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Municipal police (Spain)

In Spanish towns and cities, the Policia Municipal, also known as the Policia Local or Guardia Urbana, is a police force organized at the municipal level. As of 2024, Spain has more than 75,000 local police officers distributed among all the autonomous communities. Municipal police officers are armed.

Local police in Spain
In Spain, there are the following local police bodies, whose names depend on the institutional tradition of each place: • Guàrdia Urbana de BarcelonaPolicía Municipal de MadridPolicía Local MálagaUdaltzaingoa en País VascoPolicía Municipal de PamplonaPolicía Local de AlbacetePolicía Local de SantanderPolicía Local de MurciaPolicía Municipal de ValladolidPolicía Local de Gijón Forces also exist in other municipalities. According to the provisions of Royal Legislative Decree 781/1986, of April 18, which approves the Consolidated Text of the current legal provisions regarding the Local Regime, the fourth transitional provision states, "The Local Police will only exist in municipalities with a population greater than 5,000 inhabitants, unless the Ministry of Territorial Administration authorizes its creation in those with a lower census." ==See also ==
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