10-100 Police Code Meaning & Definition

What Does 10-100 Mean?

10-100 is a police radio code most commonly used to mean In Pursuit - Assistance Needed.

Police departments and dispatch centers may use 10-100 differently, but In Pursuit - Assistance Needed is the most common meaning found in our database of agencies across the United States.

Most Common Meaning: In Pursuit - Assistance Needed

Used this way by: 25% of agencies on this page
Used in: 4 agencies across 3 states
Category: Emergency
Consensus: LowThis code is used with several different meanings across agencies.

Code Distribution Breakdown

In Pursuit - Assistance Needed: 25% (1 agency)
Alert Stay in Contact With: 25% (1 agency)
Alert - Remain in Contact: 25% (1 agency)
Major Emergency: 25% (1 agency)

10-100 Police Code Meanings by Agency

4 agencies across 3 states
10-100: In Pursuit - Assistance Needed
CategoryEmergency
State Alabama
Agency Hoover Police Department
Sources
10-100: Alert Stay in Contact With
CategoryEmergency
State Florida
Agency Jacksonville Police Department
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10-100: Alert - Remain in Contact
CategoryEmergency
State Florida
Agency Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
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10-100: Major Emergency
CategoryEmergency
State Massachusetts
Agency Boston Police Department
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Why Does 10-100 Have Different Meanings?

Police radio codes are not standardized nationwide. Different agencies may assign different meanings to 10-100 , which is why multiple definitions can exist for the same code.

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