10-34 Police Code Meaning & Definition

What Does 10-34 Mean?

10-34 is a police radio code most commonly used to mean Time.

Police departments and dispatch centers may use 10-34 differently, but Time is the most common meaning found in our database of agencies across the United States.

Most Common Meaning: Time

Used this way by: 13% of agencies on this page
Used in: 16 agencies across 11 states
Category: Communication
Consensus: ConflictedThis code has significant meaning conflicts between agencies and may vary widely by location.

Code Distribution Breakdown

Time: 13% (2 agencies)
Correct Time: 6% (1 agency)
Bomb Threat: 6% (1 agency)
Resume Normal Broadcast: 6% (1 agency)
Resume normal radio traffic: 6% (1 agency)
Are you Clear?: 6% (1 agency)
Disturbance: 6% (1 agency)
Trouble At Jail: 6% (1 agency)
Assist at Office: 6% (1 agency)
Construction Accident: 6% (1 agency)
Civil Disturbance: 6% (1 agency)
Current Time: 6% (1 agency)
Officer or Meet Officer: 6% (1 agency)
Nature Unknown: 6% (1 agency)
Rape in Progress: 6% (1 agency)

10-34 Police Code Meanings by Agency

16 agencies across 11 states
10-34: Correct Time
CategoryCommunication
State Arizona
Agency Phoenix Police Department
Sources
10-34: Bomb Threat
CategoryEmergency
State Arizona
Agency Tucson Police Department
Sources
10-34: Resume Normal Broadcast
CategoryCommunication
State California
Agency Los Angeles Police Department
Sources
10-34: Resume normal radio traffic
CategoryCommunication
State California
Agency Orange County Sheriff's Office
Sources
10-34: Are you Clear?
CategoryCommunication
State California
Agency San Diego Police Department
Sources
10-34: Disturbance
CategoryIncident
State Florida
Agency Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office
Sources
10-34: Trouble At Jail
CategoryIncident
State Florida
Agency Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
Sources
10-34: Assist at Office
CategoryStatus
State Illinois
Agency Chicago Police Department
Sources
10-34: Construction Accident
CategoryIncident
State Massachusetts
Agency Boston Police Department
Sources
10-34: Civil Disturbance
CategoryIncident
State Maryland
Agency Baltimore Police Department
Sources
10-34: Current Time
CategoryCommunication
State North Carolina
Agency Winston-Salem Police Department
Sources
10-34: Officer or Meet Officer
CategoryStatus
State Nevada
Agency Albuquerque Police Department
Sources
10-34: Nature Unknown
CategoryCommunication
State Ohio
Agency Columbus Police Department
Sources
10-34: Rape in Progress
CategoryIncident
State Texas
Agency San Antonio Police Department
Sources
10-34: Time
CategoryCommunication
State Virginia
Agency Richmond Police Department
Sources
10-34: Time
CategoryCommunication
State Virginia
Agency Virginia State Police
Sources

Why Does 10-34 Have Different Meanings?

Police radio codes are not standardized nationwide. Different agencies may assign different meanings to 10-34 , which is why multiple definitions can exist for the same code.

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