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A police scanner is basically just another type of a radio scanner. These special scanners can give and receive wireless radio signal transmissions and is becoming more and more of a household item. Police scanners are mainly used for both safety and business purposes. Unlike a FM or an AM radio signal which can only pick up their respective signals
the scanner will pick up a wide variety of signals and a number of them simultaneously too
allowing an easy check up on the various channels. Therefore
the term “police scanners” is simply a scanner that is tuned into the radio broadcasts done by the region’s police department.


Advantages and Purposes of a Police Scanner
Surprisingly a police scanner can help people in many ways
whether it is through excitement or through a sense of safety.
 Firstly
police scanners are quite exciting to tune into. It is a human instinct to want to know what is happening when
for example a police car
an ambulance
or a fire truck is blazing by. With a police scanner
a user would know exactly what is going on.
 Also
it can help a user lessen the impact any potential environmental disasters may cause. For example
earthquakes
thunderstorms
and tornadoes could be immediately responded to by taking the necessary actions with the guidance of a police scanner.
 Potential accidents such as toxic spills or power outages near the user can also be responded to if the user was tuning into a police scanner.
 Neighborhood crimes are also unpredictable. However
with a police scanner
anyone can be constantly updated with the latest news and any precautions that they should take. A collective effort by many people with police scanners in the same neighborhood can lead to a much safer community.


Police Scanner Codes
Although the police scanner codes differ from region to region
mostly it is quite unified.

Police Scanner 10 Codes
10
Caution
10
Reception poor
10
Reception good
10
Stop transmitting
10
Message received
understood
10
Repay message
10
Change channel
10
Out of service
10
Out of service
home
10
Out of service
personal
10
In service
10
Repeat message
10
Off duty
10
Off duty
home
10
Identify frequency
10
Visitor(s) present
10
Weather and road advice
10
Citizen w/suspect
10
Prisoner in custody
10
Pick up prisoner
10
Request for gasoline
10
Equipment exchange
10
Return(ing) to station
10
Location
10
Telephone
10
Advise home I will return at:
10
Disregard last assignment
10
Stand by
10
Request car-to-car transmit
10
Do you have contact with:
10
Clear
10
D.D.L. report
10
Registration request
10
Check for wants
10
Subject wanted
felony
10
Hazard potential from subject
10
Subject wanted
Misdemeanor
10
Vehicle wanted
10
Doesn't conform to regulations
10
Drowning
10
Alarm sounding
audible
10
Assist at office
10
Time check
10
Confidential information
10
Identify operator
10
Can () come to the radio?
10
Is () available for phone call?
10
Check the welfare of/at:
10
Call a doctor
10
Condition of patient?
10
Good
10
Serious
10
Critical
10
Dead
10
Proceed to:
10
Under influence of drugs
10
Drunk
10
Resuscitator
10
Man down
10
Possible dead body
10
Coroner case
10
Suicide
10
Suicide attempt
10
Missing person
10
Security check
10
Lock-out
10
Miscellaneous public service
10
Meet a citizen
10
Take a report from a citizen
10
Civilian standby
10
Prepare to copy
10
Found property
10
Suspicious person
10
Person calling for help
10
Telephone for police
10
Prowler
10
Shooting
10
Gun involved
10
How do you receive?
10
Bomb threat
10
Explosion
10
Any radio traffic?
10
Assume post
10
Animal
10
Animal
stray
10
Animal
noisy
10
Animal
injured
10
Animal
dead
10
Animal
bite
10
Animal
pickup
10
Animal
pickup collect
10
Animal
leash law violation
10
Animal
vicious
10
Need ID tech unit
10
Arrived at scene
10
Available to assign

Police Scanner 11 Codes
11
Take report
11
Abandoned vehicle
11
Traffic hazard
11
Abandoned bicycle
11
10
W/driver held
11
10
W/driver held
11
Advise if ambulance needed
11
Ambulance needed
11
No ambulance needed
11
Furnish transportation
11
Escort
11
Funeral detail
11
Suspicious vehicle
11
Officer being followed by auto
11
11
W/dangerous persons
11
Unidentified auto at assignments
11
Radio monitored
use phone
11
Intensive attention: high hazard

business areas
11
Attack in high hazard area
11
Signal light out
11
Defective signal light
11
Aircraft accident
11
Accident - Ambulance sent
11
Accident - Major injuries
11
Accident - Minor injuries
11
Accident - No injuries
11
Accident - No detail
11
Direct traffic
11
Tow truck required
11
Pedestrian stop
11
Routine traffic stop
11
Checking suspicious vehicle
11
Time/security check on patrol
11
Meet:
11
Officer needs help!

Common Police Scanner Codes
187
Homicide
207
Kidnapping
207
Kidnapping attempt
211
Robbery
211
Robbery alarm
211
Robbery alarm
silent
217
Assault with intent to murder
240
Assault
242
Battery
245
Assault with a deadly weapon
246
Shooting at inhabited dwelling
261
Rape
261
Attempted rape
273
Child neglect
273
Wife beating - Felony
288
Lewd conduct
311
Indecent exposure
314
Indecent exposure
374
Illegal dumping
390
Drunk
390
Drunk
unconscious
415
Disturbance
417
Person with a gun
417
Person with a knife
459
Burglary
459
Burglar alarm
459
Burglar alarm
silent
470
Forgery
480
Hit and run - Felony
481
Hit and run - Misdemeanor
484
Petty theft
487
Grand theft
488
Petty theft
502
Drunk Driving
503
Auto theft
504
Tampering with a vehicle
505
Reckless driving
507
Public nuisance
510
Speeding or racing vehicles
586
Illegal parking
594
Malicious mischief
595
Runaway car
604
Throwing missiles
647
Lewd conduct
653
Threatening phone calls
Code Blue Bus/Cab in trouble
Code Red Varda Alarm activated
Code Purple Gang Activity
5150
Mental case
10851
Auto theft
10852
Tampering with vehicle
20001
Hit and run - Felony
20002
Hit and run - Misdemeanor
20007
Hit and run - Unattended
21958
Drunk pedestrian on roadway
22350
Speeding
22500
Illegal parking
23101
Drunk driving - injuries
23102
Drunk driving
23103
Reckless driver
23104
Reckless driver
23105
Driver under narcotics
23109
Racing
23110
Person throwing objects at
vehicles
23151
Drunk driving - injuries
23152
Drunk driver

Police Scanner I-37 Codes
Code 2 Urgent - no light or siren
Code 3 Use lights and siren
Code 4 No further assistance needed
Code 5 Stakeout
Code 6 Stay out of area
Code 7 Meal break
Code 8 Restroom break
Code 9 Summer uniform
Code 10 SWAT pre-call up
Code 11 SWAT Call up
Code 37 Subject/Property wanted

Medical and Fire Codes
Code 10 Critical Trauma case
Code 20 Acute Trauma case
Code 30 Trauma case
Code 40 Serious case (IV started)
Code 50 Basic transport (not serious)
Code N Newsworthy event