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Municipal police are law enforcement agencies that are under the control of local government, including the municipal government, where it is the smallest administrative subdivision. They receive pay from the city budget, and usually have fewer rights than the "state paid" police. They are generally preventive police, but their powers are often limited and they may be restricted as to the equipment they can carry.
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| Country | English language name | Native language(s) name(s) | |
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| Albania | Municipal Police |
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| Algeria | Municipal Guards |
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| Argentina | Metropolitan Police (Buenos Aires) |
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| Austria | Community security guards |
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| Belgium | Local Police | ||
| Brazil | Municipal Guards |
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| Canada | Municipal and regional police services (criminal and administrative offences) and bylaw enforcement officers (administrative offences) | ||
| Czech Republic | City/Municipal Police |
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| Estonia | Municipal Police |
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| France | Municipal Police |
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| Germany | City Police |
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| Italy | Municipal Police | ||
| Latvia | Municipal Police |
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| Mexico | Municipal Police |
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| Namibia | Municipal Police | ||
| Poland | City/Municipal Guard |
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| Portugal | Municipal Police |
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| Romania | Communal Police |
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| Serbia | Communal Police |
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| Slovakia | City/Municipal Police |
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| Spain | Municipal Police |
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| South Africa | Municipal Police | ||
| Switzerland | Municipal Police | ||
| Turkey | Municipal Police |
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| United States | Municipal police departments | ||
Historically, the role of the municipal police was carried out by the Municipal Guards. Today some formations of municipal police still carry the name of the city/communal/municipal guard. Examples: