About
The Valencia Local Police (PLV) is the third largest municipal police force in Spain, with over 1,600 officers. As a Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) and public end-user, PLV combines operational expertise with innovation-driven practices to support safer, smarter, and more sustainable cities.
Through its Innovation and Project Management Division, PLV has coordinated and participated in over 40 EU-funded projects (FP7, H2020, Horizon Europe, ISF, Justice, Civil Protection, Daphne III, etc.), acting as pilot leader and validation partner in large-scale demonstrations. The organisation excels in community engagement, data-driven safety analysis, and interoperability testing of emerging technologies under real-life conditions.
Valencia provides a representative urban environment for real-life testing, with dense traffic, cycling networks, school zones, logistics hubs, and documented accident hotspots—ideal for modelling and validating predictive risk scenarios.
Supported by local authorities, PLV bridges operational policing, citizen engagement, and applied research, making it a strong partner for projects on urban safety, resilience, and public protection.
Fighting Crime and Terrorism
HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-01: Improving capabilities of law enforcement to counter climate-related challengesHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-04: Crime prevention approaches, online and off-line, tackling the nexus between addictions and crimeHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-05: Enhancing the security of citizens against terrorism and lone-actor violence in confined spaces such as schools
Disaster-resilient society
HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-01: Designing new ways of risk awareness and enhanced disaster preparednessHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-04: Open topic on driving innovation uptake of disaster risk solutionsHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-05: Climate security and civil preparedness – new ways to develop pre- and post-crisis climate-change related scenarios for a more resilient Europe
Support to Security Research and Innovation
HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-SSRI-01: Open topic on supporting disruptive technological innovations for civil security