10-23

Government & Politics abbreviation · Police Code

10-23
Stands forArrived at scene
CategoriesGovernment & Politics

10-23 stands for Arrived at scene, a police code abbreviation.

Code reporting that a unit has arrived at the location of a call. Dispatchers log the arrival time for records and response-time statistics.

Example: Car 11 is 10-23 at the residence.

Usage notes

Response times, measured from dispatch to arrival, are a key performance measure. Some agencies, including the California Highway Patrol, use 10-97 for arrival instead. Many officers now mark arrival on mobile data terminals.

More police code abbreviations

  • 10-18 – Quickly
  • 10-19 – Return to station
  • 10-2 – Receiving well
  • 10-20 – Location
  • 10-21 – Call by telephone
  • 10-22 – Disregard
  • 10-24 – Assignment completed
  • 10-27 – Driver's license information
  • 10-28 – Vehicle registration information
  • 10-29 – Check for wanted
  • 10-3 – Stop transmitting
  • 10-31 – Crime in progress

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