10-1 Police Code Meaning & Definition
What Does 10-1 Mean?
10-1 is a police radio code most commonly used to mean Receiving Poorly.
Police departments and dispatch centers may use 10-1 differently, but Receiving Poorly is the most common meaning found in our database of agencies across the United States.
Most Common Meaning: Receiving Poorly
Used this way by: 38% of agencies on this page
Used in: 21 agencies across 13 states
Category: Communication
Consensus: LowThis code is used with several different meanings across agencies.
Code Distribution Breakdown
Receiving Poorly: 38% (8 agencies)
Signal Weak: 10% (2 agencies)
Receiving poorly: 5% (1 agency)
Reception Poor: 5% (1 agency)
Unable to Copy Radio Transmission: 5% (1 agency)
Call Your Office: 5% (1 agency)
Non-Emergency: 5% (1 agency)
Reception poor: 5% (1 agency)
Responding: 5% (1 agency)
Signal Check: 5% (1 agency)
Weak Signal: 5% (1 agency)
Call Your Command: 5% (1 agency)
Injury to Member: 5% (1 agency)
10-1 Police Code Meanings by Agency
21 agencies across 13 states
Used to indicate that a unit cannot copy a message and to change location or channel.
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Why Does 10-1 Have Different Meanings?
Police radio codes are not standardized nationwide. Different agencies may assign different meanings to 10-1 , which is why multiple definitions can exist for the same code.
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