Table 1
Swedish Police employees’ positions in the PRS and their use of social media
| Position | Number | Number who use social media as one of their work tasks |
|---|---|---|
| Municipality police officer* | 4 | 3 |
| Community police officer* | 4 | 4 |
| Uniformed police officer/inspector | 4 | 4 |
| Head of police district or local police district | 5 | 2 |
| Public relations officer or communicator | 3 | 3 |
* In Sweden, the role of the municipality police is of a strategic function and is the link between the police authority and the municipality and how they can cooperate. The Swedish community police officer works instead in a specific area, within a municipality, close to the public to reduce crime and create a sense of safety (Polisen, 2019b, 2019c).