Davanagere Police is divided into three Subdivisions and headed by Deputy Superintendents of police. The Three Sub Divisions are Davanagere City, Davanagere Rural & Harapanahalli. Each subdivision is further divided into 8 circles each headed by a Circle Officer. A Circle Inspector of Police is in charge of each circle which comprises two or three police stations.
Davanagere Police has 28 Police stations under it including one all-women police station & 2 Traffic Police Stations. Other units within the Davanagere Police include the Crime Branch, Crime Record Bureau, and City Armed Reserves.