10-5 Police Code Meaning & Definition

What Does 10-5 Mean?

10-5 is a police radio code most commonly used to mean Relay.

Police departments and dispatch centers may use 10-5 differently, but Relay is the most common meaning found in our database of agencies across the United States.

Most Common Meaning: Relay

Used this way by: 24% of agencies on this page
Used in: 21 agencies across 13 states
Category: Communication
Consensus: ConflictedThis code has significant meaning conflicts between agencies and may vary widely by location.

Code Distribution Breakdown

Relay: 24% (5 agencies)
Relay Message: 14% (3 agencies)
Relay (To): 5% (1 agency)
Relay To: 5% (1 agency)
Relay to...: 5% (1 agency)
To or at Station (Reference): 5% (1 agency)
Relay to: 5% (1 agency)
Domestic: 5% (1 agency)
Repay message: 5% (1 agency)
Repeat: 5% (1 agency)
No Acknowledgment: 5% (1 agency)
Relay To/From: 5% (1 agency)
Repeat Message: 5% (1 agency)
Injury Accident: 5% (1 agency)
Return To: 5% (1 agency)

10-5 Police Code Meanings by Agency

21 agencies across 13 states
10-5: Relay (To)
CategoryCommunication
State Arizona
Agency Phoenix Police Department
Sources
10-5: Relay Message
CategoryCommunication
State Arizona
Agency Tucson Police Department
Sources
10-5: Relay
CategoryCommunication
State California
Agency Orange County Sheriff's Office
Sources
10-5: Relay
CategoryCommunication
State California
Agency San Bernardino Police Department
Sources
10-5: Relay Message
CategoryCommunication
State California
Agency San Diego Police Department
Sources
10-5: Relay To
CategoryCommunication
State Florida
Agency Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
Sources
10-5: Relay
CategoryCommunication
State Florida
Agency Jacksonville Police Department
Sources
10-5: Relay to...
CategoryCommunication
State Florida
Agency Lake County Sheriff's Office
Sources
10-5: To or at Station (Reference)
CategoryStatus
State Florida
Agency Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office
Sources
10-5: Relay to
CategoryCommunication
State Florida
Agency Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
Sources
10-5: Domestic
A - Report; B - Report/Arrest
CategoryIncident
State Georgia
Agency Atlanta Police Department
Sources
10-5: Repay message
CategoryCommunication
State Illinois
Agency Chicago Police Department
Sources
10-5: Repeat
CategoryCommunication
State Massachusetts
Agency Boston Police Department
Sources
10-5: No Acknowledgment
CategoryCommunication
State Maryland
Agency Baltimore Police Department
Sources
10-5: Relay To/From
CategoryCommunication
State North Carolina
Agency Winston-Salem Police Department
Sources
10-5: Relay Message
CategoryCommunication
State Nevada
Agency Albuquerque Police Department
Sources
10-5: Repeat Message
CategoryCommunication
State New York
Agency New York Police Department
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10-5: Injury Accident
CategoryIncident
State Ohio
Agency Columbus Police Department
Sources
10-5: Return To
CategoryStatus
State Texas
Agency San Antonio Police Department
Sources
10-5: Relay
CategoryCommunication
State Virginia
Agency Richmond Police Department
Sources
10-5: Relay
E - Eye; B - Blood; G - Governor's Warrant; W - Warrant
CategoryCommunication
State Virginia
Agency Virginia State Police
Sources

Why Does 10-5 Have Different Meanings?

Police radio codes are not standardized nationwide. Different agencies may assign different meanings to 10-5 , which is why multiple definitions can exist for the same code.

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