Municipal police (Italy)
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In Italy, municipal police (Italian: polizia municipale) or Polizia Municipale, Polizia Locale are police of the various municipalities of Italy.
Quick Facts Polizia municipaleVigili urbani Polizia locale, Motto ...
Polizia municipale Vigili urbani Polizia locale | |
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Motto | ARS NOSTRA VIS URBIS (Latin) |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1861 |
Employees | 26.000 |
Jurisdictional structure | |
National agency | Italy |
Operations jurisdiction | Italy |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Overseen by | Municipal government |
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They are, in effect, the local police and work alongside the Ministry of Interior's Polizia di Stato and Polizia Penitenziaria , the Ministry of Defence's Carabinieri, the Ministry of Finance's Guardia di Finanza and other emergency services.