Baltimore City Police

Station Locations

Police IDs

• First digit is district, second character is shift, third is sector and fourth is post. 6A32 would be a Northwest midnight unit in sector 3 on post 2 and 2C23 would be Southeast evening unit in sector 2 on post 3.

• Lieutenants are 09 and Sergeants are 10, 20, etc., 91 and 92 are wagons and 99 is desk. So, 2C23's Sergeant would be 2C20 and his Lieutenant 2C09. If a unit gets a warrant confirmation from 2C99, then 2C91 or 2C92 would do the transport. 200 would be the district Major.

• Flex and District Ops units are numbered differently. They are numbered for each district as *1** and *2**. Northwest be something like 6117 or 6234. Again any number ending in 0 is a Sergeant and 09 a Lieutenant. Any numbers over *3** are Citywide units.

• 58xx is Crime Lab
• 84xx is Accident Investigation Unit
• 64xx is Homicide
• 65xx is Violent Crimes Task Force
• 76xx-78xx is Tactical (including Marine, EVU and Canine)
• 7620-7625 is Foxtrot
• 7811-7812 is EVU
• 93xx is Parking Control
• 95xx is Traffic Enforcement Section (civilians that direct traffic and write tickets)
• 96xx is Baltimore City Sheriff
• 97xx is Housing Authority of Baltimore City Police
• 98xx is Baltimore City Sheriff
• 99xx is Baltimore City Public Schools Police

10 Codes

All 10 codes, signals and disposition codes used by the Baltimore Police Department are also used by the following agencies: Housing Authority of Baltimore Police, Baltimore City Sheriff, Baltimore School Police, Public Works Traffic Enforcement Section (TES), Parking Control.

• 10-1 signal check
• 10-2 signal good
• 10-3 signal poor
• 10-4 acknowledgment/yes/okay
• 10-5 no aknowledgment
• 10-6 standby
• 10-7 out of service
• 10-8 in service
• 10-9 repeat last transmission
• 10-11 meet me at ______
• 10-12 no units available
• 10-14 non-emergency prisoner transport
• 10-15 emergency prisoner transport
• 10-16 backup request
• 10-17 phone station
• 10-18 go to district station
• 10-19 call ______
• 10-20 location
• 10-22 disregard
• 10-23 arrived on scene
• 10-25 stopping suspicious vehicle
• 10-26 switch to citywide channel (talkgroup)
• 10-27 drivers license info request
• 10-28 request vehicle registration information
• 10-29 check criminal records
• 10-30 wanted (person or vehicle)
• 10-31 crime in progress
• 10-32 sufficient units on scene
• 10-33 emergency
• 10-34 civil disturbance
• 10-35 major crime alert
• 10-36 description
• 10-37 request tow
• 10-38 request ambulance
• 10-39 police vehicle disabled
• 10-40 request crime lab
• 10-41 request impound truck
• 10-42 request animal shelter
• 10-43A traffic signal out
• 10-43B traffic signal red out
• 10-43C traffic signal not changing
• 10-43D traffic sign down
• 10-44 request permission to ______
• 10-45 permission denied
• 10-46 permission granted
• 10-47 negative
• 10-48 affirmative
• 10-50 helicopter landing
• 10-50-green Foxtrot okay
• 10-50-amber Foxtrot emergency
• 10-50-red Foxtrot down (crash)
• 10-61 activating body worn camera
• 10-62 deactivating body worn camera
• 10-90 looting
• 10-91 shooting
• 10-92 continued looting
• 10-93 continued shooting

Signal codes

• Signal 13 officer needs assistance (urgent)
• Signal 30 property damage accident
• Signal 31 personal injury accident
• Signal 32 accident with fatality
• Signal 34 departmental accident
• Signal 35 departmental accident with injury
• Signal 36 departmental accident with fatality
• Signal 40 Fire Department Needs Assistance

Disposition codes

• Adam No - Unfounded
• Baker No - No Such Address
• Charlie No - Unable to locate complainant
• David No - No Police Services Needed
• Edward No - Gone on Arrival
• Frank No - Abated
• Xray No - Report number needed
• Xray Yes - Domestic related and report number needed
• Zebra No - False Alarm