10-12 Police Code Meaning & Definition
What Does 10-12 Mean?
10-12 is a police radio code most commonly used to mean Visitors Present.
Police departments and dispatch centers may use 10-12 differently, but Visitors Present is the most common meaning found in our database of agencies across the United States.
Most Common Meaning: Visitors Present
Used this way by: 16% of agencies on this page
Used in: 19 agencies across 13 states
Category: Communication
Consensus: ConflictedThis code has significant meaning conflicts between agencies and may vary widely by location.
Code Distribution Breakdown
Visitors Present: 16% (3 agencies)
Stand By: 11% (2 agencies)
Stand-By (Stop): 5% (1 agency)
Officials or visitors present: 5% (1 agency)
Visitors With Officer: 5% (1 agency)
Visitor or With a Person: 5% (1 agency)
Eat/Meal: 5% (1 agency)
No Arrest/Report: 5% (1 agency)
Preliminary Report: 5% (1 agency)
No Units Available: 5% (1 agency)
Check MVD Revocation: 5% (1 agency)
Police Officer/Security Holding Suspect: 5% (1 agency)
Registration Check: 5% (1 agency)
Request Detective: 5% (1 agency)
Stand By / Stop: 5% (1 agency)
Suspect or Prisoner Present: 5% (1 agency)
10-12 Police Code Meanings by Agency
19 agencies across 13 states
Why Does 10-12 Have Different Meanings?
Police radio codes are not standardized nationwide. Different agencies may assign different meanings to 10-12 , which is why multiple definitions can exist for the same code.
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