Police incident codes

Police incident codes are assigned to every job created in the system. These codes are a single digit followed by a letter. Every job is assigned a code. The digit
indicates the general category, and the letter indicates the specific type.

Each code is broken up into 5 groups: 1= Incident 2= Services 3= Preventative 4= Other Duty 5= Admin (rarely used on radio)

Incident

Code Description

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
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Code Description

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

Code Description

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 Stop/Search Car/Person

3V Staff Visit/Supervision

3W Watching/Observations

3X Video Job

3Y Other School Talks (Not YES)

3Z Other Preventative Task

Code Description

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

4M Meal break

4N Victim Advice

4P Public Entertainment Duty

4Q Enquiry/Investigation

4S Vehicle servicing ie petrol/LPG

4U Lockup

4V VIP/DPS

4W Witness/Other Person Protection

4X Execute Search Warrant

4Z Airport Security
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Code Description

5K Bail Check

Result Codes

The police use K codes to indicate the result of a job.

Code Meaning

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:

Code Meaning

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

K8 Job left for prime unit. Note this code is still heard on the radio often.

There is some debate as to whether it’s obsolete.

Like most police agencies world wide, the New Zealand police use a 10 code system for status messages. However unlike the Americans, the NZ Police 10 code is very
simple.

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

Police event codes

Police jobs are resulted with a specific police event code. The codes consist of 4 digits, where each successive digit becomes more specific as to the type of job.

The first digit is the general offense category

Violence

Sexual

Drugs/Anti social

Dishonesty

Property Damage

Miscellaneous

Administrative

Each remaining digit gives 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)
Violence

Code Description

1110 Murder

1120 Attempted Murder

1130 Manslaguter

1140 Infanticide

1150 Abortion

1160 Aids Suicide

1210 Kidnapping

1220 Abduction

1310 Aggravated robbery (Weapon)

1316 Aggravated robbery (Manual)

1320 Robbery

1330 Assault with intent (Weapon)

1336 Assault with intent (Manual)

1340 Compelling execution of documents

1410 Wounding with intent GBH

1414 Wounding with intent to injure

1420 Injures with intent to GBH

1424 Injures with intent to injure

1430 Aggravated wounding

1440 Disables/Stupifies

1460 Injures if death ensued

1471 Throws acid with intent to injure

1472 Poisons with intent to injure

1474 Infects with disease

1480 Use firearm on Police officer

1483 Commission of crime (firearm)

1490 Assault with a weapon

1510 Serious Assaults

1520 Assault With Intent To Injure

1530 Assault On Child

1540 Male Assaults Female

1550 Assault Police

1560 Assault Person Assist Police

1570 Assaults Person Lawful Ex Process

1580 Common Assault

1610 Assault On Law Enforcement Officers (Summary Offence)

1630 Assaults Official

1640 Minor Assaults

1650 Miscellaneous Common Assault

1710 Threatens To Kill

1720 Threatening Act To Person Or Property

1730 Threatening Behaviour

1740 Demand With Intent To Steal or Extort

1748 Blackmail

1754 Possess Offensive Weapon

1758 Unlawful possess knife

1770 Fail To Provide Necessities Of Life

1790 Threatening To Dammage Property

1810 Group Assemblies

1811 Rioting

1820 Unlawful Assembly

1830 Crimes Against Personal Privacy

1840 Harassment

1850 Participation and Association Offences

1853 Participates in criminal group

Code Description

2210 Indecent Performances And Acts

2220 Obscene Exposure

2231 Genital Mutilation

2380 Sexual Intercourse With Child Under Care

2510 Indecent Videos

2610 Abduct young person for sex

2620 Abduct person for sex

2632 Indecently Assaults Female Over 16

2635 Indecent Assault On Male Over 16

2650 Rape

2655 Sexual Conduct with child under 12 years

2655 Sexual violation

2656 Sexual conduct with young person

2660 Attempt rape and assault with intent to rape

2670 Assault Intent To Commit Sexual Violation

2710 Incest

2720 Bestiality

2740 Sexual grooming

2810 Sexual conduct with young person under 16 years

2813 Sexual Intercourse With subnormal female

2830 Indecent Assaults by Female

2840 Indecency FF

2860 Indecency MF

2870 Indecency MM

2910 Immoral Behaviour/Miscellaneous

2950 Child Sex Tours Offences

2951 Sex with child outside NZ

2962 Knowingly makes objectionable publication

2963 Supplied restricted material

2966 Exhibits objectionable material to persons under 18

2970 Offences for Commercial sex services

2973 Prostitution Under 18

2962 Knowingly makes objectionable publication

Code Description

3110 Import, Supply or Produce Class A Drug

3115 Import, Supply or Produce Class B Drug

3140 Possess to Supply Class A Drug

3145 Possess to Supply Class B Drug

3151 Possess Class A

3154 Possess Class B

3158 Possess Instruments A & B

3160 Consume drugs class A & B

3171 Cultivate

3181 Permit premises A & B

3187 Aids offences outside New Zealand

3191 Conspiracy to deal A Class Drugs

3192 Conspiracy to deal B Class Drugs

3193 Conspiracy to deal C Class Drugs

3210 Import, Supply or Produce Class C Drugs

3240 Possess to supply class C Drugs

3150 Possess Class C Drugs

3255 Possess Instruments (cannabis)

3271 Cultivate cannabis

3273 Possess equipment or substance to produce drug

3281 Permit premises cannabis

3410 Bookmaking

3420 Gaming House Offences

3430 Betting Offences

3470 Casino Offences

3510 Obstruct Police

3515 Resist Person Assisting Police

3516 Resist Other Official

3517 Obstruct Public Place

3521 Incite Violence, disorder or lawlessness

3529 Other Incite or encourage Offences

3535 Offensive Behaviour

3537 Disorderly Behaviour Private Premises

3538 Threatening Behaviour likely to Cause Violince

3540 Language offences

3560 Miscellaneous Disorder Offences

3610 Vagrancy Offences

3620 Preparing To Commit Crimes

3710 Family Offences

3711 Cruelty To Child

3712 Wilful Neglect Child

3713 Abandon child under 6 years

3714 Leavng Child Wthout Reasnble Supervisor

3719 Other Child Abuse Non Assault

3743 Offence Against Matrimonial Prop Act

3746 Failure Attend Court

3750 Family proceedings Act offences

3796 Slave Dealing Under 18

3797 Sex exploitation

3810 Publishing and Document Offences

3820 Child and Young Person Act Offences

3851 Contravenes Protection Order (Firearm)

3852 Contravenes Protection Order (Non Firearm)

3853 Fail To Comply Conditions Of Order (Firearm)

3854 Fail Comply Condition Of Order (Non Firearm)

3856 Breach Of Publication Restrictions

3910 Closure Of Licensed Premises for Rioting or Fightng

3920 Licenced Premises Liquer Offence Selling to minor(s)

3930 Licenced Premises Liquer Offence Intoxicated Person(s)

3940 Offences by minors Sale Of Liquor

3950 Refusal to admit police on Licenced Premises

3960 Sales By Unlicensed Persons

3970 Unlicensed Premises Liquor Offences

Code Description

4120 Burglary

4130 Burglary Associated Offences

4155 Aggravated burglary

4210 Unlawful Taking Motor Vehicle

4220 Unlawfully Interfere Motor Vehicle

4230 Take, convert or interfere Bicycle

4240 Miscellaneous Car Conversion Etc

4300 General Theft

4410 Receiving Stolen Goods

4430 Money Laundering Offences

4435 Laundering proceeds of drug dealing

4440 Financial Transaction Reporting

4511 Forgery

4512 Possesses Forged Banknote

4515 Possesses Implements For Forgery

4517 Imitating Authorised Marks

4520 False accounting

4550 Credit by fraud

4570 Miscellaneous fraud

4575 Altering document with intent

4581 Forges bank card to obtain money

4590 False pretence by credit card or cheques

4631 Access computer for dishonest purpose

4633 Damage computer endangering life

4635 Makes Sells software for crime

4636 Access computer without Authority

Code Description

5110 Arson

5113 Attempt Arson

5120 Wilful damage

5141 Intentional Damage danger To Life

5142 Intentional Damage no Interest

5143 Intentional Damage

5144 Intentional Damage reckless Disregard

5151 Contaminating Food, crops or other

5152 Causing Disease Or Sickness In Animals

5215 Endangering Transport

5224 Impeding rescue

5225 Setting mantraps

5231 Hijack plane

5232 Endangering safety of plane

5235 Endangering safety in Airport

5810 Gambling Act Offences

5950 Procure or possess new drugs

Code Description

6110 Offences Under Trespass Act

6120 Trespass Under Specific Statute

6130 Miscellaneous Trespass Offences

6210 Littering

6311 Aggravated Cruelty

6313 Fails to alleviate pain or suffering of animal

6319 Other Neglect Or Cruelty To Animals

6332 Breach Of Impounding Act

6333 Breach Of Fisheries Act

6334 Breach Of Wildlife Act

6335 Breach Of Wild Animal Control Act

6339 Other Miscellaneous Offs Re Animals

6340 Police Dogs Police Amend Act Offences

6391 Cruelty to or ill-treatment Of Animals

6393 Transportation Offences

6399 Animal Welfare Act Miscellaneous Offences

6520 Railway Abuses

6530 Fire Service Abuses

6550 Telecommunications Act Offences

6560 Postal Services Act Offences

6570 Forest And Rural Fire Act 1977 Offences

6810 Licensed Dealer Offences

6820 General Restrictions

6830 General Obligations

6840 Offences Re Licences

6851 Unlawfully Carries or possess Firearm, Restricted Weapon, explosives or ammunition

6852 Unlawfully Carries Imitation Firearm

6853 Intoxicated In Charg Of Firearm

6854 Discharges Firearm In or near place or dwelling

6855 Uses or discharges Other Firearm Type

6856 Unlawfully Possess Pistol or Restricted Weapon

6857 Unlaw Carry/possess F'arm/amm/ex-p/place

6859 General Firearm Offences

6861 Present Firearm or Resreted Weapon At Person

6862 Present Object Like Firearm or Restricted Weapon At Person

6863 Careless use of Firearm Causing Death or bodily Injury

6865 Reckless Discharge of Firearm or Restricted Weapon

6866 Uses Firearm To Prevent or Resist Arrest

6867 Posses Firearm, Restricted weapon, Explosives, or Ammunition in commission of crime

6868 Carry Firearm, Restricted Weapon or explosives With Intent to commit crime

6869 Other Offence Re General firearm Use

6871 Obstructs Police during licence enquiries

6873 Fail To Report Injury under Firearms Injury Arms Act

6874 Fail To Comply with Notice of Unsafe Firearm or Pistol

6875 Carry Loaded Firearm In Vehicle

6879 Other Offences Involving Firearm Use

Code Description

7110 Offences Against Justice

7210 Births/Deaths & Marriages

7310 Immigration

7410 Racial

7510 Against National Interest

7610 Bylaw Breaches

Like many services, the police use a great number of abbreviations.

Abbreviation Definition

EV Enter Vehicle

LV Locate stolen vehicle

NIA National Intelligence Application

QAFV Query Address Family Violence

QDH Query Drivers History

QEC Query Engine/Chassis number

QF Query File

QG Query Firearm Licence

QNFV Query Name Family Violence

QP Query Person

QR Query Vehicle register

QV Query Vehicle of interest (VOI)

QVA Query something to do with offence history

QVH Query History of licence holder

QVR Query VOI and Register (combination of QV and QR)

QI Query Property
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Term Definition

47 Report for the Coroner

56 See EBA (refers to section 56 of Land Transport Act 1998)

58 See EBA (refers to section 58 of Transport Act 1962)

101 form for reporting minor offences (Pol101)

258 General purpose police report form (Pol258)

400 Family Violence Report (POL400)

AOS Armed Offenders Squad

ASAP As Soon As Possible

CAD Computer Assisted Dispatch system

CAU Child Abuse Unit

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

DAO Duly Appointed Officer

DLICNO Drivers Licence Number

DPS Diplomatic Protection Squad

EAGLE Police Helicopter

EBA Excess Breath Alcohol (drunk driver)

Flags Additional info attached to a persons file, usually a warning.

GBH Grievous Bodily Harm

GDB General Duties Branch (Uniformed Officers)

Informant A person who has reported or witnessed an offence.

ION Infringement offence notice

Masters A file containing a persons criminal history.

MPR Miscellaneous property report

NIS National Intelligence System

Northcom Northern Communications Centre (Auckland)

OR Offence Report

POI Person of interest

PRN Person record number

Pseudo A drivers licence with no classes, generally a disqualified driver.

QID Officer ident number

SAP Safe Arrival Point

SITREP Situation Report

SSG Specialist Search Group

STG Special Tactics Group

STU Strategic Traffic Unit

STATUS-D Disqualified

STATUS-S Stolen

STATUS-W Wanted

Switchy Computer terminal message

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

WTA Warrant To Arrest

WTI Wanted To Interview

YAS Youth Aid Section

YES Youth Education Section

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