8704 Police Code Meaning & Definition

What Does 8704 Mean?

8704 is a police radio code most commonly used to mean Animal Cruelty.

Police departments and dispatch centers may use 8704 differently, but Animal Cruelty is the most common meaning found in our database of agencies across the United States.

Most Common Meaning: Animal Cruelty

Used this way by: 50% of agencies on this page
Used in: 2 agencies across 1 states
Category: Incident
Consensus: MediumMost agencies use this code similarly, but some regional or agency variations exist.

Code Distribution Breakdown

Animal Cruelty: 50% (1 agency)
Animal Killing: 50% (1 agency)

8704 Police Code Meanings by Agency

2 agencies across 1 states
8704: Animal Cruelty
CategoryIncident
State Virginia
Agency Chesapeake Police Department
Sources
8704: Animal Killing
CategoryIncident
State Virginia
Agency Chesapeake Police Department
Sources

Why Does 8704 Have Different Meanings?

Police radio codes are not standardized nationwide. Different agencies may assign different meanings to 8704 , which is why multiple definitions can exist for the same code.

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