to minimize the length of radio transmissions to keep the radio clear for other officers and so the average person with a scanner does not know exactly wat is going on.
400 series codes ie 402.405.419.
Police codes vary from one police department to another, so what 555 means in one area would not necessarily be the same as another area. Some police departments may not use 555 as one of their codes.
cop codes are codes that police use to talk to each other without the suspect knowing what they are talking about.
Police codes vary from state to state. You can ask your local Police Department for a copy of the 10 codes they use. It should be noted, however, that Police Department are, by recommendation of the Federal Communications Commission, staying away from using those codes as much as possible, with exception to codes they must use for their safety. In some states the term Code 4 may mean that that a suspect is in custody, while in other states such as Florida, a signal 4 is a code for traffic accident.
Try going to a Police Radio 10 Codes website.
There are many codes on police reports. The most common are crime reporting codes used by the FBI to classify crimes and maintain the national database.
Most Police departments or agencies will use that same 10 or 11 codes nationwide. But some do use their own codes that are different from other departments, which could make it confusing or in some cases dangerous for other Officers from different departments. The code your refering to is the 10-50 code which could mean "car accident" or for example, "the suspect just 10-50'd into the brick wall on H street". The 10-50 code could also mean "under influence of drugs". So it really depends on what the local department uses, you could also do a search on Google or Yahoo for example, "list of police codes for Wisconsin state Police", or "list of police codes for the Green Bay Police department". Here is also a good link that list codes most widely used across the States. www.radiolabs.com/police-codes.html
We don't use codes unlike other departments. Memphis just says what it is. We only have a few codes like signal 10 is has signal 12 is out in foot signal q is silent
If you are an officer, you will have to know all the codes relative to YOUR particular department.
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154.8600 police, ems 155.880
10-143 is not a recognized police ten code. The police ten codes are a standardized system of communication used by law enforcement agencies to relay information quickly and efficiently. However, different jurisdictions may have slight variations or additional codes specific to their region.