Code 4 Police Code Meaning & Definition

What Does Code 4 Mean?

Code 4 is a police radio code most commonly used to mean No Further Assistance Needed.

Police departments and dispatch centers may use Code 4 differently, but No Further Assistance Needed is the most common meaning found in our database of agencies across the United States.

Most Common Meaning: No Further Assistance Needed

Used this way by: 40% of agencies on this page
Used in: 5 agencies across 4 states
Category: Status
Consensus: LowThis code is used with several different meanings across agencies.

Code Distribution Breakdown

No Further Assistance Needed: 40% (2 agencies)
No further assistance needed: 40% (2 agencies)
Disregard: 20% (1 agency)

Code 4 Police Code Meanings by Agency

5 agencies across 4 states
Code 4: No Further Assistance Needed
CategoryStatus
State Arizona
Agency Tucson Police Department
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Code 4: No further assistance needed
CategoryStatus
State California
Agency Los Angeles Police Department
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Code 4: No Further Assistance Needed
CategoryStatus
State California
Agency San Bernardino Police Department
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Code 4: No further assistance needed
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State Illinois
Agency Chicago Police Department
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Code 4: Disregard
CategoryCommunication
State Ohio
Agency Cincinnati Police Department
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Why Does Code 4 Have Different Meanings?

Police radio codes are not standardized nationwide. Different agencies may assign different meanings to Code 4 , which is why multiple definitions can exist for the same code.

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