10-17

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10-17 stands for Meet complainant, a police code abbreviation.

Instruction for an officer to go and meet the person who called police, to take a report or gather details.

Example: Car 18, 10-17 at the gas station on Route 30 about a drive-off.

Usage notes

Common for property crime reports and minor incidents. Some agencies use 10-17 for "en route" or other meanings, so local code lists must be consulted. Plain-language dispatch would say "meet the caller."

Related abbreviations

More police code abbreviations

• 10-1 – Receiving poorly
• 10-10 – Fight in progress
• 10-100 – Restroom break
• 10-13 – Weather and road report
• 10-16 – Domestic problem
• 10-18 – Quickly
• 10-19 – Return to station
• 10-2 – Receiving well
• 10-20 – Location
• 10-21 – Call by telephone
• 10-22 – Disregard
• 10-23 – Arrived at scene

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