Salten Police District

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|agencyname = Salten Police District

|formed = 1894

|dissolved = 2017

|superseding = Nordland Police District

|employees = 195

|logo = Salten politidistrikt.jpg

|logocaption = Bodø Police Station

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|divtype = County

|divname = Nordland

|subdivtype = Police district

|subdivname = Salten

|country = Norway

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|oversightbody = National Police Directorate

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|local = Yes

|headquarters = Bodø Police Station

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|chief1name = Geir Ove Heir

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|stationtype = Station

|stations = 10

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|website = https://www.politi.no/salten

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Salten Police District ({{langx|no|Salten politidistrikt}}) was a police district in Norway until 2017 when it became part of the Nordland Police District.{{cite web|url=https://www.politiet.no/om-politiet/organisasjonen/politidistrikter/nordland/|title=Nordland politidistrikt|language=no|accessdate=2024-07-31}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.politi.no/salten/om_oss |title=Om Salten politidistrikt |publisher=Norwegian Police Service |accessdate=16 August 2012 |language=Norwegian}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www4.ssb.no/stabas/CorrTabFrames.asp?ID=5275001&Language=nb |title=Korrespondansetabell Politidistrikt 2002, Kommuner 2008 |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=Norwegian |accessdate=26 August 2012 |archivedate=22 April 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422060145/http://www4.ssb.no/stabas/CorrTabFrames.asp?ID=5275001&Language=nb |url-status=live}} As of 2011 the district had 195 employees.{{cite web |url=http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/data/forvaltning/ansatte/etat/4:7 |title=Statsansatte (alle lønnskategorier) per etat |publisher=Norwegian Social Science Data Services |accessdate=26 August 2012 |archivedate=3 September 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903065100/http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/data/forvaltning/ansatte/etat/4:7 |url-status=live |language=Norwegian}} It has a special responsibility with the chief of police being responsible for operations at the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Northern Norway.{{cite book |chapter-url=http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/jd/dok/regpubl/stmeld/20042005/stmeld-nr-42-2004-2005-/4.html?id=199272 |title=Politiets rolle og oppgaver |chapter=4 Politiets organisering, oppgaver og oppgaveløsning |date=24 June 2005 |publisher=Ministry of Justice and the Police |language=Norwegian |accessdate=17 August 2012 |archivedate=26 May 2024 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240526042159/https://www.webcitation.org/69zZZ9HJh?url=http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/jd/dok/regpubl/stmeld/20042005/stmeld-nr-42-2004-2005-/4.html%3Fid=199272 |url-status=live}} The police district was historically named Bodø Police District until 2002 when it was renamed Salten Police District.{{cite web |url=http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/data/forvaltning/enhet/13621/desentralisert/7198 |title=Lokalisering av politi- og lensmannsdistrikter under Politi- og lensmannsdistrikter |publisher=Norwegian Social Science Data Services |accessdate=26 August 2012 |archivedate=3 September 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903065106/http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/data/forvaltning/enhet/13621/desentralisert/7198 |url-status=live |language=Norwegian}}