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         TEN CODES!

 

 

 CodesMeaning
10-00

Officer Down, All Patrols Respond

'(Ten-Double Zero)'

 
10-0

Caution

Death/Dead

Pursuit  

10-1

Poor Reception

Officer Needs Help

Unable to Copy

Call your command (New York City)  

10-2 

Good Reception

OK For Now, Continue With Status Checks

Return to your command (New York City)

10-3

Stop Transmitting

Ok, No Further Status Checks Needed

Call your dispatcher {aka 'Central'} (New York City) 

10-4

Message Received

Affirmative

Ok

Understood 

10-5

Relay

Pick up an item

Repeat message (New York City) 

10-6

Busy

Out At Call

Stand by (New York City) 

10-7

Out of Service

Ending tour of Duty

Deceased

Not functional (as a vehicle)

(Ambulance) On Scene

Request Break

Proceeding to ___  

10-8

Back In Service

On Duty

Available for next Call

(Ambulance) In Service / En Route  

10-9

Repeat last message

 

 

 

 CodesMeaning
10-10

Fight In Progress

Out of service, off duty

Permission to go on common channel (car to car transmission, rather than through dispatch)

Negative

Transmission completed

Welfare check

Other non-Criminal Event

On Break, Subject To Calls

Possible Crime {Shots fired, suspicious person etc.} (New York City)

Person with felony warrant (Michigan)

 
10-11 

Animal Problem

Road-side check

Talking too fast

Alarm call

Person who reported the alarm ("Who's the 10-11 on this?")

En route

Alarm, specify type (New York City)

10-12

Standby

Visitors present

Disregard

Call in reports

At scene

Check revocation

Security Holding, usually inside a store (New York City)

 
10-13

Advise Weather/Road Conditions

Officer in need of assistance

Mental health patient transport

Officer needs immediate assistance (New York City)

Running late by ___ minutes (Public Transportation) 

10-14

Suspicious Person/Report of Prowler

Convoy or escort

Check Plate, Vehicle is occupied and suspicious, check if stolen (New York City)

Back on time (Public Transportation) 

10-15

Civil Disturbance

Prisoner/suspect in custody

Check if Vehicle Stolen - People in or out rolling/stationary vehicle.

Domestic disturbance

Check Plate, whether occupied or otherwise, check if stolen (New York City) 

10-16

Domestic Disturbance

Make pickup at ___

Non-urgent business (lights and siren not necessary)

Vehicle Stolen

Prisoner

License Check reports stolen (New York City) 

10-17

Meet Complainant

Pick up papers at ___

Urgent business (lights and siren)

Conduct Investigation

Vehicle Not Stolen

En Route

Medical Emergency

Writing Report

License Check reports not stolen (New York City)

 
10-18

Urgent

Complete assignment ASAP

Anything for us?

Intoxicated (as a noun or an adjective)

Livestock on Roadway

Warrant Check shows active warrants (New York City)

 
10-19

Return to ______

Returning from Scene

Return/EnRoute To Station

Warrant Check shows no active warrants (New York City)