10-24 Police Code Meaning & Definition

What Does 10-24 Mean?

10-24 is a police radio code most commonly used to mean Assignment Completed.

Police departments and dispatch centers may use 10-24 differently, but Assignment Completed is the most common meaning found in our database of agencies across the United States.

Most Common Meaning: Assignment Completed

Used this way by: 31% of agencies on this page
Used in: 16 agencies across 12 states
Category: Status
Consensus: LowThis code is used with several different meanings across agencies.

Code Distribution Breakdown

Assignment Completed: 31% (5 agencies)
Trouble at Station: 6% (1 agency)
Trouble--Send Help: 6% (1 agency)
Trouble, Send Help, Officer Down: 6% (1 agency)
Record Check (Complete): 6% (1 agency)
Send Help - Emergency: 6% (1 agency)
Nothing to Call: 6% (1 agency)
Request car-to-car transmit: 6% (1 agency)
Gas Leak: 6% (1 agency)
Direct Traffic: 6% (1 agency)
Assault: 6% (1 agency)
Squad / Medic Requested: 6% (1 agency)

10-24 Police Code Meanings by Agency

16 agencies across 12 states
10-24: Assignment Completed
CategoryStatus
State Alabama
Agency Hoover Police Department
Sources
10-24: Assignment Completed
CategoryStatus
State Arizona
Agency Tucson Police Department
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10-24: Trouble at Station
CategoryIncident
State California
Agency Los Angeles Police Department
Sources
10-24: Trouble--Send Help
CategoryEmergency
State Florida
Agency Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
Sources
10-24: Trouble, Send Help, Officer Down
CategoryEmergency
State Florida
Agency Lake County Sheriff's Office
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10-24: Record Check (Complete)
CategoryAdministrative
State Florida
Agency Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office
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10-24: Send Help - Emergency
CategoryEmergency
State Florida
Agency Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
Sources
10-24: Nothing to Call
CategoryCommunication
State Georgia
Agency Atlanta Police Department
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10-24: Request car-to-car transmit
CategoryCommunication
State Illinois
Agency Chicago Police Department
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10-24: Gas Leak
CategoryIncident
State Massachusetts
Agency Boston Police Department
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10-24: Assignment Completed
CategoryStatus
State North Carolina
Agency Winston-Salem Police Department
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10-24: Direct Traffic
CategoryAdministrative
State Nevada
Agency Albuquerque Police Department
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10-24: Assault
CategoryIncident
State New York
Agency New York Police Department
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10-24: Squad / Medic Requested
CategoryEmergency
State Ohio
Agency Columbus Police Department
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10-24: Assignment Completed
CategoryStatus
State Virginia
Agency Richmond Police Department
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10-24: Assignment Completed
CategoryStatus
State Virginia
Agency Virginia State Police
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Why Does 10-24 Have Different Meanings?

Police radio codes are not standardized nationwide. Different agencies may assign different meanings to 10-24 , which is why multiple definitions can exist for the same code.

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