Municipal Police (France)
The municipal police are the local police of towns and cities in France. There are 24,000 municipal police officers in 4,555 communities. The municipal police are one of the three components of French policing, alongside the National Police and the National Gendarmerie, with about 145,000 police and 98,000 soldiers respectively.
Police municipale Peugeot car in Antibes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Police municipale in Allos, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Renault Scénic III in Strasbourg, Alsace.
Traffic control in Strasbourg, 2007.
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.
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
