Oslo Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Crime== [[File:Norges Høyesterett Supreme Court of Norway.jpg|thumb|Norway Supreme Court]] Oslo is commonly regarded as one of the safest capitals in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williamson |first=Sean |date=6 February 2022 |title=Is Oslo a safe city? (Here are the facts) |url=https://planetnorway.com/oslo-safety/ |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=Planet Norway |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cristina |date=31 January 2022 |title=Safest Cities In Europe: Travel Safely To These 9 Cities |url=https://www.jtgtravel.com/europe/safest-cities-in-europe/ |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=Journeying The Globe |language=en-US |archive-date=4 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004173535/https://www.jtgtravel.com/europe/safest-cities-in-europe/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Oslo Police District]] received {{formatnum:72102}} reported crimes in 2020, and crime is generally on the decrease in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anmeldte lovbrudd og ofre |url=https://www.ssb.no/sosiale-forhold-og-kriminalitet/kriminalitet-og-rettsvesen/statistikk/anmeldte-lovbrudd-og-ofre |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=SSB |language=nb}}</ref><ref name="www.faktisk.no-2022">{{Cite web |title=Er Oslo blitt en utrygg by? |url=https://www.faktisk.no/artikler/z4mpy/er-oslo-blitt-en-utrygg-by |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=www.faktisk.no |language=no}}</ref> The category of reported crime that's decreasing the quickest in Oslo is property theft.<ref name="www.faktisk.no-2022" /> 11,6% of all crimes in Norway are reported to be within Oslo's six central boroughs, as of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=nyheter |first=Av NTB |title=12 prosent av kriminaliteten i Norge skjer i disse bydelene – politiet har forklaringen |url=https://www.dagsavisen.no/nyheter/innenriks/2020/01/30/12-prosent-av-kriminaliteten-i-norge-skjer-i-sentrale-deler-av-oslo/ |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=Dagsavisen |date=30 January 2020 |language=no}}</ref> === Police === [[File:Grønlandsleiret 44 – Grønland politistasjon (21. oktober 2018).jpg|thumb|Grønland police station]] [[Oslo Police District]] is Norway's largest police district with over 2,300 employees. Over 1,700 of those are police officers, nearly 140 police lawyers and 500 civilian employees. Oslo Police District has five police stations located around the city at Grønland, Sentrum, Stovner, Majorstuen and Manglerud. The [[National Criminal Investigation Service (Norway)|National Criminal Investigation Service]] is located in Oslo, which is a Norwegian special police division under the [[Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police|NMJP]]. [[Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste|PST]] is also located in the Oslo District. PST is a security agency which was established in 1936 and is one of the non-secret agencies in Norway. === Terrorist attacks === {{Main|2011 Norway attacks|2022 Oslo shooting}} * One part of the [[2011 Norway attacks]] occurred within the Oslo centre on 22 July 2011. The [[Regjeringskvartalet|Oslo government offices]] were bombed by a [[neo-Nazi]] with political motives.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/07/2-explosions-at-norway-government-building-pm-unharmed.html |title=7 Dead in Oslo Explosion; 80 Killed in Shooting at Camp |publisher=PBS |access-date=23 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722215056/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/07/2-explosions-at-norway-government-building-pm-unharmed.html |archive-date=22 July 2011}}</ref> * The [[2022 Oslo shooting]] happened on 25 June 2022. The attack was a shooting at a pub known to be associated with the queer environment of Oslo, and the attack was targeted towards the [[LGBT movements|LGBTQ movement]]. Two people were killed, and a further 21 injured.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Årtun |first=Amalie Bernhus |date=25 June 2022 |title=Skyting ved utested i Oslo sentrum – etterforskes som terror |url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/skyting-ved-utested-i-oslo-sentrum-_-etterforskes-som-terror-1.16016478 |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}</ref> Due to safety concerns, the [[pride parade]] in Oslo planned for 26 June was quickly cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oslo Pride |url=https://www.oslopride.no/a/paradenavlyses |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=www.oslopride.no}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). 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