HAMPTON — Police have no plans to increase staffing for Go Topless Day on Sunday, saying they anticipate the event will be like any other day at the beach.

Police Chief Richard Sawyer said police intend to respect women going topless at the beach, as it’s legal in New Hampshire. Hampton is one of several locations across the country where Free the Nipple supporters intend to gather Sunday to celebrate their movement. This will be the second year in a row that supporters of the movement will do so at Hampton Beach. Sawyer said last year’s Go Topless Day caused no need for extra police attention either.

“They’re exercising their right under the law,” Sawyer said. “I understand some people are offended by that. We don’t plan to pay them any attention.”

Photo gallery: Go Topless Day Hampton Beach 2015

Sawyer also said police have not been made aware of any counter protests against Free the Nipple supporters. Some women have said they were harassed on occasion by other beachgoers when removing their tops, one claiming they had ice cubes thrown at them. Sawyer said police will address any criminal activity Sunday like they would in any other instance.

Free the Nipple caused a stir when its supporters first appeared at Hampton Beach last summer to conduct topless sit-ins at the beach. Some public officials were outraged to learn toplessness was legal in the Granite State that year. Lawmakers submitted bills seeking to either ban toplessness or allow towns to enact local bans, but they gained no significant support and no legislation successfully passed through the Legislature.

The Free the Nipple movement originated with a movie of the same name, which centers on women fighting societal norms and laws that prohibit them from going topless. Since then, celebrities including Miley Cyrus and Scout Willis have gone topless publicly in support of the movement.

Many of the proponents are concerned with breastfeeding being accepted in public, while others view men being able to remove their top in public places like the beach as a double standard.

The forecast for Sunday is sunny weather. It rained during Go Topless Day last year, but several dozen women went topless throughout the beach, some gathered at the Seashell Stage.

Kia Sinclair, who has helped organize Free the Nipple events in New Hampshire, said women are encouraged to treat Sunday like a normal beach day only topless.

Hampton Beach Village District Marketing Director John Kane declined to comment about Sunday’s event. He previously said it hurt Hampton Beach’s status as a family vacation destination.

Some said this year's Go Topless Day is not as sensational as it was last year when Free the Nipple supporters first showed up.

Tom McGuirk, who owns McGuirk’s Ocean View restaurant and hotel, said locals have little or no concern about Free the Nipple protesters.

“Nobody’s talking about it,” McGuirk said. “Quite honestly, it’s a non-event at this point. Last year, you heard everybody talking about it. I’m not saying I haven’t heard people mention it, but it’s not a topic of conversation.”