What do the different police codes for crimes mean?
The police code are different for different actions and mostly consists on abbreviations of different behavior, instructions and crime. The common Police codes used on an international level are below. In different area’s police have some different codes. 10-0 Use Caution , 10-4 O.K.,10-8 In service,10-16 Pick up prisoner,10-20 Your location,10-36 Correct time,10-55d Send coroner, 10-79 Send wrecker,10-91D Dead animal, 10-97 Arrived at scene,11-14 Animal bite,11-46 Death report, 11-71 Fire Report, 14 Ambulance in route, 18 Traffic incident, 29 Death, 34s Shooting, 52f Fire, 62 Alarms, 65 Simple robbery, 72 Forgery, 98 D.W.I.,187 Homicide ,207 Kidnapping ,207A Kidnapping attempt ,211 Robbery ,211A Robbery alarm ,211S Robbery alarm, silent ,213 Use of illegal explosives ,217 Assault with intent to murder ,240 Assault ,242 Battery ,243 Assault on Police Officer,246 Shooting at inhabited dwelling ,261 Rape ,261A Attempted rape ,273A Child neglect ,288 Lewd conduct ,311 Indecent exposure ,3
A police code is a number abbreviation for a crime, incident or instructions for police officers. The Hundred Code is a 3 digit police code system. This code is usually pronounced digit-by-digit, using a radio alphabet for any letters, as 505 “five zero five” or 207A “two zero seven alpha”. Some examples: 187 Homicide 207 Kidnapping 207A Kidnapping attempt 211 Robbery 211A Robbery alarm 211S Robbery alarm, silent 213 Use of illegal explosives 217 Assault with intent to murder 240 Assault 242 Battery 245 Assault with a deadly weapon 246 Shooting at inhabited dwelling 261 Rape 261A Attempted rape Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
