Police 10-Codes.

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These are the Police 10-Codes that can be used by the Police and the Medics.

"A police code is a number abbreviation for a crime, incident or instructions for police officers."


via Police Code.


10-0 Caution

10-1 Reception poor

10-2 Reception good

10-3 Stop transmitting

10-4 Message received, understood

10-5 Relay message

10-6 Change channel

10-7 Out of service

10-7A Out of service, home

10-7B Out of service, personal

10-8 In service

10-9 Repeat message

10-10 Off duty

10-10A Off duty, home

10-11 Identify frequency

10-12 Visitor(s) present

10-13 Weather and road advice

10-14 Citizen w/suspect

10-15 Prisoner in custody

10-16 Pick up prisoner

10-17 Request for gasoline

10-18 Equipment exchange

10-19 Return(ing) to station

10-20 Location

10-21 Telephone

10-21A Advise home I will return at:

10-22 Disregard last assignment

10-23 Stand by

10-24 Request car-to-car transmit

10-25 Do you have contact with:

10-26 Clear

10-27 D.D.L. report

10-28 Registration request

10-29 Check for wants

10-29F Subject wanted, felony

10-29H Hazard potential from subject

10-29M Subject wanted, Misdemeanor

10-29V Vehicle wanted

10-30 Doesn't conform to regulations

10-32 Drowning

10-33 Alarm sounding, audible

10-34 Assist at office

10-35 Time check

10-36 Confidential information

10-37 Identify operator

10-39 Can () come to the radio?

10-40 Is () available for phone call?

10-42 Check the welfare of/at:

10-43 Call a doctor

10-45 Condition of patient?

10-45A Good

10-45B Serious

10-45C Critical

10-45D Dead

10-49 Proceed to:

10-50 Under influence of drugs

10-51 Drunk

10-52 Resuscitator

10-53 Man down

10-54 Possible dead body

10-55 Coroner case

10-56 Suicide

10-56A Suicide attempt

10-57 Missing person

10-59 Security check

10-60 Lock-out

10-61 Miscellaneous public service

10-62 Meet a citizen

10-62A Take a report from a citizen

10-62B Civilian standby

10-63 Prepare to copy

10-64 Found property

10-66 Suspicious person

10-67 Person calling for help

10-68 Telephone for police

10-70 Prowler

10-71 Shooting

10-72 Gun involved

10-73 How do you receive?

10-79 Bomb threat

10-80 Explosion

10-86 Any radio traffic?

10-88 Assume post

10-91 Animal

10-91A Animal, stray

10-91B Animal, noisy

10-91C Animal, injured

10-91D Animal, dead

10-91E Animal, bite

10-91G Animal, pickup

10-91J Animal, pickup collect

10-91L Animal, leash law violation

10-91V Animal, vicious

10-95 Need ID tech unit

10-97 Arrived at scene

10-98 Available to assign

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Code 2 Urgent - no light or siren
Code 3 Use lights and siren
Code 4 No further assistance needed
Code 5 Stakeout
Code 6 Stay out of area
Code 7 Meal break
Code 8 Restroom break
Code 9 Summer uniform
Code 10 SWAT pre-call up
Code 11 SWAT Call up
Code 37 Subject/Property wanted




(via Radio Labs)
 
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Not really useful. I can see only 2 good codes - 10-4 and 10-19 are useful. But what's the point of using complicated codes instead of plain language? Just to sound cool? But to sound cool, you have to spend hours learning them. They were useful between 1930 and 1970 but now?

Why should I say "What's your 10-20" instead of "Where are you?" or "10-20 beach" instead of "I'm at the beach"?

How they could be used:
"This is officer Fox, 10-97" for "This is officer Fox, I'm at scene",
"10-80 at Glass Co" for "Explosion at Glass Co"
"10-71 at bazaar" for "Shooting at bazaar",
"10-53 at car dealer" for "Man down at car dealer",
"10-54 at underpass" for "Possible dead body at under pass"
"10-56A at city hall" for "Suicide attempt at city hall"
"10-29V white Bugatti Veyron" for "APB on white Bugatti Veyron"
"10-22 pursuit, suspect crashed" instead of "Disregard pursuit, suspect crashed" or even "Code 4 on that pursuit"


There's no code for
the most useful thing you can "code" while near other civilians - backup needed.
It's the only thing which would be really useful other than the common 10-4.

So why should they be used? Hardly anybody knows them (especially because we're getting many new players) and secondly - what are the good points of using them besides sounding cool?
I mean, you do sound cool when you're using them, but your colleagues may not help you because they don't know them, so why use them at all?
 
Here, I've removed the completely useless ones and added basic descriptions. Feel free to use it adsol93

10-0 Caution
10-1 Reception poor
10-2 Reception good
10-3 Stop transmitting
10-4 Message received, understood
10-5 Relay message
10-6 Change channel
10-7 Out of service
10-7A Out of service, home
10-7B Out of service, personal
10-8 In service
10-9 Repeat message
10-10 Off duty
10-10A Off duty, home
10-14 Citizen w/suspect
10-15 Prisoner in custody
10-16 Pick up prisoner
10-17 Request for gasoline
10-18 Equipment exchange
10-19 Return(ing) to station
10-20 Location
10-22 Disregard last assignment
10-23 Stand by
10-25 Do you have contact with:
10-26 Clear
10-27 D.D.L. report (Detained Driver License)
10-28 Registration request
10-29 Check for wants
10-29F Subject wanted, felony
10-29H Hazard potential from subject
10-29M Subject wanted, Misdemeanor
10-29V Vehicle wanted
10-32 Drowning
10-33 Alarm sounding, audible
10-34 Assist at office
10-42 Check the welfare of/at:
10-43 Call a doctor
10-45 Condition of patient?
10-45A Good
10-45B Serious
10-45C Critical
10-45D Dead
10-49 Proceed to:
10-50 Under influence of drugs
10-51 Drunk
10-52 Resuscitator
10-53
Man down (person down)
10-54 Possible dead body
10-55 Coroner case
10-56 Suicide
10-56A Suicide attempt
10-57 Missing person
10-60 Lock-out
10-62 Meet a citizen
10-62A Take a report from a citizen
10-62B Civilian standby
10-64 Found property
10-66 Suspicious person
10-67 Person calling for help
10-70 Prowler (someone who loiters)
10-71 Shooting
10-72 Gun involved
10-79 Bomb threat
10-80 Explosion
10-95 Need ID tech unit (fingerprints, DNA scanner on PHRP)
10-97 Arrived at scene
10-98 Available to assign

Also, here's a list of the useful ones, with the less useful at the bottom (with 10-4 and 10-20 omitted). It has the same codes as the one above, but separated:
10-0 Caution
10-1 Reception poor
10-2 Reception good
10-3 Stop transmitting
10-7 Out of service
10-7A Out of service, home
10-7B Out of service, personal
10-8 In service
10-9 Repeat message
10-10 Off duty
10-10A Off duty, home
10-15 Prisoner in custody
10-16 Pick up prisoner
10-19 Return(ing) to station
10-22 Disregard last assignment
10-23 Stand by
10-27 D.D.L. report (Detained Driver License)
10-29 Check for wants
10-29F Subject wanted, felony
10-29H Hazard potential from subject
10-29M Subject wanted, Misdemeanor
10-29V Vehicle wanted
10-32 Drowning
10-33 Alarm sounding, audible
10-42 Check the welfare of/at:
10-43 Call a doctor
10-45 Condition of patient?
10-45A Good
10-45B Serious
10-45C Critical
10-45D Dead
10-50 Under influence of drugs
10-51 Drunk
10-53
Man down (person down)
10-54 Possible dead body
10-55 Coroner case
10-56 Suicide
10-56A Suicide attempt
10-64 Found property
10-66 Suspicious person
10-67 Person calling for help
10-70 Prowler (someone who loiters)
10-71 Shooting
10-72 Gun involved
10-79 Bomb threat
10-80 Explosion
10-95 Need ID tech unit (fingerprints, DNA scanner on PHRP)
10-97 Arrived at scene
10-98 Available to assign




Codes which won't likely ever be used:

10-5 Relay message
10-6 Change channel
10-14 Citizen w/suspect
10-17 Request for gasoline
10-18 Equipment exchange
10-25 Do you have contact with:
10-26 Clear
10-28 Registration request
10-34 Assist at office
10-49 Proceed to:
10-52 Resuscitator
10-57 Missing person
10-60 Lock-out
10-62 Meet a citizen
10-62A Take a report from a citizen
10-62B Civilian standby
 
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