Policing intimate partner violence is a difficult task, specifically in rural areas since the violence can be ongoing for a very long time and police resources in rural areas are extremely limited. Managing risk for intimate partner violence is also difficult in rural areas due to long distances and being few police officers on duty as well as there are fewer resources, in general, to rely upon, i.e. health care and social services institutions. This presentation will focus on the challenges that occur during these conditions and specifically the severity of the reported violence in rural and remote areas in Sweden as well as the recidivism rates of such violence