Signal 17 Police Code Meaning & Definition

What Does Signal 17 Mean?

Signal 17 is a police radio code most commonly used to mean Lockout.

Police departments and dispatch centers may use Signal 17 differently, but Lockout is the most common meaning found in our database of agencies across the United States.

Most Common Meaning: Lockout

Used this way by: 50% of agencies on this page
Used in: 2 agencies across 2 states
Category: Non-Crime
Consensus: MediumMost agencies use this code similarly, but some regional or agency variations exist.

Code Distribution Breakdown

Lockout: 50% (1 agency)
Disorderly Crowd: 50% (1 agency)

Signal 17 Police Code Meanings by Agency

2 agencies across 2 states
Signal 17: Lockout
CategoryNon-Crime
State Georgia
Agency Atlanta Police Department
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Signal 17: Disorderly Crowd
CategoryIncident
State Ohio
Agency Cincinnati Police Department
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Why Does Signal 17 Have Different Meanings?

Police radio codes are not standardized nationwide. Different agencies may assign different meanings to Signal 17 , which is why multiple definitions can exist for the same code.

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