420A Police Code Meaning & Definition

What Does 420A Mean?

420A is a police radio code most commonly used to mean Murder/Non-Negligent Homicide.

Police departments and dispatch centers may use 420A differently, but Murder/Non-Negligent Homicide is the most common meaning found in our database of agencies across the United States.

Most Common Meaning: Murder/Non-Negligent Homicide

Used this way by: 100% of agencies on this page
Used in: 1 agencies across 1 states
Category: Incident
Consensus: HighMost agencies use this code with the same or very similar meaning.

Code Distribution Breakdown

Murder/Non-Negligent Homicide: 100% (1 agency)

420A Police Code Meanings by Agency

1 agencies across 1 states
420A: Murder/Non-Negligent Homicide
CategoryIncident
State Nevada
Agency Las Vegas Police Department
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Why Does 420A Have Different Meanings?

Police radio codes are not standardized nationwide. Different agencies may assign different meanings to 420A , which is why multiple definitions can exist for the same code.

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