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

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Police District | Headquarters | Notes

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Oslo Police District | Oslo | Covers the municipalities of Oslo, Asker, and Bærum.
East Police District | Ski | Covers 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 District | Hamar | Covers all of Innlandet county plus Lunner Municipality in Akershus county.
Southeast Police District | Tønsberg | Covers all of Buskerud, Telemark, and Vestfold counties plus Jevnaker Municipality from Akershus county.
Agder Police District | Kristiansand | Covers all of Agder county except for Sirdal Municipality (part of West Police District)
Southwest Police District | Stavanger | Covers all of Rogaland county plus Sveio, Etne, Bømlo, Fitjar, and Stord municipalities in Vestland county.
West Police District | Bergen | Covers all of Vestland county except for Sveio, Etne, Bømlo, Fitjar, and Stord municipalities (part of Southwest Police District).
Møre og Romsdal Police District | Ålesund | Covers all of Møre og Romsdal county.
Trøndelag Police District | Trondheim | Covers all of Trøndelag county plus Bindal Municipality in Nordland county.
Nordland Police District | Bodø | Covers all of Nordland county except Bindal Municipality (part of Trøndelag Police District) and also includes Gratangen Municipality in Troms county.
Troms Police District | Tromsø | Covers all of Troms county except Gratangen Municipality (part of Nordland Police District).
Finnmark Police District | Kirkenes | Covers all of Finnmark county.

## History

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### 2002-2016 divisions

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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

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Agder | Kristiansand | Kirsten Lindeberg | 676 | 27 | 280,000 | Covers Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder counties except Sirdal Municipality | [4]
Asker and Bærum | Sandvika | Torodd Veiding | 352 | 2 | 170,000 | Covers Asker Municipality and Bærum Municipality in Akershus county | [5]
Central Hålogaland | Harstad | Elisabeth Kaas | 284 | 17 | 120,000 | Covers 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 | Ski |  | 332 | 2 | 180,000 | Covers 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 | Lillehammer | Arne Hammersmark | 156 | 9 | 70,000 | Covers the Gudbrandsdalen district of Oppland county (Lillehammer, Dovre, Lesja, Skjåk, Lom, Vågå, Nord-Fron, Sel, Sør-Fron, Ringebu, Øyer, Gausdal) | [8]
Haugaland and Sunnhordland | Haugesund | Kaare Songstad | 281 | 12 | 150,000 | Covers 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 | Hamar |  | 429 | 21 | 190,000 | Covers all of Hedmark county | [10]
Helgeland | Mosjøen | Håvard Fjærli | 214 | 11 | 75,000 | Covers the Helgeland district of Nordland county (Sømna, Brønnøy, Vega, Vevelstad, Herøy, Alstahaug, Leirfjord, Vefsn, Grane, Hattfjelldal, Dønna, Nesna, Hemnes, Rana, Lurøy, Træna) | [11]
Hordaland | Bergen | Geir Gudmundsen | 989 | 15 | 450,000 | Covers most of Hordaland county (except for the Sunnhordland district), plus Gulen Municipality and Solund Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county | [12]
Nord-Trøndelag | Steinkjer | Trond Prytz | 303 | 22 | 140,000 | Covers 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 | Kristiansund |  | 258 | 14 | 110,000 | Covers 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 | Hønefoss | Sissel Hammer | 184 | 11 | 80,000 | Covers 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 | Oslo | Hans Sverre Sjøvold | 2,517 | 5 | 570,000 | Covers Oslo Municipality. Also responsible for the police helicopter service, the Emergency Response Unit and other national units. | [16]
Rogaland | Stavanger | Hans Vik | 738 | 18 | 320,000 | Covers 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 | Lillestrøm | Jørgen L. Høidahl | 651 | 11 | 250,000 | Covers 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 | Bodø | Geir Ove Heir | 195 | 11 | 85,000 | Covers 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 | Florø | Johan Brekke | 212 | 24 | 105,000 | Covers most of Sogn og Fjordane county (except Gulen Municipality and Solund Municipality) plus Vanylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county | [20]
Sunnmøre | Ålesund |  | 250 | 12 | 140,000 | Covers 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 | Drammen |  | 455 | 15 | 205,000 | Covers 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 | Trondheim | Nils Kristian Moe | 624 | 20 | 290,000 | Covers all of Sør-Trøndelag county except for Roan Municipality and Osen Municipality | [23]
Telemark | Skien | Anne Rygh Pedersen | 408 | 17 | 170,000 | Covers all of Telemark county | [24]
Troms | Tromsø | Ole Bredrup Sæverud | 338 | 11 | 120,000 | Covers most of Troms county except for the Central Hålogaland district | [25]
Vestfold | Tønsberg | Marie Benedicte Bjørnland | 500 | 8 | 210,000 | Covers most of Vestfold county (except for Svelvik Municipality and Sande Municipality), including Sandefjord Airport, Torp | [26]
Western Finnmark | Hammerfest | Torbjørn Aas | 142 | 8 | 45,000 | Covers western Finnmark county (Hammerfest, Kautokeino, Alta, Loppa, Hasvik, Kvalsund, Måsøy, Nordkapp, Porsanger) | [27]
Western Oppland | Gjøvik |  | 230 | 12 | 105,000 | Covers 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 | Kirkenes | Ellen Katrine Hætta | 165 | 10 | 30,000 | Covers 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 | Sarpsborg | Beate Gangås | 610 | 10 | 225,000 | Covers the outer part of Østfold county (Halden, Moss, Sarpsborg, Fredrikstad, Hvaler, Aremark, Marker, Rømskog, Rakkestad, Råde, Rygge, Våler) | [30]

### Pre-2002 divisions

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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

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Arendal  | Arendal | 93,500 | 183 | 10,347 | 73 | Grimstad, Risør
Asker and Bærum | Sandvika | 149,200 | 324 | 16,832 | 128 | Asker
Bergen  | Bergen (city) | 226,000 | 599 | 24,640 | 218 | Fana, Arna and Åsane, Fyllingsdalen
Bodø  | Bodø | 73,900 | 161 | 5,722 | 63 | —
Drammen  | Drammen | 120,100 | 236 | 14,941 | 80 | —
Fjordane  | Florø | 69,600 | 108 | 3,892 | 40 | —
Follo  | Ski | 100,700 | 187 | 9,986 | 65 | —
Fredrikstad  | Fredrikstad | 70,900 | 139 | 8,330 | 54 | —
Gudbrandsdal | Lillehammer | 70,000 | 126 | 5,115 | 47 | —
Halden  | Halden | 32,000 | 93 | 3,291 | 37 | —
Hamar  | Hamar | 82,900 | 143 | 6,801 | 51 | —
Hardanger  | Odda | 25,000 | 54 | 1,888 | 54 | —
Haugesund  | Haugesund | 90,000 | 160 | 9,125 | 58 | —
Helgeland  | Mosjøen | 43,000 | 86 | 2,715 | 36 | —
Hordaland  | Bergen | 179,500 | 241 | 10,874 | 85 | —
Inntrøndelag  | Steinkjer | 91,800 | 183 | 6,423 | 70 | —
Kongsberg  | Kongsberg | 43,500 | 88 | 4,156 | 35 | —
Kongsvinger  | Kongsvinger | 54,000 | 104 | 4,511 | 42 | —
Kragerø  | Kragerø | 14,800 | 53 | 2,017 | 17 | —
Kristiansand  | Kristiansand | 105,600 | 259 | 13,061 | 95 | Randesund, Vågsbygd
Larvik  | Larvik | 42,000 | 94 | 5,191 | 38 | —
Lofoten and Vesterålen  | Svolvær | 55,600 | 100 | 2,775 | 41 | —
Moss  | Moss | 61,400 | 120 | 6,330 | 44 | —
Namdal  | Namsos | 37,300 | 83 | 1,823 | 35 | —
Narvik  | Narvik | 93,500 | 183 | 10,347 | 73 | —
Northern Jarlsberg  | Horten | 57,200 | 115 | 6,177 | 47 | Holmestrand
Nordmøre  | Kristiansund | 60,200 | 112 | 3,484 | 48 | —
Notodden  | Notodden | 26,100 | 65 | 2,895 | 26 | —
Oslo | Grønland | 502,900 | 2,233 | 112,187 | 791 | Majorstuen, Manglerud, Sentrum, Stovner
Rana  | Mo i Rana | 34,400 | 86 | 2,881 | 34 | —
Ringerike  | Hønefoss | 70,900 | 139 | 7,009 | 56 | —
Rjukan  | Rjukan | 13,100 | 38 | 959 | 17 | —
Rogaland  | Egersund | 123,200 | 212 | 11,333 | 81 | Sandnes
Romerike | Lillestrøm | 212,100 | 476 | 21,501 | 157 | Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
Romsdal  | Molde | 56,000 | 100 | 3,495 | 39 | —
Sandefjord  | Sandefjord | 43,000 | 98 | 6,169 | 38 | —
Sarpsborg  | Sarpsborg | 81,900 | 151 | 8,281 | 57 | Askim
Senja  | Harstad | 47,000 | 99 | 3,290 | 43 | —
Skien  | Skien | 57,900 | 128 | 6,302 | 53 | —
Sogn  | Sogndalsfjøra | 38,000 | 75 | 1,901 | 30 | —
Stavanger  | Stavanger | 156,000 | 336 | 15,778 | 129 | —
Sunnmøre | Ålesund | 123,400 | 185 | 6,431 | 66 | —
Sør-Varanger  | Kirkenes | 9,800 | 69 | 1,258 | 23 | —
Telemark  | Porsgrunn | 53,300 | 113 | 6,832 | 45 | —
Troms  | Tromsø | 105,200 | 234 | 10,789 | 100 | —
Trondheim  | Trondheim | 152,000 | 375 | 17,152 | 141 | —
Tønsberg  | Tønsberg | 66,100 | 139 | 8,034 | 52 | —
Uttrøndelag  | Trondheim | 108,900 | 170 | 6,207 | 63 | —
Vadsø  | Vadsø | 14,800 | 66 | 1,672 | 27 | Båtsfjord
Vardø  | Vardø | 8,000 | 41 | 838 | 19 | —
Vest-Agder  | Mandal | 93,500 | 183 | 10,347 | 73 | Flekkefjord
Western Finnmark | Hammerfest | 42,100 | 121 | 4,108 | 47 | —
Western Oppland | Gjøvik | 112,700 | 178 | 8,331 | 64 | —
Østerdal  | Elverum | 49,800 | 104 | 4,360 | 42 | —

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