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.
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.
Country | English name | Native name(s) | |
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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 |
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China | Municipal Public Security Bureau |
市公安局 | |
Czech Republic | |||
Estonia | Municipal police (Estonia) | Municipal Police | |
France | |||
Germany |
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Greece | |||
Hungary | Local Governmental Law Enforcement (Hungary) | Local Governmental Law Enforcement | |
Indonesia | |||
Italy | |||
Kazakhstan | Local Police (Kazakhstan) | Local Police |
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Latvia | Municipal Police (Latvia) | Municipal Police | |
Lithuania | Public Order Division | ||
Mexico | |||
Namibia | Windhoek Police | ||
Netherlands | Municipal Enforcement (Netherlands) | Municipal Enforcement |
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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 |