List of police districts in Norway

The Norwegian Police Service is divided into 27 police districts, which collectively cover Metropolitan Norway.

Current structure

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),[1] the number of rural and location stations, the population the district covers and the area it covers,[2] including important non-Schengen Area borders.

List of current police districts
Police district Head office Chief of police Empl. Loc. Pop. Notes Ref
Agder KristiansandKirsten Lindeberg67627280,000Covers Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder except Sirdal[3]
Asker and Bærum SandvikaTorodd Veiding3522170,000Covers Asker and Bærum in Akershus[4]
Central Hålogaland HarstadElisabeth Kaas28417120,000Covers the Lofoten, Ofoten and Vesterålen districts of Nordland (Narvik, Tysfjord, Lødingen, Tjeldsund, Evenes, Ballangen, Flakstad, Vestvågøy, Vågan, Hadsel, Bø, Øksnes, Sortland, Andøy, Moskenes) and parts of Troms (Harstad, Kvæfjord, Skånland, Bjarkøy, Ibestad, Gratangen, Lavangen, Salangen)[5]
Follo Ski3322180,000Covers the Follo district of Akershus (Vestby, Ski, Ås, Frogn, Nesodden, Oppegård, Enebakk) and the inner parts of Østfold (Trøgstad, Spydeberg, Askim, Eidsberg, Skiptvet, Hobøl)[6]
Gudbrandsdal LillehammerArne Hammersmark156970,000Covers the Gudbrandsdalen district of Oppland (Lillehammer, Dovre, Lesja, Skjåk, Lom, Vågå, Nord-Fron, Sel, Sør-Fron, Ringebu, Øyer, Gausdal)[7]
Haugaland and Sunnhordland HaugesundKaare Songstad28112150,000Covers the district of Haugalandet in Rogaland (Haugesund, Suldal, Sauda, Bokn, Tysvær, Karmøy, Utsira, Vindafjord) and the Sunnhordland district of Hordaland (Etne, Sveio, Bømlo, Stord, Fitjar)[8]
Hedmark Hamar42921190,000Covers Hedmark[9]
Helgeland MosjøenHåvard Fjærli2141175,000Covers the Helgeland district of Nordland (Sømna, Brønnøy, Vega, Vevelstad, Herøy, Alstadhaug, Leirfjord, Vefsn, Grane, Hattfjelldal, Dønna, Nesna, Hemnes, Rana, Lurøy, Træna)[10]
Hordaland BergenGeir Gudmundsen98915450,000Covers Hordaland, except Sunnhordland, plus Gulen and Solund in Sogn og Fjordane[11]
Nord-Trøndelag SteinkjerTrond Prytz30322140,000Covers Nord-Trøndelag plus Bindal, Osen and Roan, including Trondheim Airport, Værnes[12]
Nordmøre and Romsdal Kristiansund25814110,000Covers the Nordmøre and Romsdal districts of Møre og Romsdal (Molde, Kristiansund, Rauma, Nesset, Midsund, Sandøy, Aukra, Fræna, Eide, Averøy, Gjemnes, Tingvoll, Sunndal, Surnadal, Rindal, Halsa, Smøla, Aure)[13]
Northern Buskerud HønefossSissel Hammer1841180,000Covers northern Buskerud (Ringerike, Hole, Flå, Nes, Gol, Hemsedal, Ål, Hol, Sigdal, Krødsherad, Modum, Nore og Uvdal) plus Jevnaker in Oppland[14]
Oslo OsloHans Sverre Sjøvold2,5175570,000Covers Oslo. Also responsible for the police helicopter service, the Emergency Response Unit and other national unts.[15]
Rogaland StavangerHans Vik73818320,000Covers Rogaland, except Haugalandet, plus Sirdal in Vest-Agder. Responsible for the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Southern Norway and the continental shelf[16]
Romerike LillestrømJørgen L. Høidahl65111250,000Covers the Romerike district of Akershus (Aurskog-Høland, Sørum, Fet, Rælingen, Lørenskog, Skedsmo, Nittedal, Gjerdrum, Ullensaker, Nes, Eidsvoll, Nannestad, Hurdal), including Oslo Airport, Gardermoen[17]
Salten BodøGeir Ove Heir1951185,000Covers the Salten district of Nordland (Bodø, Rødøy, Meløy, Gildeskål, Beiarn, Saltdal, Fauske, Sørfold, Steigen, Hamarøy) and two municipalities in Lofoten (Røst, Værøy). Responsible for the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Northern Norway[18]
Sogn og Fjordane FlorøJohan Brekke21224105,000Covers Sogn og Fjordane, except Gulen and Solund, plus Vanylven in Møre og Romsdal[19]
Sunnmøre Ålesund25012140,000Covers the Sunnmøre district of Møre og Romsdal (Ålesund, Sande, Herøy, Ulstein, Hareid, Volda, Ørsta, Ørskog, Norddal, Stranda, Stordal, Sykkylven, Skodje, Sula, Giske, Haram, Vestnes)[20]
Southern Buskerud Drammen45515205,000Covers southern Buskerud (Drammen, Kongsberg, Øvre Eiker, Nedre Eiker, Lier, Røyken, Hurum, Flesberg, Rollag), and Svelvik and Sande in Vestfold[21]
Sør-Trøndelag TrondheimNils Kristian Moe62420290,000Covers Sør-Trøndelag except Roan and Osen[22]
Telemark SkienAnne Rygh Pedersen40817170,000Covers Telemark[23]
Troms TromsøOle Bredrup Sæverud33811120,000Covers Troms except Central Hålogaland[24]
Vestfold TønsbergMarie Benedicte Bjørnland5008210,000Covers Vestfold, except Svelvik and Sande, including Sandefjord Airport, Torp[25]
Western Finnmark HammerfestTorbjørn Aas142845,000Covers western Finnmark (Hammerfest, Kautokeino, Alta, Loppa, Hasvik, Kvalsund, Måsøy, Nordkapp, Porsanger)[26]
Western Oppland Gjøvik23012105,000Covers Vestoppland and Valdres (Gjøvik, Østre Toten, Vestre Toten, Lunner, Gran, Søndre Land, Nordre Land, Sør-Aurdal, Etnedal, Nord-Aurdal, Vestre Slidre, Øystre Slidre, Vang)[27]
Eastern Finnmark KirkenesEllen Katrine Hætta1651030,000Covers eastern Finnmark (Vardø, Vadsø, Karasjok, Lebesby, Gamvik, Berlevåg, Tana, Nesseby, Båtsfjord, Sør-Varanger), including the Norway–Russia border and the Reindeer Police[28]
Østfold SarpsborgBeate Gangås61010225,000Covers outer Østfold (Halden, Moss, Sarpsborg, Fredrikstad, Hvaler, Aremark, Marker, Rømskog, Rakkestad, Råde, Rygge, Våler)[29]

Former structure

The following is a list of police districts prior to the 2002 reform.[30] The list further contains 1999 data regarding the population, number of employees, criminal cases and budget in million Norwegian krone.[31] The list also includes former police stations (politikamre).[32]

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 Bergen226,00059924,640218Fana, 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 Eigersund123,20021211,33381Sandnes
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 Sogndal38,000751,90130—
Stavanger Stavanger156,00033615,778129—
Sunnmøre Ålesund123,4001856,43166—
Sør-Varanger Kirkenes9,800691,25823—
Telemark Porsgrunn53,3001136,83245—
Troms Porsgrunn105,20023410,789100—
Trondheim Trondheim152,00037517,152141—
Tønsberg Tønsberg66,1001398,03452—
Uttrøndelag Trondheim108,9001706,20763—
Vadsø Vadsø14,800661,67227Båtsfjord
Vardø Vardø8,0004183819—
Vest-Agder Mandal93,50018310,34773Flekkefjord, Mandal
Western Finnmark Hammerfest42,1001214,10847—
Western Oppland Gjøvik112,7001788,33164—
Østerdal Elverum49,8001044,36042—

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