The size and number of police districts has varied over time.
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.
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).