Salten Police District (Norwegian: Salten politidistrikt) was a police district in Norway until 2017 when it became part of the Nordland Police District.[1]
| Salten Police District | |
|---|---|
 Bodø Police Station | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1894 |
| Dissolved | 2017 |
| Superseding agency | Nordland Police District |
| Employees | 195 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Salten, Nordland, Norway |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Overseen by | National Police Directorate |
| Headquarters | Bodø Police Station |
| Agency executive | |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 10 |
| Website | |
| https://www.politi.no/salten | |
The Salten Police District covered the Salten district of Nordland county. The district was headquartered in Bodø and consisted of one main police station and nine regional sheriff's offices. The district was led by Chief of Police Geir Ove Heir.[2] The police district covered the municipalities of Bodø, Rødøy, Meløy, Gildeskål, Beiarn, Saltdal, Fauske, Sørfold, Steigen, and Hamarøy in the Salten area plus two municipalities in Lofoten: Røst and Værøy.[3] As of 2011 the district had 195 employees.[4] It has a special responsibility with the chief of police being responsible for operations at the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Northern Norway.[5] The police district was historically named Bodø Police District until 2002 when it was renamed Salten Police District.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Nordland politidistrikt" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ "Om Salten politidistrikt" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Police Service. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "Korrespondansetabell Politidistrikt 2002, Kommuner 2008" (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ "Statsansatte (alle lønnskategorier) per etat" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ "4 Politiets organisering, oppgaver og oppgaveløsning". Politiets rolle og oppgaver (in Norwegian). Ministry of Justice and the Police. 24 June 2005. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ "Lokalisering av politi- og lensmannsdistrikter under Politi- og lensmannsdistrikter" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2012.