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CrimeZyland: Codes Used in Scanner TransmissionsPolice transmissions use codes to expedite communication. The codes include operational shorthand and penal code numbers to refer to particular crimes. This list includes a modified augmentation of codes covering environmental, consumer, corporate, and governmental crime. What if the police attended to these crimes just as they do for street crime? |
| 10-00 Codes
10-0 Exercise great caution. 10-1 Reception is poor. 10-2 Reception is good. 10-3 Stop transmitting. 10-4 Message received. 10-5 Relay message. 10-6 Change channel. 10-7 Out of service/unavailable for assignment. 10-7A Out of service at home. 10-7B Out of service - personal. 10-8 In service/available for assignment. 10-9 Repeat last transmission. 10-10 Off duty. 10-10A Off duty at home. 10-11 Identify this frequency. 10-12 Visitors are present (be discrete). 10-13 Advise weather and road conditions. 10-14 Citizen holding suspect. 10-15 Prisoner in custody. 10-16 Pick up prisoner. 10-17 Request for gasoline. 10-18 Equipment exchange. 10-19 Return/returning to the station. 10-20 Location? 10-21 Telephone:______ 10-21A Advise home that I will return at ______. 10-22 Disregard the last assignment. 10-22C Leave area if all secure; no responsible person/owner is enroute. 10-23 Standby. 10-24 Request car-to-car transmission. 10-25 Do you have contact with _______? 10-26 Clear. 10-27 Driver's license check. 10-28 Vehicle registration request. 10-29 Check for being wanted/warrants. 10-29F The subject is wanted for a felony. 10-29H Caution - severe hazard potential. 10-29M The subject is wanted for a misdemeanor. 10-29V The vehicle is wanted in connection with a possible crime. 10-30 Does not conform to regulations. 10-32 Drowning. 10-33 Alarm sounding. 10-34 Assist at office. 10-35 Time check. 10-36 Confidential information. 10-37 Identify the operator. 10-39 Can ______ come to the radio? 10-40 Is ______ available for a telephone call? 10-42 Check on the welfare of/at ______. 10-43 Call a doctor. 10-45 What is the condition of the patient? 10-45A Condition of patient is good. 10-45B Condition of patient is serious. 10-45C Condition of patient is critical. 10-45D Patient is deceased. 10-49 Proceed to ______. 10-50 Subject is under the influence of narcotics. 10-51 Subject is drunk. 10-52 Resuscitator is needed. 10-53 Man down. 10-54 Possible dead body. 10-55 This is a coroner's case. 10-56 Suicide. 10-56A Suicide attempt. 10-57 Missing person. 10-59 Security check. 10-60 Lock out. 10-61 Miscellaneous public service. 10-62 Meet a citizen. 10-62A Take a report from a citizen. 10-62B Civil standby. 10-63 Prepare to copy. 10-64 Found property. 10-66 Suspicious person. 10-67 Person calling for help. 10-68 Call for police made via telephone. 10-70 Prowler. 10-71 Shooting. 10-72 Gun involved. 10-73 How do you receive? 10-79 Bomb threat. 10-80 Explosion. 10-86 Any traffic? 10-88 Assume your post. 10-91 Animal. 10-91A Stray. 10-91B Noisy animal. 10-91C Injured animal. 10-91D Dead animal. 10-91E Animal bite. 10-91G Animal pickup. 10-91J Pickup/collect ______. 10-91L Leash law violation. 10-91V Vicious animal. 10-95 Requesting an I.D./Tech unit. 10-97 Arrived at the scene. 10-98 Available for assignment. 10-100 Civil disturbance - Mutual aid standby. 10-101 Civil disturbance - Mutual aid request. 11-00 Codes 11-10 Take a report. 11-24 Abandoned automobile. 11-25 Traffic hazard. 11-26 Abandoned bicycle. 11-27 with the driver being held. 11-28 with the driver being held. 11-40 Advise if an ambulance is needed. 11-41 An ambulance is needed. 11-42 No ambulance is needed. 11-48 Furnish transportation. 11-51 Escort. 11-52 Funeral detail. 11-54 Suspicious vehicle. 11-55 Officer is being followed by automobile. 11-56 Officer is being followed by auto containing dangerous persons. 11-57 An unidentified auto appeared at the scene of the assignment. 11-58 Radio traffic is being monitored. Phone all non-routine messages. 11-59 Give intensive attention to high hazard/business areas. 11-60 Attack in a high hazard area. 11-65 Signal light is out. 11-66 Defective traffic light. 11-78 Aircraft accident. 11-79 Accident - ambulance has been sent. 11-80 Accident - major injuries. 11-81 Accident - minor injuries. 11-82 Accident - no injuries. 11-83 Accident - no details. 11-84 Direct traffic. 11-85 Tow truck required. 11-94 Pedestrian stop. 11-95 Routine traffic stop. 11-96 Checking a suspicious vehicle 11-97 Time/security check on patrol vehicles. 11-98 Meet: _______ 11-99 Officer needs help.
Other Codes Code 1 Do so at your convenience. Code 2 Urgent. Code 3 Emergency/lights and siren. Code 4 No further assistance is needed. Code 5 Stakeout. Code 6 Responding from a long distance. Code 7 Mealtime. Code 8 Request cover/backup. Code 9 Set up a roadblock. Code 33 Mobile emergency - clear this radio channel. |
MOST FREQUENTLY USED CALIFORNIA PENAL CODES
32 Accessory to a felony 53m Harassment by phone (obscene call) 67 Offer a bribe to executive officer 69 Deter/resist executive officer (other than peace officer) by 71 Threaten injury to school officer or employee 93d Theft of CATV 100 alarm (silent or audible) 102 Take or destroy property in custody of officer 118 Perjury 136.1(a) Intimidation of witness or victim from attending/testifying at any 136.1(b1) Intimidation of witness or victim from reporting crime to 136.1(C1) Intimidation of witness or victim by force/threat of violence 137(a) Offer bribe to influence testimony 146a Impersonating a peace officer 148 * resisting arrest 148 Interfering with an officer 148.1 False report of a bomb 148.5 False report of a crime 150 Refuse to aid an officer 151(a1) Advocate killing/injuring officer 152 * drunk driver 187 * homicide 187 Murder 192.1 Voluntary manslaughter 192.2 Involuntary manslaughter 192.3 Vehicular manslaughter 203 Mayhem 207 * kidnapping 207 Kidnap 209a Kidnaping for ransom/extortion 209b Kidnaping for robbery 211 Robbery 211 robbery 212 strongarm robbery 213 purse snatch 216 * shots fired 217 shooting 219 stabbing/cutting 220 Assault with intent to mayhem/rape/sodomy/oral copulation 221 person with gun 222 person with knife 236 False imprisonment 240 Assault 240 assault/battery 241 Assault on peace officer/EMT/firefighter 242 Battery 243a Battery against a citizen 243b Battery against a peace officer 244 Throwing acid with intent to disfigure or burn 245 * aggravated assault/ADW 245 Assault with a deadly weapon 245b Assault with a deadly weapon against a peace officer 246 Shooting at an inhabited dwelling or vehicle 261 Rape 261 sexual assault/rape 261.5 Rape - under 18 years of age 262 Rape of spouse 266h Pimping266i Pandering 270 Child neglect/failing to pay the support payments 271 Child abandonment - under 14 272 Contributing to the delinquency of a minor 273d Corporal injury upon child 273.5a Corporal injury to spouse/cohabitant 278 Child abduction from parent or guardian 285 Incest 286 Sodomy 288 Sex crimes against children 288 sexual assault, victim under 15 y/o 288a Oral copulation 290 Sex registration 311 indecent exposure 311.2a Possession of obscene matter 311.2b Possessing obscene matter depicting a minor 314 Indecent exposure 330 Gambling 373 Public nuisance misdemeanors (spitting in public places, etc.) 374b Garbage dumping 400 demonstration/pickets 402b Abandoned refrigerator 404 riot 405 citizens holding prisoner 406 * officer need emergency help 407 * prisoner transport 408 ambulance 409 tow-truck 410 requested assistance responding 415 Disturbing the peace (be specific) 415 noise complaint 416 * citizen standby 417 Brandishing a weapon 417 person ringing doorbells 418 * fight or dispute, no weapons 419 * fight with weapons, specify 420 juvenile disturbance 451 Arson 459 Burglary 459 burglary 470 * fraud 470 Forgery 476a Insufficient funds (checks) 484e Theft of a credit card 484f Forged credit card 484g Illegal use of a credit card 487 Grand Theft ($400+) 487 grand theft 488 Petty theft (<$400) 488 petty theft 496 * stolen property receiving 496 Receiving stolen property 499b Joyriding 503 Embezzlement 518 veh. accident, non-injury 519 veh. accident with injury 520 * aided case 527 bonfire 528 fire 529 explosion 530 bomb threat 531 suspected explosive device found 537 Nonpayment of a bill (Restaurants, etc.) 537e Article with serial number removed 555 Posted trespass 5 585 traffic stop 587 parking violation 588 * driveway violation - tow 594 * malicious mischief (vandalism) 594 Vandalism 595 * malicious mischief (grafitti) 596 abandoned vehicle 597 Killing or abusing animals 600 roadblock 601 * trespassers 602 person breaking in 602L Trespass 603 prowler 603 Trespass with damage 647a Annoy/molest child 6 647B * prostitute 647b Prostitution 647f Drunk in public 647g Disorderly conduct - loitering on private property at night 647h Disorderly conduct - peeking into an inhabited building 650 * threats 799 senile person 800 mentally-disturbed person 801 person attempting suicide 802 coroner's case 806 juvenile beyond parental control 807 missing juvenile 809 missing person 811 intoxicated person 819 rolling of intoxicated person 851 stolen vehicle 852 auto boost/strip 853 recovered stolen vehicle
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901 call station (or other location)
902 return to station 904 * meet with officer, non-emergency 905 * meet with City or public service empl. 909 citizen requests interview 910 check on well-being 911 broken window 912 person dumping rubbish 913 complaint unknown 914 person down 916 suspicious person in vehicle 917 suspicious person 918 person screaming for help 900 Series Codes 904 Fire. 904A Automobile fire. 904B Building fire. 904G Grass fire. 909 Traffic problem; police needed. 910 Can handle this detail. 932 Turn on _______ mobile relay at _______. 933 Turn off mobile relay. 949 Burning inspection at _______. 950 Control burn in progress/about to begin/ended. 951 Need fire investigator. 952 Report on conditions. 953 Investigate smoke. 953A Investigate gas. 954 Off the air at the scene of the fire. 955 Fire is under control. 956 Assignment not finished. 980 Restrict calls to emergency only. 981 Resume normal traffic. 2000 Unlawful taking of animals 2002 Unlawful possession except as provided by Code of, overlimit,
Environmental: 4100 Attack on endangered species -animals 4200 Attack on endangered species -trees and plants 4300 Pollution of Air 4400 Pollution of Water 4500 Polution of Earth 4532 Escape (also 32 PC) 12020 Possession of a deadly weapon 4550 Biological Pollution - release of dangerous organisms 4600 Transfer environmental offence to thrid world 4700 Transfer environmental offence to local poor communities 4800 Corporate sacrifice of environment for profit 4900 Rape of natural resources
Crimes against Labor 5100 Dehumanization of work 5200 Downsizing - firing of long term loyal employees 5300 Endangerment - Disregard of worker safety 5400 Intimidation of worker attempts to organize 5500 Sweat shop - exploit immigrant populations 5600 Exploit third world population 5630 Exploit third world population - children 5660 Exploit third world population - prisoners 5700 Raiding of worker pensions 5800 Leveraged buyout - raping of functioning business
Crimes against Consumers 6100 Shoddy workmanship - plananed obsolescence 6200 Endangerment - dangerous workmanship 6300 Price gouging 6400 False advertising, fraud 6500 Seductive advertising - manipulation of desire 6600 Failure to respond to complaints 6700 Annihilation of government regulation and oversight
Financial Manipulation, Monopolization, Corruption, Government Practices 7100 Corporate financial manipulation - personal greed above general welfare 7200 Bribery, influence peddling - government officials placing greed above public welfare 7300 Monoplistic practices - destruction of competition 7400 Financial manipulation - insider trading, fraud 7500 Dereliction of duty - failure to perform office 7600 Police abuse - corruption of power 7700 Institutionalized racism
10851 Auto theft 10852 Malicious mischief to a vehicle; driveway remove parts 10853 Climb onto or put in motion
11350 Possession 11351 Possession for sales (Relating to marijuana) 11352 Sale/transportation 11357a Possession of hashish 11357b Possession of less than 1 ounce 11357c Possession of more than 1 ounce
11358 Cultivation 11359 Possession for sales 11360a Sale/transportation (Relating to barbiturates, amphetamines and LSD) 11364 Paraphernalia 11368 Forged prescription 11377 Possession 11378 Possession for sale 11550 Under influence of a controlled disturbance substance except for 12025 Possession of a concealed firearm 12031 Possession of a loaded firearm 12677 Fireworks 14601 Suspended or revoked license a vehicle
15150 Mental/emotional
15170 Unable to care barbiturates, and amphetamines. for self 20001 Hit and run - injury or death 20002 Hit and run - property damage from a vehicle 21111 Throwing article 22348 Maximum speed law - 55 MPH 22350 Basic speed law - unsafe speed highway 22500e Vehicle blocking a 23109 Exhibition of speed 23110 Throwing article at 23112 Throwing garbage on 23152 Drunk driving |
This list is provided as part of the CrimeZyland art installation. More details can be found at http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~netart/crimemain.html.. CrimeZyland was created by Stephen Wilson