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

10-0 Caution

10-1 Reception poor

10-2 Reception good

10-3 Stop transmitting

10-4 Message received, understood

10-5 Repay message

10-6 Change channel

10-7 Out of service

10-7A Out of service, home

10-7B Out of service, personal

10-8 In service

10-9 Repeat message

10-10 Off duty

10-10A Off duty, home

10-11 Identify frequency

10-12 Visitor(s) present

10-13 Weather and road advice

10-14 Citizen w/suspect

10-15 Prisoner in custody

10-16 Pick up prisoner

10-17 Request for gasoline

10-18 Equipment exchange

10-19 Return(ing) to station

10-20 Location

10-21 Telephone

10-21A Advise home I will return at:

10-22 Disregard last assignment

10-23 Stand by

10-24 Request car-to-car transmit

10-25 Do you have contact with:

10-26 Clear

10-27 D.D.L. report

10-28 Registration request

10-29 Check for wants

10-29F Subject wanted, felony

10-29H Hazard potential from subject

10-29M Subject wanted, Misdemeanor

10-29V Vehicle wanted

10-30 Doesn't conform to regulations

10-32 Drowning

10-33 Alarm sounding, audible

10-34 Assist at office

10-35 Time check

10-36 Confidential information

10-37 Identify operator

10-39 Can () come to the radio?

10-40 Is () available for phone call?

10-42 Check the welfare of/at:

10-43 Call a doctor

10-45 Condition of patient?

10-45A Good

10-45B Serious

10-45C Critical

10-45D Dead

10-49 Proceed to:

10-50 Under influence of drugs

10-51 Drunk

10-52 Resuscitator

10-53 Man down

10-54 Possible dead body

10-55 Coroner 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 Civilian standby

10-63 Prepare to copy

10-64 Found property

10-66 Suspicious person

10-67 Person calling for help

10-68 Telephone for police

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 radio traffic?

10-88 Assume post

10-91 Animal

10-91A Animal, stray

10-91B Animal, noisy

10-91C Animal, injured

10-91D Animal, dead

10-91E Animal, bite

10-91G Animal, pickup

10-91J Animal, pickup collect

10-91L Animal, leash law violation

10-91V Animal, vicious

10-95 Need ID tech unit

10-97 Arrived at scene

10-98 Available to assign

Police Scanner 11 Codes

11-10 Take report

11-24 Abandoned vehicle

11-25 Traffic hazard

11-26 Abandoned bicycle

11-27 10-27 W/driver held

11-28 10-28 W/driver held

11-40 Advise if ambulance needed

11-41 Ambulance needed

11-42 No ambulance needed

11-48 Furnish transportation

11-51 Escort

11-52 Funeral detail

11-54 Suspicious vehicle

11-55 Officer being followed by auto

11-56 11-55 W/dangerous persons

11-57 Unidentified auto at assignments

11-58 Radio monitored, use phone

11-59 Intensive attention: high hazard,

business areas

11-60 Attack in high hazard area

11-65 Signal light out

11-66 Defective signal light

11-78 Aircraft accident

11-79 Accident - Ambulance sent

11-80 Accident - Major injuries

11-81 Accident - Minor injuries

11-82 Accident - No injuries

11-83 Accident - No detail

11-84 Direct traffic

11-85 Tow truck required

11-94 Pedestrian stop

11-95 Routine traffic stop

11-96 Checking suspicious vehicle

11-97 Time/security check on patrol

11-98 Meet:

11-99 Officer needs help!

Common Police Scanner Codes

187 Homicide

207 Kidnapping

207A Kidnapping attempt

211 Robbery

211A Robbery alarm

211S 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

261A Attempted rape

273A Child neglect

273D Wife beating - Felony

288 Lewd conduct

311 Indecent exposure

314 Indecent exposure

374B Illegal dumping

390 Drunk

390D Drunk, unconscious

415 Disturbance

417 Person with a gun

417A Person with a knife

459 Burglary

459A Burglar alarm

459S 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

653M 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