipal police (Algeria)	Municipal Guards
Argentina
Austria
Australia
Belgium
Brazil
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
Estonia	Municipal police (Estonia)	Municipal Police
France
Germany		Ortspolizeibehörde Bremerhaven: unique municipal police with detective branch
Greece
Hungary	Local Governmental Law Enforcement (Hungary)	Local Governmental Law Enforcement
Indonesia
Italy
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.^[1]
Latvia	Municipal Police (Latvia)	Municipal Police
Lithuania	Public Order Division
Mexico
Namibia	Windhoek Police
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)
Poland	City Guard
Portugal	Municipal police (Portugal)	Municipal Police
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia	Municipal police (Slovakia)	City/Municipal Police
Slovenia	Municipal police (Slovenia)	Communal Police
South Korea	Municipal Police of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
Spain
	Municipal Police
Switzerland
Tunisia	Municipal police (Tunisia)	Municipal Police
Turkey
Ukraine	Municipal guard (Ukraine)	Municipal guard
United States	Municipal police departments
Vietnam

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Slade. Gavin. Trochev. Alexei. Talgatova. Malika. 2020-12-02. The Limits of Authoritarian Modernisation: Zero Tolerance Policing in Kazakhstan. Europe-Asia Studies. 73. en. 178–199. 10.1080/09668136.2020.1844867. 229420067. 0966-8136.