What do these numbers mean?

[aristotle73]

What do the numbers mean when officers attempt to describe an individual over the air ("Number 1 Male")? I think it has to do with identifying skin color however I can not figure out what each number signifies. Anyone have any ideas?

(On an unrelated note, last night I was listening to AM radio and picked up a station from New York I <3 skip!)

 

[eyes00only]

Codes, etc. really vary a lot. Maybe he was just clearing (NCIC) the number one (first) male. One of the fun things with this hobby is "decoding".

JK

 

[wadeless28]

What do the numbers mean when officers attempt to describe an individual over the air ("Number 1 Male")? I think it has to do with identifying skin color however I can not figure out what each number signifies. Anyone have any ideas?

#1 = African American
#2 = Caucasian
#3 = I believe is hispanic. It may be asian. I cant remember. To early in the morning.

I only use #1 or #2. The others I will state what race.

 

[Metro174]

1 Black
2 White/Arabic/Asiatic Indian
3 Asian/Pacific Islander
4 American Indian
5 Other

They're the MVA codes used to fill out citations and have since been used to code race for most police in Maryland.