Police Scanner Codes Police Scanner Ten Codes 10-10 Off duty

Code 2 Urgent – no light or siren Officer down, all patrols

10-00 10-10A Off duty, home
respond

Code 3 Use lights and siren

10-0 Caution 10-11 Identify frequency

No further assistance
Code 4 10-12 Visitor(s) present
needed 10-1 Reception poor

Code 5 Stakeout 10-2 Reception good 10-13 Weather and road advice

Code 6 Stay out of area 10-3 Stop transmitting 10-14 Citizen w/suspect

Code 7 Meal break Message received, 10-15 Prisoner in custody

10-4
understood

Code 8 Restroom break 10-16 Pick up prisoner

10-5 Repay message

Code 9 Summer uniform 10-17 Request for gasoline

10-6 Change channel

Code 10-18 Equipment exchange

SWAT pre-call up
10 10-7 Out of service

10-19 Return(ing) to station

Code 10-7A Out of service, home
SWAT call up
11
10-20 Location
10-7B Out of service, personal
Code
Subject/property wanted 10-21 Telephone
37
10-8 In service

Advise home I will return at

10-21A
10-9 Repeat message ____
10-22 Disregard last assignment 10-32 Drowning 10-45D Condition of patient: dead

10-23 Stand by 10-33 Alarm sounding, audible 10-49 Proceed to ____

10-24 Request car-to-car transmit 10-34 Assist at office 10-50 Under influence of drugs

Do you have contact with 10-35 Time check 10-51 Drunk

10-25
____

10-36 Confidential information 10-52 Resuscitator

10-26 Clear

10-37 Identify operator 10-53 Man down

10-27 D.D.L. report

10-39 Can ____ come to the radio? 10-54 Possible dead body
10-28 Registration request

Is ____ available for phone 10-55 Coroner case

10-40
10-29 Check for wants call?

10-56 Suicide
10-29F Subject wanted, felony 10-42 Check the welfare of/at ____

10-56A Suicide attempt

Hazard potential from 10-43 Call a doctor
10-29H
subject
10-57 Missing person
10-45 Condition of patient?

10-59 Security check

10- Subject wanted, 10-45A Condition of patient: good
29M misdemeanor
10-60 Lock-out
10-45B Condition of patient: serious
10-29V Vehicle wanted
10-61 Miscellaneous public service
10-45C Condition of patient: critical
Doesn’t conform to
10-30
regulations 10-62 Meet a citizen
10-62A Take a report from a citizen 10-91 Animal 10-100 Misdemeanor warrant

10-62B Civilian standby 10-91A Animal, stray 10-109 Suicide

10-63 Prepare to copy 10-91B Animal, noisy 10-200 Drugs involved

10-64 Found property 10-91C Animal, injured 10-600 Livestock down

10-66 Suspicious person 10-

Felony warrant
1000
10-91D Animal, dead
10-67 Person calling for help
10-91E Animal, bite Police Scanner Eleven Codes
10-68 Telephone for police
10-91G Animal, pickup 11-
Take report
10
10-70 Prowler
10-91J Animal, pickup collect
11-
10-71 Shooting Abandoned vehicle
24
10-91L Animal, leash law violation
10-72 Gun involved
11-
Traffic hazard
10-91V Animal, vicious 25
10-73 How do you receive?
10-95 Requesting ID tech unit 11-
Abandoned bicycle
10-79 Bomb threat 26

10-97 Arrived at scene

10-80 Explosion 11-
D.D.L. report with driver held
27
10-98 Available to assign
10-86 Any radio traffic?
11- Registration request with driver
Warrants or stolen vehicle 28 held
10-99
10-88 Assume post indicated
11- 11- Intensive attention: high 11-
Advise if ambulance needed Tow truck requested
40 59 hazard, business areas 85

11- 11- 11-

Ambulance needed Attack in high hazard area Bomb threat
41 60 86

11- 11- 11-

No ambulance needed Signal light out Bomb found
42 65 87

11- 11- 11-

Furnish transportation Defective traffic signal light Pedestrian stop
48 66 94

11- 11- 11-

Escort Aircraft accident Routine traffic stop
51 78 95

11- 11- 11-

Funeral detail Accident – ambulance sent Checking suspicious vehicle
52 79 96

11- 11- 11-

Suspicious vehicle Accident – major injuries Time/security check on patrol
54 80 97

11- 11- 11-

Officer being followed by auto Accident – minor injuries Meet ____
55 81 98

11- Office being followed by auto 11- 11- Under attack, immediate
Accident – no injuries
56 dangerous persons 82 99 assistace required!

11- Unidentified auto at 11-

Accident – no detail
57 assignments 83

11- 11-
Police Scanner Penal Codes
Radio monitored, use phone Manual traffic control requested
58 84
187 Homicide
207 Kidnapping 311 Indecent exposure 484 Petty theft

207A Kidnapping attempt 314 Indecent exposure 487 Grand theft

211 Robbery 374B Illegal dumping 488 Petty theft

211A Robbery alarm 390 Drunk 502 Drunk driving

211S Robbery alarm, silent 503 Auto theft

390D Drunk, unconscious

217 Assault with intent to murder 504 Tampering with a vehicle

415 Disturbance

240 Assault 505 Reckless driving

417 Person with a gun

242 Battery 507 Public nuisance

417A Person with a knife

245 Assault with a deadly weapon 510 Speeding or racing vehicles

459 Burglary

246 Shooting at inhabited dwelling 586 Illegal parking

459A Burglar alarm

261 Rape 594 Malicious mischief

459S Burglar alarm, silent

261A Attempted rape 595 Runaway car

470 Forgery

273A Child neglect 604 Throwing missiles

480 Hit and run, felony

273D Felony wife beating 647 Lewd conduct

481 Hit and run, misdemeanor

288 Lewd conduct 653M Threatening phone calls

5150 Mental case Person throwing objects at
23110
vehicles

10851 Auto theft

23151 Drunk driving – injuries

10852 Tampering with vehicle

23152 Drunk driver

20001 Hit and run, felony

20002 Hit and run, misdemeanor

20007 Hit and run, unattended

21958 Drunk pedestrian on roadway

Medical / Fire Status Codes
22350 Speeding Code 10 Critical trauma case
Police Scanner Color Codes
22500 Illegal parking Code 20 Acute trauma case
Code Bus or taxi in
Blue trouble
23101 Drunk driving – injuries Code 30 Trauma case
VARDA (Voice
Code Activated Radio
23102 Drunk driving Code 40 Serious case (IV started)
Red Dispatched
Alarm) activated
23103 Reckless driver Code 50 Basic transport (not serious)

23104 Reckless driver Code Code N Newsworthy event

Gang activity
Purple

23105 Driver under narcotics

23109 Racing