Texas Police Codes You Should Definitely Know

Have you ever overheard a Texas police officer mumble some numbers into their shoulder during a traffic stop? Believe it or not, but they aren't placing their dinner order for the fellas down at the station. I'm sure you knew that they have specific codes for certain situations, but do you know what they all mean?

Before I get into the list of police codes, according to The RadioReference Wiki, it's important to know how Texas DPS splits the state into six separate regions. In fact, Region 5 headquarters are in Lubbock while the State Headquarters are centered in the capital, Austin.

Texas DPS also can be broken down into eight different divisions:

1. Administration
2. Criminal Law Enforcement
3. Director's Staff
4. Texas Division of Emergency Management
5. Driver License
6. Public Safety Commission
7. Texas Highway Patrol
   1. Most common on the roads tasked with enforcing traffic laws
8. Texas Rangers
   1. Claimed to be the oldest law enforcement agency in America with statewide jurisdiction

Police Codes in Texas

Referred to as "Ten Codes", these are what you typically overhear from police officers talking into the radio. '10-4' is probably the most common, which means 'affirmative', but did you know that there are 99 other codes that are used?...

Here are some other common police codes:

• 10-9 = "say again" or "repeat"
• 10-10 = "negative"
• 10-17 = "en route to ____"
• 10-22 = "disregard"
• 10-24 = "assignment complete"
• 10-30 = "danger/caution"
• 10-38 = "traffic stop"
• 10-50 = "traffic accident"
• 10-71 = "officer needs assistance"
• 10-80 = "in pursuit"

Keep scrolling for a gallery of all Texas police codes, according to the RadioReference Wiki.

From now on, I will be annoying my co-workers by only responding with police codes... 10-24.