Shimoga Police is divided into five Subdivisions and headed by Deputy Superintendents of police. These five subdivisions are Shivamogga, Bhadravathi, Sagar, Shikaripura and Thirthahalli. Subdivisions further divided into 10 circles & each circle headed by a Circle Officer. A Circle Inspector of Police is in charge of each circle which comprises two or three police stations.
Shimoga Police has 32 Police stations & 17 Out post under it. Other units within the Shimoga Police include Traffic, Women, Crime Branch, Crime Record Bureau, and City Armed Reserves. The List of Police stations are as follows