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Agder Police District

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The Agder Police District, in Norwegian Agder politidistrikt, is a police district in Norway that covers the county of Agder except Sirdal Municipality, an area of about 14,880 square kilometres with roughly 280,000 inhabitants. It is headquartered in Kristiansand and consists of five police stations, in Kristiansand, Flekkefjord, Mandal, Grimstad and Arendal, together with thirteen sheriff's offices. Stays and immigration cases are processed at the headquarters in Kristiansand. The district was established on 1 January 2002 by a merger of the former police districts of Vest-Agder, Kristiansand and Arendal. It is recorded here as a criminal justice institution.

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Founded Year
2002 1
Level
State or Regional 1
Status
Active 1
Institution Type
Institution Type (category)
Law Enforcement Agency 1
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covers the county of Agder except Sirdal Municipality in Norway
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1. Agder Police District (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, institution type
    covers the county of Agder except Sirdal Municipality in Norway
  • Lead, status
    covers the county of Agder except Sirdal Municipality in Norway
  • Lead, level
    covers the county of Agder except Sirdal Municipality in Norway
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    Agder Police District was established on 1 January 2002 by a merger of the former police districts of Vest-Agder, Kristiansand, and Arendal.
  • Lead, area covered
    covers the county of Agder except Sirdal Municipality in Norway
  • In Group: City, Provincial and Regional Police outside the United States, Lead, institution kind
    covers the county of Agder except Sirdal Municipality in Norway
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