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.
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, the number of rural and location stations, the population the district covers and the area it covers, including important non-Schengen Area borders.| Police district | Head office | Chief of police | Empl. | Loc. | Pop. | Notes | Ref |
| Agder | Kristiansand | Kirsten Lindeberg | 676 | 27 | 280000 | Covers Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder counties except Sirdal Municipality | |
| Asker and Bærum | Sandvika | Torodd Veiding | 352 | 2 | 170000 | Covers Asker Municipality and Bærum Municipality in Akershus county | |
| Central Hålogaland | Harstad | Elisabeth Kaas | 284 | 17 | 120000 | Covers the Lofoten, Ofoten and Vesterålen districts of Nordland county and southern parts of Troms county | |
| Follo | Ski | 332 | 2 | 180000 | Covers the Follo district of Akershus county and the inner parts of Østfold county | ||
| Gudbrandsdal | Lillehammer | Arne Hammersmark | 156 | 9 | 70000 | Covers the Gudbrandsdalen district of Oppland county | |
| Haugaland and Sunnhordland | Haugesund | Kaare Songstad | 281 | 12 | 150000 | Covers the district of Haugalandet in Rogaland county and the Sunnhordland district of Hordaland county | |
| Hedmark | Hamar | 429 | 21 | 190000 | Covers all of Hedmark county | ||
| Helgeland | Mosjøen | Håvard Fjærli | 214 | 11 | 75000 | Covers the Helgeland district of Nordland county | |
| Hordaland | Bergen | Geir Gudmundsen | 989 | 15 | 450000 | Covers most of Hordaland county, plus Gulen Municipality and Solund Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county | |
| Nord-Trøndelag | Steinkjer | Trond Prytz | 303 | 22 | 140000 | Covers Nord-Trøndelag county plus Bindal Municipality and Osen Municipality and Roan Municipality. This area included Trondheim Airport, Værnes | |
| Nordmøre and Romsdal | Kristiansund | 258 | 14 | 110000 | Covers the Nordmøre and Romsdal districts of Møre og Romsdal county | ||
| Northern Buskerud | Hønefoss | Sissel Hammer | 184 | 11 | 80000 | Covers northern Buskerud county plus Jevnaker Municipality in Oppland county | |
| Oslo | Oslo | Hans Sverre Sjøvold | 2517 | 5 | 570000 | Covers Oslo Municipality. Also responsible for the police helicopter service, the Emergency Response Unit and other national units. | |
| Rogaland | Stavanger | Hans Vik | 738 | 18 | 320000 | Covers most of Rogaland county plus Sirdal Municipality in Vest-Agder county. Responsible for the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Southern Norway and the continental shelf | |
| Romerike | Lillestrøm | Jørgen L. Høidahl | 651 | 11 | 250000 | Covers the Romerike district of Akershus county, including Oslo Airport, Gardermoen | |
| Salten | Bodø | Geir Ove Heir | 195 | 11 | 85000 | Covers the Salten district of Nordland county plus two municipalities in Lofoten. Responsible for the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Northern Norway | |
| Sogn og Fjordane | Florø | Johan Brekke | 212 | 24 | 105000 | Covers most of Sogn og Fjordane county plus Vanylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county | |
| Sunnmøre | Ålesund | 250 | 12 | 140000 | Covers the Sunnmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county | ||
| Southern Buskerud | Drammen | 455 | 15 | 205000 | Covers southern Buskerud county, plus Svelvik Municipality and Sande Municipality in Vestfold county | ||
| Sør-Trøndelag | Trondheim | Nils Kristian Moe | 624 | 20 | 290000 | Covers all of Sør-Trøndelag county except for Roan Municipality and Osen Municipality | |
| Telemark | Skien | Anne Rygh Pedersen | 408 | 17 | 170000 | Covers all of Telemark county | |
| Troms | Tromsø | Ole Bredrup Sæverud | 338 | 11 | 120000 | Covers most of Troms county except for the Central Hålogaland district | |
| Vestfold | Tønsberg | Marie Benedicte Bjørnland | 500 | 8 | 210000 | Covers most of Vestfold county, including Sandefjord Airport, Torp | |
| Western Finnmark | Hammerfest | Torbjørn Aas | 142 | 8 | 45000 | Covers western Finnmark county | |
| Western Oppland | Gjøvik | 230 | 12 | 105000 | Covers the Vestoppland and Valdres districts of Oppland county | ||
| Eastern Finnmark | Kirkenes | Ellen Katrine Hætta | 165 | 10 | 30000 | Covers eastern Finnmark county, including the Norway–Russia border and the Reindeer Police | |
| Østfold | Sarpsborg | Beate Gangås | 610 | 10 | 225000 | Covers the outer part of Østfold county |
Pre-2002 divisions
The following is a list of police districts prior to the 2002 reform. The list further contains 1999 data regarding the population, number of employees, criminal cases and budget in million Norwegian krone. The list also includes former police stations.| Police district | Head office | Pop. | Empl. | Cases | Budget | Other police stations |
| Arendal | Arendal | 93500 | 183 | 10347 | 73 | Grimstad, Risør |
| Asker and Bærum | Sandvika | 149200 | 324 | 16832 | 128 | Asker |
| Bergen | Bergen (city) | 226000 | 599 | 24640 | 218 | Fana, Arna and Åsane, Fyllingsdalen |
| Bodø | Bodø | 73900 | 161 | 5722 | 63 | — |
| Drammen | Drammen | 120100 | 236 | 14941 | 80 | — |
| Fjordane | Florø | 69600 | 108 | 3892 | 40 | — |
| Follo | Ski | 100700 | 187 | 9986 | 65 | — |
| Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad | 70900 | 139 | 8330 | 54 | — |
| Gudbrandsdal | Lillehammer | 70000 | 126 | 5115 | 47 | — |
| Halden | Halden | 32000 | 93 | 3291 | 37 | — |
| Hamar | Hamar | 82900 | 143 | 6801 | 51 | — |
| Hardanger | Odda | 25000 | 54 | 1888 | 54 | — |
| Haugesund | Haugesund | 90000 | 160 | 9125 | 58 | — |
| Helgeland | Mosjøen | 43000 | 86 | 2715 | 36 | — |
| Hordaland | Bergen | 179500 | 241 | 10874 | 85 | — |
| Inntrøndelag | Steinkjer | 91800 | 183 | 6423 | 70 | — |
| Kongsberg | Kongsberg | 43500 | 88 | 4156 | 35 | — |
| Kongsvinger | Kongsvinger | 54000 | 104 | 4511 | 42 | — |
| Kragerø | Kragerø | 14800 | 53 | 2017 | 17 | — |
| Kristiansand | Kristiansand | 105600 | 259 | 13061 | 95 | Randesund, Vågsbygd |
| Larvik | Larvik | 42000 | 94 | 5191 | 38 | — |
| Lofoten and Vesterålen | Svolvær | 55600 | 100 | 2775 | 41 | — |
| Moss | Moss | 61400 | 120 | 6330 | 44 | — |
| Namdal | Namsos | 37300 | 83 | 1823 | 35 | — |
| Narvik | Narvik | 93500 | 183 | 10347 | 73 | — |
| Northern Jarlsberg | Horten | 57200 | 115 | 6177 | 47 | Holmestrand |
| Nordmøre | Kristiansund | 60200 | 112 | 3484 | 48 | — |
| Notodden | Notodden | 26100 | 65 | 2895 | 26 | — |
| Oslo | Grønland | 502900 | 2233 | 112187 | 791 | Majorstuen, Manglerud, Sentrum, Stovner |
| Rana | Mo i Rana | 34400 | 86 | 2881 | 34 | — |
| Ringerike | Hønefoss | 70900 | 139 | 7009 | 56 | — |
| Rjukan | Rjukan | 13100 | 38 | 959 | 17 | — |
| Rogaland | Egersund | 123200 | 212 | 11333 | 81 | Sandnes |
| Romerike | Lillestrøm | 212100 | 476 | 21501 | 157 | Oslo Airport, Gardermoen |
| Romsdal | Molde | 56000 | 100 | 3495 | 39 | — |
| Sandefjord | Sandefjord | 43000 | 98 | 6169 | 38 | — |
| Sarpsborg | Sarpsborg | 81900 | 151 | 8281 | 57 | Askim |
| Senja | Harstad | 47000 | 99 | 3290 | 43 | — |
| Skien | Skien | 57900 | 128 | 6302 | 53 | — |
| Sogn | Sogndalsfjøra | 38000 | 75 | 1901 | 30 | — |
| Stavanger | Stavanger | 156000 | 336 | 15778 | 129 | — |
| Sunnmøre | Ålesund | 123400 | 185 | 6431 | 66 | — |
| Sør-Varanger | Kirkenes | 9800 | 69 | 1258 | 23 | — |
| Telemark | Porsgrunn | 53300 | 113 | 6832 | 45 | — |
| Troms | Tromsø | 105200 | 234 | 10789 | 100 | — |
| Trondheim | Trondheim | 152000 | 375 | 17152 | 141 | — |
| Tønsberg | Tønsberg | 66100 | 139 | 8034 | 52 | — |
| Uttrøndelag | Trondheim | 108900 | 170 | 6207 | 63 | — |
| Vadsø | Vadsø | 14800 | 66 | 1672 | 27 | Båtsfjord |
| Vardø | Vardø | 8000 | 41 | 838 | 19 | — |
| Vest-Agder | Mandal | 93500 | 183 | 10347 | 73 | Flekkefjord |
| Western Finnmark | Hammerfest | 42100 | 121 | 4108 | 47 | — |
| Western Oppland | Gjøvik | 112700 | 178 | 8331 | 64 | — |
| Østerdal | Elverum | 49800 | 104 | 4360 | 42 | — |