Police Codes

[bessy77]

Hi

I am sure this is another dumb question, do you guys have a link to what the police codes mean? I am in NY.

Thanks!

 

[SCPD]

I would suggest you pose this question in the New York regional forum. There are so many different code systems in use for law enforcement in the U.S. that printing all of them would fill a small library. It is hard to answer your question for even one large state as many departments don't make their codes available to anyone.

There are 10 codes, eleven codes, 900 codes, as well as the numbers from vehicle and penal codes used. No doubt there are some major code systems I don't remember or may not know of as I don't travel all that much. If you can find an old edition of Police Call for your area it will have a lot of them in the back.

Good luck!

 

[Bentley]

What area of NY?

 

[n2mdk]

Look under Frequencies/Codes on the top menu for Nassau and Suffolk here
http://www.w2lie.net/news.php

For NYC things check out n2nov website http://www.n2nov.net/

 

[Jose_Pointero]

Wikipedia has a great page for these. I keep it bookmarked and pull it up when I hear one I haven't memorized:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10-codes

 

[Bentley]

For the most part, city by city, or more commonly, county by county all have different ten codes. So dont be fooled by another agencies codes.

 

[bessy77]

I am in Suffolk.. Suffolk and Nassau County.

 

[Bentley]

Here is a short version....the website that N2MDK provided in his post is much more detailed than here...check it out, LOTS of good info on there for your area.

Suffolk County:

File 1 - Stolen vehicle

Code 1 - Stolen vehicle
Code 2 - Auto used in a crime
Code 3 - Set up roadblocks
Code 4 - Wanted for hit and run
Code 5 - Wanted or escaped person
Code 6 - Missing/runaway person
Code 7 - Wanted for burglary
Code 8 - Wanted fro robbery
Code 9 - Lost property
Code 10 - Stolen property
Code 11 - Wanted for assault
Code 12 - Wanted for homicide
Code 13 - Wanted for kidnapping
Code 16 - Lost/stolen plates

10-1 Officer needs help
10-2 Larceny
10-3 Burglary
10-4 Acknowledge
10-5 Homicide
10-6 Kidnapping
10-7 Criminal mischief
10-8 Sick/injured
10-9 Inhalator
10-10 Auto accident
10-11 Call HQ
10-12 Return to command
10-13 Call command
10-18 Meal
10-14 Stolen car
10-15 Robbery/holdup
10-16 Fight
10-17 Disturbance
10-19 Gone on arrival
10-20 Drunk driver
10-21 Hit and run
10-22 Unruly group
10-23 Request detective
10-24 Fire
10-25 Prowler
10-26 Escort
10-27 In service
10-28 Out of service
10-29 Verify registration
10-30 Missing person
10-31 Lost child
10-32 Prisoner transport
10-33 Switch to ch B
10-34 Suspicious person
10-35 State location
10-36 Arrived on scene
10-38 Completed
10-39 Any messages?
10-40 Prisoner food
10-41 Bank robbery
10-43 Bomb scare
10-45 Relieve unit
10-45A Listing requested
10-47 Dangerous/armed
10-50 On call from home
10-51 Registration check
10-55 Switch to ch C
10-65 Identify unit
10-66 Vehicle service

HERE is some more info on suffolk county...compliments of the rrdb...also where I got the above info.

 

[Tfitzmaurice89]

They mean different things for every department.