Victoria Police Codes and Abbervations For Radio

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The document provides information about police codes and abbreviations used by Victoria Police in Australia. It lists over 100 codes and their meanings as well as common abbreviations used in police communications.

Some common codes and their meanings mentioned are CODE 1 (Out on patrol), CODE 3 (Motor Vehicle Accident), CODE 13 (Accident - advise ambulance), and CODE 14 (Assault and robbery).

Some common abbreviations and their meanings mentioned are AIS (Accident Investigation Section), CIU (Criminal Investigation Unit), and CPS (Community Policing Squad).

Victoria Police Codes and Abbervations

Of the 100-odd codes allocated by Victoria Police, only about 14 are in common use today. The following is a
complete list of signal codes.
The word "Code" or "Signal" usually precedes the code number, e.g. "Ballarat 303 CODE 1", "Any unit clear
for a CODE 12 & 16", Cnr of Sturt and Ripon Street Ballarat.
Code Abbervation Code Abbervation
1 Out on patrol 51 [not allocated]
2 In at station 52 Indecent exposure
3 Meal break 53 Hit & run
4
Out of car, checking a
vehicle
54 [not allocated]
5 Out of car, at job 55 Indecent assault
6 Court ?, Unavailable 56 [not allocated]
7 On air to work, off duty 57 [not allocated]
8 Taking car home, off duty 58 Indecent behaviour
9 Member down or in trouble 59 [not allocated]
10 Domestic 60 Trouble at .
11
On-air, unavailable for jobs
(?)
61 [not allocated]
12 Motor Vehicle Accident 62 Offensive behaviour
13
Accident - advise
ambulance
63 [not allocated]
14 Assault and robbery 64 [not allocated]
15 Silent alarm 65 Offender held
16 Ambulance en route 66 [not allocated]
17 Alarm ringing 67 [not allocated]
18 Assault 68 [not allocated]
19 Assist police in trouble 69 Murder
20 Cold Burglary 70 Smash & grab
21 Boat in trouble 71 Special mission assist
22 Assist in transport 72 [not allocated]
23 Peeping tom 73 Robbery
24 Offenders on premises 74 Rape
25 Offenders disturbed 75 [not allocated]
26 Brawl 76 [not allocated]
27 Licensing offence 77 [not allocated]
28 Omission signal 78 Suspect loiter
29 Gaming offence 79 Shooting
30 Person intoxicated 80 Warrant at .
31 DISPLAN exercise 81 Detain - wanted as suspect
32 Drowning 82 [not allocated]
33 Dead Body 83 Paperwork on dead body
34 Wilful damage 84 [not allocated]
35 Stabbing 85 [not allocated]
36 Larceny 86 Wanted on warrant for felony
37 [not allocated] 87 Wounding
38 [not allocated] 88
Wanted on warrant for offence less than a
felony
39 Suspect vehicle 89 [not allocated]
40 Fingerprint examination 90 [not allocated]
41 [not allocated] 91 [not allocated]
42 Escapee - Defence Dept. 92 [not allocated]
43 Fire 93 [not allocated]
44 [not allocated] 94 [not allocated]
45 Escapee - Mental Patient 95 [not allocated]
46 Drunk driver 96 [not allocated]
47 Escapee - Civillian 97 Plane overdue
48 Explosion 98 Plane crash impending
49 [not allocated] 99 Plane crash
50 Breaking 100 [not allocated]

Abbreviations are also used on-air to facilitate information transfer.
Code Abbervation
A I S Accident Investigation Section
C I U Criminal Investigation Unit
C P G City Patrol Group
C P S Community Policing Squad
D D I Divisional District Inspector
D S U District Support Unit
G O A Gone On Arrival
F R U Forced Response Unit
I B R Information Bureau of Records
I D M S Instrument Development & Maintenance Section
I I D Internal Investigations Department
M C C Metropolitan Communications Centre
M C I U Major Collision Investigation Unit
M C T Malicious Call Trace
M I P U Major Incident Planning Unit
M N I Master Name Index (record number)
M V A Motor Vehicle Accident
N O D No Offence Detected
N P H No Person Home
N O R Notice Of Repair (book) - A canary
P B T Preliminary Breath Test
P O C Police Operations Centre
P R N Personal Reference Number
R B T Random Breath Test
R E D Radio Electronics Division
R R U Regional Response Unit
S O U Special Operations Unit
T A C
1.Total Area Coverage (channel)
2.Towing Allocation Centre
T A S Traffic Alcohol Section (operator - breathalyzer)
T M U Traffic Management Unit
V P C Victoria Police Centre
X P C A Exceed Prescribed Concentration of Alcohol
EAGLE Electronic Aid to Greater Law Enforcement - NSW Database
PATROL
Police Access To Records On-Line - current Victoria Police
Database
LEAP
Law Enforcement Assistance Program - incorporated within
PATROL

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