25 Facts About Swedish police

Approximately a third of all Swedish police students are women, and in 2011 women accounted for 40 percent of all employees.

In 1776, Gustav III ushered in a fundamental change in how Swedish police work was organized in Stockholm, modelled after how law enforcement was organized in Paris at the time.

The title of Police Constable was used for the first time in Sweden, and the Swedish police were given their own uniforms and were armed with batons and sabers.

The system of "extra Swedish police" did not work well, partly because it was often a temporary position lacking job security, making it difficult to recruit and retain skilled personnel.

Swedish police continued to be organized under local government control for more than 30 years.

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The Swedish police became more centralized and now organized under the Ministry of Justice in three levels.

The local Swedish police was reduced to 119 districts, led by a District Police Commissioner, answering to a Chief Commissioner at the County Administrative Board.

In 1998, the number of Swedish police districts was further reduced and divided along county lines into 21 local Swedish police authorities.

The Act states that the Swedish police should prevent crime, monitor public order and safety, carry out criminal investigations, provide protection, information and other assistance to the public, along with other responsibilities as prescribed under special provisions.

The Swedish police carry out a number of administrative functions, such as the issuing of passports, national identity cards and various kinds of permits and licenses.

Agency is organized into seven Swedish police regions, based on the geographical boundaries of several counties, where each region has an overall responsibility for the Swedish police work in their geographical area.

The work is organized under a secretariat, an investigations unit and intelligence unit, plus a unit for the local Swedish police areas—all led by a District Police Chief, who in turn answer to a Regional Police Chief.

Local Swedish police areas are based on the boundaries of one or more municipalities, or in the case of larger metropolitan areas, several boroughs.

Swedish police have a number of specially trained police officers equipped to deal with many different tasks, either organized under the National Operations Department or under a police region.

Subsequently, the units were formed in 1979 as the regular Swedish police force were deemed insufficiently trained and ill-equipped to deal with similar events.

The marine Swedish police coordinate with several other agencies and organizations, like the Coast Guard, Customs Service and the Sea Rescue Society.

In 2018, the Swedish police purchased two additional Bell 429 helicopters increasing their fleet to nine.

The Swedish police is subject to oversight by several external authorities:.

The division is responsible for investigating crimes committed by Swedish police employees, including civilian employees and off-duty officers, and complaints filed against prosecutors, judges and Swedish police students.

The matter of supervision of the Swedish police have been the subject of several Government inquiries, most recently by a parliamentary committee in June 2015, which recommended the creation of a new supervisory body.

The country's first Swedish police academy was established in Uppsala in 1910, partly financed by local government.

The Swedish police has a number of specialty vehicles, like armoured vehicles for Piketen, and public order vans.

Swedish police are allowed, yet rarely use, tear gas against individuals or in crowd control situations.

Swedish police uses a TETRA-based radio communications system, named RAKEL, managed by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency.

The Swedish police will implement a new hierarchical structure composed of six major levels, with the National Police Commissioner at the top; followed by a Regional Police Chief or Head of Department, a District Police Chief or Head of Division, a Local Police Chief or Head of Section, and a Head of Group along with the rest of the personnel at the bottom of the pyramid.

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