10-15 Police Code Meaning & Definition
What Does 10-15 Mean?
10-15 is a police radio code most commonly used to mean Prisoner in Custody.
Police departments and dispatch centers may use 10-15 differently, but Prisoner in Custody is the most common meaning found in our database of agencies across the United States.
Most Common Meaning: Prisoner in Custody
Used this way by: 30% of agencies on this page
Used in: 20 agencies across 13 states
Category: Incident
Consensus: LowThis code is used with several different meanings across agencies.
Code Distribution Breakdown
Prisoner in Custody: 30% (6 agencies)
Message Delivered: 10% (2 agencies)
Enroute with Prisoner: 5% (1 agency)
En route with prisoner: 5% (1 agency)
Prisoner in custody: 5% (1 agency)
Assist Other Unit: 5% (1 agency)
Alarm - Owner on Way: 5% (1 agency)
False Call/No Incident: 5% (1 agency)
Emergency Prisoner Transport: 5% (1 agency)
Family Fight / Domestic Violence: 5% (1 agency)
License Plate Check - Verify if Stolen: 5% (1 agency)
Call Home: 5% (1 agency)
Request Bomb Squad: 5% (1 agency)
Forgery / Fraud / Embezzlement: 5% (1 agency)
10-15 Police Code Meanings by Agency
20 agencies across 13 states
A - Alarm Out; B - Alarm Reset
Why Does 10-15 Have Different Meanings?
Police radio codes are not standardized nationwide. Different agencies may assign different meanings to 10-15 , which is why multiple definitions can exist for the same code.
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