List of police districts in Norway

There are twelve police districts in Norway. The Norwegian Police Service provides police services across the Kingdom of Norway. The size and number of police districts has varied over time. The most recent police reform was in 2016 which created the current police districts.[1]

Current structure

Police DistrictHeadquartersNotes
Oslo Police DistrictOsloCovers the municipalities of Oslo, Asker, and Bærum.
East Police DistrictSkiCovers all of Østfold county and most of Akershus county except for Asker and Bærum (part of Oslo Police District), Lunner (part of Innlandet Police District), and Jevnaker (part of Southeast Police District).
Innlandet Police DistrictHamarCovers all of Innlandet county plus Lunner Municipality in Akershus county.
Southeast Police DistrictTønsbergCovers all of Buskerud, Telemark, and Vestfold counties plus Jevnaker Municipality from Akershus county.
Agder Police DistrictKristiansandCovers all of Agder county except for Sirdal Municipality (part of West Police District)
Southwest Police DistrictStavangerCovers all of Rogaland county plus Sveio, Etne, Bømlo, Fitjar, and Stord municipalities in Vestland county.
West Police DistrictBergenCovers all of Vestland county except for Sveio, Etne, Bømlo, Fitjar, and Stord municipalities (part of Southwest Police District).
Møre og Romsdal Police DistrictÅlesundCovers all of Møre og Romsdal county.
Trøndelag Police DistrictTrondheimCovers all of Trøndelag county plus Bindal Municipality in Nordland county.
Nordland Police DistrictBodøCovers all of Nordland county except Bindal Municipality (part of Trøndelag Police District) and also includes Gratangen Municipality in Troms county.
Troms Police DistrictTromsøCovers all of Troms county except Gratangen Municipality (part of Nordland Police District).
Finnmark Police DistrictKirkenesCovers all of Finnmark county.

History

2002-2016 divisions

The following is a list of police districts in Norway. It lists the head office location, the chief of police, the number of employees (2011),[2] the number of rural and location stations, the population the district covers and the area it covers,[3] including important non-Schengen Area borders.

List of former police districts
Police district Head office Chief of police Empl. Loc. Pop. Notes Ref
Agder KristiansandKirsten Lindeberg67627280,000Covers Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder counties except Sirdal Municipality[4]
Asker and Bærum SandvikaTorodd Veiding3522170,000Covers Asker Municipality and Bærum Municipality in Akershus county[5]
Central Hålogaland HarstadElisabeth Kaas28417120,000Covers the Lofoten, Ofoten and Vesterålen districts of Nordland county (Narvik, Tysfjord, Lødingen, Tjeldsund, Evenes, Ballangen, Flakstad, Vestvågøy, Vågan, Hadsel, Bø, Øksnes, Sortland, Andøy, Moskenes) and southern parts of Troms county (Harstad, Kvæfjord, Skånland, Bjarkøy, Ibestad, Gratangen, Lavangen, Salangen)[6]
Follo Ski3322180,000Covers the Follo district of Akershus county (Vestby, Ski, Ås, Frogn, Nesodden, Oppegård, Enebakk) and the inner parts of Østfold county (Trøgstad, Spydeberg, Askim, Eidsberg, Skiptvet, Høbol)[7]
Gudbrandsdal LillehammerArne Hammersmark156970,000Covers the Gudbrandsdalen district of Oppland county (Lillehammer, Dovre, Lesja, Skjåk, Lom, Vågå, Nord-Fron, Sel, Sør-Fron, Ringebu, Øyer, Gausdal)[8]
Haugaland and Sunnhordland HaugesundKaare Songstad28112150,000Covers the district of Haugalandet in Rogaland county (Haugesund, Suldal, Sauda, Bokn, Tysvær, Karmøy, Utsira, Vindafjord) and the Sunnhordland district of Hordaland county (Etne, Sveio, Bømlo, Stord, Fitjar)[9]
Hedmark Hamar42921190,000Covers all of Hedmark county[10]
Helgeland MosjøenHåvard Fjærli2141175,000Covers the Helgeland district of Nordland county (Sømna, Brønnøy, Vega, Vevelstad, Herøy, Alstahaug, Leirfjord, Vefsn, Grane, Hattfjelldal, Dønna, Nesna, Hemnes, Rana, Lurøy, Træna)[11]
Hordaland BergenGeir Gudmundsen98915450,000Covers most of Hordaland county (except for the Sunnhordland district), plus Gulen Municipality and Solund Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county[12]
Nord-Trøndelag SteinkjerTrond Prytz30322140,000Covers Nord-Trøndelag county plus Bindal Municipality (from Nordland county) and Osen Municipality and Roan Municipality (from Sør-Trøndelag county). This area included Trondheim Airport, Værnes[13]
Nordmøre and Romsdal Kristiansund25814110,000Covers the Nordmøre and Romsdal districts of Møre og Romsdal county (Molde, Kristiansund, Rauma, Nesset, Midsund, Sandøy, Aukra, Fræna, Eide, Averøy, Gjemnes, Tingvoll, Sunndal, Surnadal, Rindal, Halsa, Smøla, Aure)[14]
Northern Buskerud HønefossSissel Hammer1841180,000Covers northern Buskerud county (Ringerike, Hole, Flå, Nes, Gol, Hemsedal, Ål, Hol, Sigdal, Krødsherad, Modum, Nore og Uvdal) plus Jevnaker Municipality in Oppland county[15]
Oslo OsloHans Sverre Sjøvold2,5175570,000Covers Oslo Municipality. Also responsible for the police helicopter service, the Emergency Response Unit and other national units.[16]
Rogaland StavangerHans Vik73818320,000Covers most of Rogaland county (except for the Haugalandet district) plus Sirdal Municipality in Vest-Agder county. Responsible for the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Southern Norway and the continental shelf[17]
Romerike LillestrømJørgen L. Høidahl65111250,000Covers the Romerike district of Akershus county (Aurskog-Høland, Sørum, Fet, Rælingen, Lørenskog, Skedsmo, Nittedal, Gjerdrum, Ullensaker, Nes, Eidsvoll, Nannestad, Hurdal), including Oslo Airport, Gardermoen[18]
Salten BodøGeir Ove Heir1951185,000Covers the Salten district of Nordland county (Bodø, Rødøy, Meløy, Gildeskål, Beiarn, Saltdal, Fauske, Sørfold, Steigen, Hamarøy) plus two municipalities in Lofoten (Røst and Værøy). Responsible for the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Northern Norway[19]
Sogn og Fjordane FlorøJohan Brekke21224105,000Covers most of Sogn og Fjordane county (except Gulen Municipality and Solund Municipality) plus Vanylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county[20]
Sunnmøre Ålesund25012140,000Covers the Sunnmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county (Ålesund, Sande, Herøy, Ulstein, Hareid, Volda, Ørstad, Ørskog, Norddal, Stranda, Stordal, Sykkylven, Skodje, Sula, Giske, Haram, Vestnes)[21]
Southern Buskerud Drammen45515205,000Covers southern Buskerud county (Drammen, Kongsberg, Øvre Eiker, Nedre Eiker, Lier, Røyken, Hurum, Flesberg, Rollag), plus Svelvik Municipality and Sande Municipality in Vestfold county[22]
Sør-Trøndelag TrondheimNils Kristian Moe62420290,000Covers all of Sør-Trøndelag county except for Roan Municipality and Osen Municipality[23]
Telemark SkienAnne Rygh Pedersen40817170,000Covers all of Telemark county[24]
Troms TromsøOle Bredrup Sæverud33811120,000Covers most of Troms county except for the Central Hålogaland district[25]
Vestfold TønsbergMarie Benedicte Bjørnland5008210,000Covers most of Vestfold county (except for Svelvik Municipality and Sande Municipality), including Sandefjord Airport, Torp[26]
Western Finnmark HammerfestTorbjørn Aas142845,000Covers western Finnmark county (Hammerfest, Kautokeino, Alta, Loppa, Hasvik, Kvalsund, Måsøy, Nordkapp, Porsanger)[27]
Western Oppland Gjøvik23012105,000Covers the Vestoppland and Valdres districts of Oppland county (Gjøvik, Østre Toten, Vestre Toten, Lunner, Gran, Søndre Land, Nordre Land, Sør-Aurdal, Etnedal, Nord-Aurdal, Vestre Slidre, Øystre Slidre, Vang)[28]
Eastern Finnmark KirkenesEllen Katrine Hætta1651030,000Covers eastern Finnmark county (Vardø, Vadsø, Karasjok, Lebesby, Gamvik, Berlevåg, Tana, Nesseby, Båtsfjord, Sør-Varanger), including the Norway–Russia border and the Reindeer Police[29]
Østfold SarpsborgBeate Gangås61010225,000Covers the outer part of Østfold county (Halden, Moss, Sarpsborg, Fredrikstad, Hvaler, Aremark, Marker, Rømskog, Rakkestad, Råde, Rygge, Våler)[30]

Pre-2002 divisions

The following is a list of police districts prior to the 2002 reform.[31] The list further contains 1999 data regarding the population, number of employees, criminal cases and budget in million Norwegian krone.[32] The list also includes former police stations (politikamre).[33]

List of former police districts
Police district Head office Pop. Empl. Cases Budget Other police stations
Arendal Arendal93,50018310,34773Grimstad, Risør
Asker and Bærum Sandvika149,20032416,832128Asker
Bergen Bergen (city)226,00059924,640218Fana, Arna and Åsane, Fyllingsdalen
Bodø Bodø73,9001615,72263—
Drammen Drammen120,10023614,94180—
Fjordane Florø69,6001083,89240—
Follo Ski100,7001879,98665—
Fredrikstad Fredrikstad70,9001398,33054—
Gudbrandsdal Lillehammer70,0001265,11547—
Halden Halden32,000933,29137—
Hamar Hamar82,9001436,80151—
Hardanger Odda25,000541,88854—
Haugesund Haugesund90,0001609,12558—
Helgeland Mosjøen43,000862,71536—
Hordaland Bergen179,50024110,87485—
Inntrøndelag Steinkjer91,8001836,42370—
Kongsberg Kongsberg43,500884,15635—
Kongsvinger Kongsvinger54,0001044,51142—
Kragerø Kragerø14,800532,01717—
Kristiansand Kristiansand105,60025913,06195Randesund, Vågsbygd
Larvik Larvik42,000945,19138—
Lofoten and Vesterålen Svolvær55,6001002,77541—
Moss Moss61,4001206,33044—
Namdal Namsos37,300831,82335—
Narvik Narvik93,50018310,34773—
Northern Jarlsberg Horten57,2001156,17747Holmestrand
Nordmøre Kristiansund60,2001123,48448—
Notodden Notodden26,100652,89526—
Oslo Grønland502,9002,233112,187791Majorstuen, Manglerud, Sentrum, Stovner
Rana Mo i Rana34,400862,88134—
Ringerike Hønefoss70,9001397,00956—
Rjukan Rjukan13,1003895917—
Rogaland Egersund123,20021211,33381Sandnes
Romerike Lillestrøm212,10047621,501157Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
Romsdal Molde56,0001003,49539—
Sandefjord Sandefjord43,000986,16938—
Sarpsborg Sarpsborg81,9001518,28157Askim
Senja Harstad47,000993,29043—
Skien Skien57,9001286,30253—
Sogn Sogndalsfjøra38,000751,90130—
Stavanger Stavanger156,00033615,778129—
Sunnmøre Ålesund123,4001856,43166—
Sør-Varanger Kirkenes9,800691,25823—
Telemark Porsgrunn53,3001136,83245—
Troms Tromsø105,20023410,789100—
Trondheim Trondheim152,00037517,152141—
Tønsberg Tønsberg66,1001398,03452—
Uttrøndelag Trondheim108,9001706,20763—
Vadsø Vadsø14,800661,67227Båtsfjord
Vardø Vardø8,0004183819—
Vest-Agder Mandal93,50018310,34773Flekkefjord
Western Finnmark Hammerfest42,1001214,10847—
Western Oppland Gjøvik112,7001788,33164—
Østerdal Elverum49,8001044,36042—

References

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