National Bureau
of Investigation
Rikskriminalpolisen
The National Bureau of Investigation’s mission
can be divided into four parts: serious organised crime,
MOBILE organised crime, international co-operation and
crisis management.
Serious organised crime
The NBI combats serious organised
crime, both at a national and international level. The goal is to minimise
opportunities for criminal organisations
to operate in Sweden.
Serious organised crime is growing
steadily and is becoming increasingly
international, larger in scale and better
organised in nature. In order to combat
this threat, the NBI is developing
leading expertise, adopting the most
modern methodology, and increasing
the level of collaboration with other
Swedish police and judicial authorities.
The NBI conducts its operations through
designated project teams and through
co-operation with the country’s police
authorities.
Mobile organised crime
Organised gangs are often found
behind many so-called ”volume”
crimes, such as burglary and crimes
against the elderly. Many of them
operate locally, whilst others move
rapidly between regions and countries.
In order to effectively combat this
threat, the Swedish police force has
formed a National Operational
Command Group, led by the NBI, with
a designated group of police officers
working nationwide. The goal is to
create a comprehensive and standardised
picture of criminality in Sweden, in order
to effectively and efficiently deploy
resources where they are needed.
International co-operation
The NBI is Sweden’s primary point of
contact for co-operation with inter­
national police and other law enforce­
ment agencies. Work is conducted
within established frameworks of
Interpol, Europol, SIRENE, the Task
Force on Organised Crime in the Baltic
Sea Region, and the police and customs
co-operation between the Nordic
countries. The NBI is also responsible for
the police’s peacekeeping operations,
where Swedish police participate in
missions abroad.
Crisis management
and unforeseen incidents
The NBI is responsible for the management of crises and unforeseen incidents
at the national level. When a crisis or
such an incident occurs, (such as a
natural disaster, a major accident or
a terrorist attack) the NBI co-ordinates
and heads the police response.
The NBI is also responsible for a number
of national resources, including the
Swedish Police Peace Support
Operations, Air Support and the
National Communications Centre.
The four divisions of the NBI
Criminal Intelligence
& Investigation Division
Kriminalpolisenheten
Acquires, processes, and analyses information on serious and organised crime.
Operations are focused on narcotics,
illegal immigration, human trafficking,
money laundering, environmental
crimes, child pornography, cyber
crimes, homicide investigations and
organised crimes.
Special Operations Division
Ordningspolisenheten
This unit consists of Air Support,
the Overseas Unit, Peace Support
Operations, the National Communications Centre, the Canine Unit Centre,
and the Special Task Unit.
International Police
Co-operation Division
Enheten för internationellt
polissamarbete
A national point of contact for
co-operation within Interpol, Europol,
Schengen/SIRENE and the Nordic
co-operation between the police
and customs authorities (PTN).
Some national registry functions,
such as the criminal offender registry
and the vehicle registry are also
co-ordinated here.
Central Border
Management Division
Centrala gränskontrollenheten
Central Border Management is
commissioned with creating,
maintaining, and enforcing cohesive
and effective border controls and
immigration laws in Sweden.
The division is the national point of
contact for Frontex, the border
management agency within the EU.
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Publisher Swedish National Police board 2013
Photo Swedish National Police board, Lars Hedelin, Peter Phillips