Director general is a senior rank in police forces used.
In the Austrian Federal Police, the rank was the highest of the whole police force. The rank was officially called: Director general of public security ()
In the hierarchy of Québec Provincial Police, the director general (') is the highest, and above of Associate director (').
In Croatian police, the police director general () is the highest rank of the police hierarchy, and higher than deputy police director general ().
=== === In the National Police of France, the director general () is the highest-ranking officer.
The director general of police (DGP) is the highest rank in the Indian Police Service. Directors general head various state police forces, union territory police forces, central armed police forces, and central investigative and intelligence agencies in India.
The director general () is the highest Luxembourg's Grand Ducal Police, and it is above (DGs) assistant director general ().
In the Philippines, the Philippine National Police formerly used the rank as the highest rank, as defined in Republic Act 6975 or Department of Interior and Local Government Act. The rank is replaced by the rank of police general, but the director general rank was still used by the Bureau of Corrections.
Like in Croatian police, the director general of police (<small></small>) in the Slovenian police is the highest rank of the police hierarchy, and higher than Deputy director general of police (<small></small>).
The Turkish police have assigned director general () is the highest rank, and above of director first grade.