10-18

Government & Politics abbreviation · Police Code

10-18 stands for Quickly, a police code abbreviation.

Code meaning a call or task should be handled urgently, without necessarily using lights and siren.

Example: 10-18 to the elementary school, report of a man trying the doors.

Usage notes

Response urgency is more often described with response codes such as Code 2 and Code 3. On some lists, 10-18 means "complete assignment quickly." Its use has declined with plain-language dispatching.

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
• 10-17 – Meet complainant
• 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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