10-56 Police Code Meaning & Definition

What Does 10-56 Mean?

10-56 is a police radio code most commonly used to mean Intoxicated Pedestrian.

Police departments and dispatch centers may use 10-56 differently, but Intoxicated Pedestrian is the most common meaning found in our database of agencies across the United States.

Most Common Meaning: Intoxicated Pedestrian

Used this way by: 14% of agencies on this page
Used in: 14 agencies across 10 states
Category: Administrative
Consensus: ConflictedThis code has significant meaning conflicts between agencies and may vary widely by location.

Code Distribution Breakdown

Intoxicated Pedestrian: 14% (2 agencies)
Serving Legal Notices/Papers: 7% (1 agency)
Meet.... At: 7% (1 agency)
Meet ? at ?: 7% (1 agency)
Meet at...: 7% (1 agency)
Court: 7% (1 agency)
Meet ___ at ___: 7% (1 agency)
Suicide: 7% (1 agency)
Officer In Trouble: 7% (1 agency)
Arrived at Scene: 7% (1 agency)
Verify if Ambulance Needed: 7% (1 agency)
Request for Meal Break: 7% (1 agency)
Threats: 7% (1 agency)

10-56 Police Code Meanings by Agency

14 agencies across 10 states
10-56: Serving Legal Notices/Papers
CategoryAdministrative
State Alabama
Agency Hoover Police Department
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10-56: Meet.... At
CategoryAdministrative
State Florida
Agency Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
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10-56: Meet ? at ?
CategoryAdministrative
State Florida
Agency Jacksonville Police Department
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10-56: Meet at...
CategoryAdministrative
State Florida
Agency Lake County Sheriff's Office
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10-56: Court
CategoryAdministrative
State Florida
Agency Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office
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10-56: Meet ___ at ___
CategoryAdministrative
State Florida
Agency Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
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10-56: Suicide
CategoryIncident
State Illinois
Agency Chicago Police Department
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10-56: Officer In Trouble
CategoryEmergency
State Massachusetts
Agency Boston Police Department
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10-56: Intoxicated Pedestrian
CategoryNon-Crime
State North Carolina
Agency Winston-Salem Police Department
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10-56: Arrived at Scene
CategoryStatus
State Nevada
Agency Albuquerque Police Department
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10-56: Verify if Ambulance Needed
CategoryCommunication
State New York
Agency New York Police Department
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10-56: Request for Meal Break
CategoryAdministrative
State Ohio
Agency Columbus Police Department
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10-56: Threats
CategoryIncident
State Texas
Agency San Antonio Police Department
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10-56: Intoxicated Pedestrian
CategoryIncident
State Virginia
Agency Virginia State Police
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Why Does 10-56 Have Different Meanings?

Police radio codes are not standardized nationwide. Different agencies may assign different meanings to 10-56 , which is why multiple definitions can exist for the same code.

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