Code 7 Police Code Meaning & Definition

What Does Code 7 Mean?

Code 7 is a police radio code most commonly used to mean Out of Service to Eat.

Police departments and dispatch centers may use Code 7 differently, but Out of Service to Eat is the most common meaning found in our database of agencies across the United States.

Most Common Meaning: Out of Service to Eat

Used this way by: 75% of agencies on this page
Used in: 4 agencies across 4 states
Category: Status
Consensus: HighMost agencies use this code with the same or very similar meaning.

Code Distribution Breakdown

Out of Service to Eat: 75% (3 agencies)
Meal break: 25% (1 agency)

Code 7 Police Code Meanings by Agency

4 agencies across 4 states
Code 7: Out of Service to Eat
CategoryStatus
State Arizona
Agency Tucson Police Department
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Code 7: Out of Service to Eat
CategoryStatus
State California
Agency San Bernardino Police Department
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Code 7: Meal break
CategoryAdministrative
State Illinois
Agency Chicago Police Department
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Code 7: Out of Service to Eat
CategoryStatus
State Ohio
Agency Cincinnati Police Department
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Why Does Code 7 Have Different Meanings?

Police radio codes are not standardized nationwide. Different agencies may assign different meanings to Code 7 , which is why multiple definitions can exist for the same code.

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