10-54 Police Code Meaning & Definition

What Does 10-54 Mean?

10-54 is a police radio code most commonly used to mean Negative.

Police departments and dispatch centers may use 10-54 differently, but Negative is the most common meaning found in our database of agencies across the United States.

Most Common Meaning: Negative

Used this way by: 29% of agencies on this page
Used in: 14 agencies across 10 states
Category: Emergency
Consensus: LowThis code is used with several different meanings across agencies.

Code Distribution Breakdown

Negative: 29% (4 agencies)
Fire Truck Needed: 7% (1 agency)
Fraud: 7% (1 agency)
Possible dead body: 7% (1 agency)
Homicide Code 1 Firearm Code 2 Knife Code 3 Other (specify): 7% (1 agency)
Hit and Run Accident, PD, PI, F: 7% (1 agency)
Traffic Stop: 7% (1 agency)
Ambulance Case: 7% (1 agency)
Traffic Control: 7% (1 agency)
Prowler: 7% (1 agency)
Livestock on Highway: 7% (1 agency)

10-54 Police Code Meanings by Agency

14 agencies across 10 states
10-54: Fire Truck Needed
CategoryEmergency
State Alabama
Agency Hoover Police Department
Sources
10-54: Negative
CategoryCommunication
State Florida
Agency Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
Sources
10-54: Negative
CategoryCommunication
State Florida
Agency Jacksonville Police Department
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10-54: Negative
CategoryCommunication
State Florida
Agency Lake County Sheriff's Office
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10-54: Fraud
CategoryIncident
State Florida
Agency Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office
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10-54: Negative
CategoryCommunication
State Florida
Agency Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
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10-54: Possible dead body
CategoryIncident
State Illinois
Agency Chicago Police Department
Sources
10-54: Homicide Code 1 Firearm Code 2 Knife Code 3 Other (specify)
CategoryIncident
State Massachusetts
Agency Boston Police Department
Sources
10-54: Hit and Run Accident, PD, PI, F
CategoryIncident
State North Carolina
Agency Winston-Salem Police Department
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10-54: Traffic Stop
CategoryIncident
State Nevada
Agency Albuquerque Police Department
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10-54: Ambulance Case
CategoryEmergency
State New York
Agency New York Police Department
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10-54: Traffic Control
CategoryAdministrative
State Ohio
Agency Columbus Police Department
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10-54: Prowler
CategoryIncident
State Texas
Agency San Antonio Police Department
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10-54: Livestock on Highway
CategoryIncident
State Virginia
Agency Virginia State Police
Sources

Why Does 10-54 Have Different Meanings?

Police radio codes are not standardized nationwide. Different agencies may assign different meanings to 10-54 , which is why multiple definitions can exist for the same code.

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