10-45 Police Code Meaning & Definition

What Does 10-45 Mean?

10-45 is a police radio code most commonly used to mean Meet At....

Police departments and dispatch centers may use 10-45 differently, but Meet At... is the most common meaning found in our database of agencies across the United States.

Most Common Meaning: Meet At...

Used this way by: 7% of agencies on this page
Used in: 15 agencies across 11 states
Category: Administrative
Consensus: ConflictedThis code has significant meaning conflicts between agencies and may vary widely by location.

Code Distribution Breakdown

Meet At...: 7% (1 agency)
Service your equipment: 7% (1 agency)
Call (By Phone): 7% (1 agency)
Call ? by Phone at ?: 7% (1 agency)
Phone at...: 7% (1 agency)
Dead on Arrival/Deceased Person Found: 7% (1 agency)
Call ____ By Phone: 7% (1 agency)
Condition of patient?: 7% (1 agency)
Fatality/Injuries Code 1 Fatality Code 2 Serious Injury Code 3 Minor Injury: 7% (1 agency)
Permission Denied: 7% (1 agency)
Bomb Threat: 7% (1 agency)
Traffic Accident - Injuries: 7% (1 agency)
Rapid Mobilization Level 1: 7% (1 agency)
Stolen Vehicle: 7% (1 agency)
Stopping Suspicious Vehicle: 7% (1 agency)

10-45 Police Code Meanings by Agency

15 agencies across 11 states
10-45: Meet At...
CategoryAdministrative
State Arizona
Agency Tucson Police Department
Sources
10-45: Service your equipment
CategoryAdministrative
State California
Agency Orange County Sheriff's Office
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10-45: Call (By Phone)
CategoryCommunication
State Florida
Agency Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
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10-45: Call ? by Phone at ?
CategoryCommunication
State Florida
Agency Jacksonville Police Department
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10-45: Phone at...
CategoryCommunication
State Florida
Agency Lake County Sheriff's Office
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10-45: Dead on Arrival/Deceased Person Found
CategoryIncident
State Florida
Agency Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office
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10-45: Call ____ By Phone
CategoryCommunication
State Florida
Agency Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
Sources
10-45: Condition of patient?
CategoryEmergency
State Illinois
Agency Chicago Police Department
Sources
10-45: Fatality/Injuries Code 1 Fatality Code 2 Serious Injury Code 3 Minor Injury
CategoryEmergency
State Massachusetts
Agency Boston Police Department
Sources
10-45: Permission Denied
CategoryAdministrative
State Maryland
Agency Baltimore Police Department
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10-45: Bomb Threat
CategoryEmergency
State North Carolina
Agency Winston-Salem Police Department
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10-45: Traffic Accident - Injuries
CategoryEmergency
State Nevada
Agency Albuquerque Police Department
Sources
10-45: Rapid Mobilization Level 1
4 sergeants, 20 officers
CategoryAdministrative
State New York
Agency New York Police Department
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10-45: Stolen Vehicle
CategoryIncident
State Ohio
Agency Columbus Police Department
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10-45: Stopping Suspicious Vehicle
CategoryIncident
State Virginia
Agency Virginia State Police
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Why Does 10-45 Have Different Meanings?

Police radio codes are not standardized nationwide. Different agencies may assign different meanings to 10-45 , which is why multiple definitions can exist for the same code.

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