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"

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

CountryEnglish nameNative name(s)
Albania Municipal Police
Algeria Municipal Guards
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
    Brazil Municipal Guards
    Canada Municipal and regional police services (criminal and administrative offences) and bylaw enforcement officers (administrative offences)
    Chile Municipal Guards
    China City Law Enforcement Bureau
    Czech Republic Municipal Police
    • Czech: městská policie, obecní policie
    Estonia Municipal Police
    France Municipal Police
    Germany City Police
    • German: Stadtpolizei, Kommunalpolizei, Polizeibehörde
    • The Gemeindepolizei were police forces of Nazi Germany
    Greece Municipal Police
    • Greek: Δημοτική Αστυνομία
    Hungary Local Governmental Law Enforcement
    • Hungarian: Önkormányzati Rendészet, Városőrség
    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
    Lithuania Public Order Division
    Mexico Municipal Police
    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
    Romania Local Police
    Serbia Communal Militia
    • Serbian: Комунална Милиција / Komunalna Milicija
    Slovakia City/Municipal Police
    • Slovak: mestská polícia, obecná polícia
    Slovenia Communal Police
    South Korea Municipal Police of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
    Spain Municipal Police
    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
    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

    References

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    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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