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, 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 except Sirdal | |
| Asker and Bærum | Sandvika | Torodd Veiding | 352 | 2 | 170000 | Covers Asker and Bærum in Akershus | |
| Central Hålogaland | Harstad | Elisabeth Kaas | 284 | 17 | 120000 | Covers the Lofoten, Ofoten and Vesterålen districts of Nordland and parts of Troms | |
| Follo | Ski | 332 | 2 | 180000 | Covers the Follo district of Akershus and the inner parts of Østfold | ||
| Gudbrandsdal | Lillehammer | Arne Hammersmark | 156 | 9 | 70000 | Covers the Gudbrandsdalen district of Oppland | |
| Haugaland and Sunnhordland | Haugesund | Kaare Songstad | 281 | 12 | 150000 | Covers the district of Haugalandet in Rogaland and the Sunnhordland district of Hordaland | |
| Hedmark | Hamar | 429 | 21 | 190000 | Covers Hedmark | ||
| Helgeland | Mosjøen | Håvard Fjærli | 214 | 11 | 75000 | Covers the Helgeland district of Nordland | |
| Hordaland | Bergen | Geir Gudmundsen | 989 | 15 | 450000 | Covers Hordaland, except Sunnhordland, plus Gulen and Solund in Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Nord-Trøndelag | Steinkjer | Trond Prytz | 303 | 22 | 140000 | Covers Nord-Trøndelag plus Bindal, Osen and Roan, including Trondheim Airport, Værnes | |
| Nordmøre and Romsdal | Kristiansund | 258 | 14 | 110000 | Covers the Nordmøre and Romsdal districts of Møre og Romsdal | ||
| Northern Buskerud | Hønefoss | Sissel Hammer | 184 | 11 | 80000 | Covers northern Buskerud plus Jevnaker in Oppland | |
| Oslo | Oslo | Hans Sverre Sjøvold | 2517 | 5 | 570000 | Covers Oslo. Also responsible for the police helicopter service, the Emergency Response Unit and other national unts. | |
| Rogaland | Stavanger | Hans Vik | 738 | 18 | 320000 | Covers Rogaland, except Haugalandet, plus Sirdal in Vest-Agder. 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, including Oslo Airport, Gardermoen | |
| Salten | Bodø | Geir Ove Heir | 195 | 11 | 85000 | Covers the Salten district of Nordland and two municipalities in Lofoten. Responsible for the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Northern Norway | |
| Sogn og Fjordane | Florø | Johan Brekke | 212 | 24 | 105000 | Covers Sogn og Fjordane, except Gulen and Solund, plus Vanylven in Møre og Romsdal | |
| Sunnmøre | Ålesund | 250 | 12 | 140000 | Covers the Sunnmøre district of Møre og Romsdal | ||
| Southern Buskerud | Drammen | 455 | 15 | 205000 | Covers southern Buskerud, and Svelvik and Sande in Vestfold | ||
| Sør-Trøndelag | Trondheim | Nils Kristian Moe | 624 | 20 | 290000 | Covers Sør-Trøndelag except Roan and Osen | |
| Telemark | Skien | Anne Rygh Pedersen | 408 | 17 | 170000 | Covers Telemark | |
| Troms | Tromsø | Ole Bredrup Sæverud | 338 | 11 | 120000 | Covers Troms except Central Hålogaland | |
| Vestfold | Tønsberg | Marie Benedicte Bjørnland | 500 | 8 | 210000 | Covers Vestfold, except Svelvik and Sande, including Sandefjord Airport, Torp | |
| Western Finnmark | Hammerfest | Torbjørn Aas | 142 | 8 | 45000 | Covers western Finnmark | |
| Western Oppland | Gjøvik | 230 | 12 | 105000 | Covers Vestoppland and Valdres | ||
| Eastern Finnmark | Kirkenes | Ellen Katrine Hætta | 165 | 10 | 30000 | Covers eastern Finnmark, including the Norway–Russia border and the Reindeer Police | |
| Østfold | Sarpsborg | Beate Gangås | 610 | 10 | 225000 | Covers outer Østfold |
Former structure
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 | 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 | Eigersund | 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 | Sogndal | 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 | Porsgrunn | 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, Mandal |
| Western Finnmark | Hammerfest | 42100 | 121 | 4108 | 47 | — |
| Western Oppland | Gjøvik | 112700 | 178 | 8331 | 64 | — |
| Østerdal | Elverum | 49800 | 104 | 4360 | 42 | — |