Police codes

Offence codes (4 digits) -
1st Digit - General offence category -
1= Violence
2= Sexual
3= Drugs/Anti social
4= Dishonesty
5= Property Damage
6= Miscellaneous
7=Administrative

2nd 3rd and 4th digits give progressively more information about the offence.
For example 4211 4 = Dishonesty 2=Vehicles 1= unlawful taking 1=Motorvehicle (i.e. "pinching cars")
4322 4 = Dishonesty 3=theft of property 2= From shop 2= value under $500 (i.e.Shoplifting)
 

Comm centres generally only use the first two or three digits as it is not possible to correctly categorize the offence until the enquiry is complete
 
 

	VIOLENCE
1110	Homicide
1210	Kidnapping/Abduction
1310	Robbery
1410	Grievous Assaults
1510	Serious Assaults
1640	Minor Assaults
1710	Intimidation/Threats
1810	Group Assemblies

	SEXUAL OFFENCES
2210	Sexual Affronts
2510	Indecent Videos
2610	Sexual Attacks
2710	Abnormal Sex
2810	Immoral Behaviour
2910	Immoral Behaviour/Miscellaneous

	DRUGS & ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
3110	Drugs (Not Cannabis)
3210	Drugs (Cannabis Only)
3410	Gaming
3510	Disorder
3610	Vagrancy Offences
3710	Family Offences
3910	Liquor Offences

	DISHONESTY
4120	Burglary
4211	Car Conversion
4320	Theft
4410	Receiving
4530	Fraud

	PROPERTY DAMAGE
5120	Property damage
5210	Endangering property

	MISCELLANEOUS
6110	Trespass
6220	Littering
6310	Animals (Neglect & Cruelty)
6520	Postal/Rail/Fire Service Abuses
6820	Firearms Offences

	ADMINISTRATIVE
7110	Offences Against Justice
7210	Births/Deaths & Marriages
7310	Immigration
7410	Racial
7510	Against National Interest
7610	Bylaw Breaches

Note: 8000 series (traffic) not used since 1992 - Replaced by "precedent codes" (Letter/3 digit - eg D201) - too many to list Comm centre will usually code traffic incidents either 1U or 1V - attending unit will assign the precedent code when the paperwork goes in.
 
 

Incident Codes (1 Digit/ 1 Letter)
Digit indicates the general category, Letter indicates the specific type.

1= Incident 2= Services 3= Preventative 4= Other Duty 5= Admin (rarely used on radio)
 

	INCIDENTS
1A	Alarm Sounding
1B	Bomb Threat
1C	Car/Person Acting Suspiciously
1D	Domestic Dispute
1E	Emergency/Disaster/Spill
1F	Assist Fire/Ambulance
1G	Solvent Abuse
1H	Drunk Home
1I	Blockage/Breakdown on Highway
1J	Juvenile Complaint
1K	Drunk Custody/Detox Centre
1L	Land Rescue
1M	Mental
1N	Noise Control
1P	Premises Insecure
1Q	Breach Graduated Drivers Licence
1R	Breach of the Peace
1S	Sudden Death
1T	Truancy
1U	Traffic Incident
1V	Vehicle Collision
1W	Water/Sea Rescue/Emergency
1X	Attempted Suicide
1Z	Other Incident

	SERVICES
2A	Advise Relatives/Owner
2B	Recruiting
2C	Civil Dispute
2D	Official Request for Information
2E	Remove fences/structures/vegetation
2F	Firearms Licensing
2G	Liquor Licensing/Vetting
2H	Draw Raffle
2I	Information
2K	Found Property
2L	Lost Property
2M	Missing Person
2N	Civil Court Process
2O	Court Orders
2P	Public Relations
2Q	Jury List Vetting
2R	Recovery of motor vehicle
2S	Summons
2T	Warrant to Arrest/Fines Enforcement
2U	Warrant of Seizure
2V	Validation
2W	Arrest Warrant (Other)
2Y	Stock/Animals
2Z	Other Service Request/Response

	TASKS: PREVENTATIVE
3A	Attend Scene of Crime/Incident
3B	Beat
3C	Crime Prevention Advice
3D	Dog Care/Maintenance
3E	Employee Vetting
3F	Foot Patrol
3G	Watchhouse/Counter Duty
3H	Hotel Visit
3J	Comm Centre Duty
3K	Keys Taken
3M	Directed Patrol
3O	Other Vetting
3R	Road Checkpoint
3S	Serve Summons/Execute Arrest Warrant
3T	Turnover
3V	Staff Visit/Supervision
3W	Watching/Observations
3X	Video Job
3Y	Other School Talks (Not YES)
3Z	Other Preventative Task

	TASKS: OTHER DUTIES
4A	Attend Scene/Meeting/Course/Other
4B	Mortuary Procedure
4C	Correspondence/Counter
4D	Demonstration Duty
4E	Escort Duty
4F	Fingerprint Examination
4G	Travel
4H	Photography Job
4I	Injury/Sickness
4J	Court Security (Prison Escort)
4K	Court Attendance (Witness, etc.)
4L	Logistics/Staff Transport
4N	Victim Advice
4P	Public Entertainment Duty
4Q	Enquiry/Investigation
4V	VIP/DPS
4W	Witness/Other Person Protection
4X	Execute Search Warrant
4Z	Airport Security

 
 
 

	RESULT CODES:
K1	No further police action required
K3	No offence disclosed (for incident initially reported as offences)
K6	Reported
K9	Arrest made.

The following codes are now obsolete but may still be heard on the radio:

K2	Event held until later (replaced by the term "pre-empt")
K4	Warning given (now included in K6)
K5	Police form 258 or 101 submitted (now included in K6)
K7	Job left for expert (code no longer used)
K8	Job left for prime unit (code no longer used)

 
 
 

	STATUS CODES:
10-0	Off duty
10-1	Broadcast to all units
10-2	En-route to job
10-3	Available
10-4	Repeat your last message
10-5	Out of service for a short time (now obsolete)
10-6	Change channel....
10-7	Arrived at job
10-8	Busy but available
10-9	Urgent Message
10-10	Officer requires immediate assistance

 
 
 

	COMPUTER TRANSACTION ABREVIATIONS:
EV	Enter Vehicle
LV	Locate stolen vehicle
QEC	Query Engine/Chassis number
QF	Query File
QG	Query Firearm licence
QP	Query Person
QR	Query Vehicle register
QV	Query Vehicle of interest
QVR	Query VOI and Register (combination of QV and QR)
QY	Query Property

 
 
 

	MISC ABBREVIATIONS:
47	Report for the Coroner
58	See EBA (refers to section 58 of transport act)
101	form for reporting minor offences (Pol101)
258	General purpose police report form (Pol258)
AOS	Armed Offender Squad
CAD	Computer Assisted Dispatch system
CIB	Criminal Invstigation Branch (detectives)
CIU	Combined Investigative Unit (detecives and uniformed officers)
CIS	Criminal Intelligence Section
CRB	Criminal Registration Branch (Photos/Fingerprints)
CVIU	Commercial Vehicle Investigation Unit
DLICNO	Drivers Licence Number
EBA	Excess Breath Alcohol (drunk driver)
GDB	General Duties Branch (Uniformed Officers)
ION	Infringement offence notice
MPR	Miscellaneous property report
NIS	National Intelligence system
Northcom	Northern Communications Centre (Auckland)
OR	Offence Report
POI	Person of interest
PRN	Person record number
QID	Officer ident number
SAP	Safe Arrival Point
SITREP	Situation Report
SOCO	Scene of Crimes Officer (Forensic)
SSG	Specialist Search Group
STU	Strategic Traffic Unit
TAR	Traffic accident report
TESSA	Telecom telephone number database
TON	Traffic offence notice
TP	Team Policing
TSB	Traffic Safety Branch
TY	Police vehicle involved in crash (derived from the treasury (ty) form that has to be filled in afterwards)
VOI	Vehicle of Interest
YAS	Youth Aid Section
YES	Youth Education Section
Zero Alpha	AOS base callsign
File Number	Number assigned to police file by the Wanganui Computer eg 971225/3456
Event number	Number assigned to an incident dispatched from the communications centre by the CAD system

 
 

CALLSIGN FORMAT:
Callsigns of units operating under CAD control are made up as follows:
Two letters indicating the unit home station (eg AK Auckland Central, TN Takapuna, WN Wellington Central etc)
A letter indicating the unit type One or two digits to indicate the specific unit identity.
eg AKX3 is an Auckland Central CIB (Detective) unit
SVH13 is an Auckland Motorways Traffic unit
Unit type codes (third letter) are as follows:

A	Commissioned officer (inspector)
B	Beat Unit
C	Crime Car (CIB patrol for initial attendance at serious crimes)
D	Dog patrol
E	Uniform Enquiry unit
F	Fingerprints/Photographs
G	Logsitics
H	Highway/Motorway traffic unit
I	Incident Patrol (Uniform)
J	Combined investigative unit
K	Scene of Crime officer (SOCO)
L	Police Launch
M	Mounted patrol (Horses/Bicycles)
N	Senior Sergeant
O	Community Constable
P	Team Policing Unit
Q	Single crewed unit attends historic incidents
R	Rural Constable
S	General Duties Sergeant
T	General Traffic unit
U	Air Support Unit
V	Traffic Sergeant
W	Misc Traffic units
X	Misc CIB units
Y	Youth Aid/Education
Z	Diplomatic Protection Sqaud