10-77

Government & Politics abbreviation · Police Code

10-77 stands for Estimated time of arrival, a police code abbreviation.

Code meaning ETA, used to request or report when a unit expects to arrive.

Example: What's your 10-77? About eight minutes.

Usage notes

Dispatchers use ETAs to decide whether to send additional or closer units. GPS-based vehicle location has made ETAs easier to calculate automatically. The plain-language form is simply "ETA."

Related abbreviations

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• 10-57 – Hit and run
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• 10-7 – Out of service
• 10-70 – Fire alarm
• 10-76 – En route
• 10-78 – Need assistance
• 10-8 – In service
• 10-80 – Pursuit in progress
• 10-9 – Repeat
• 10-97 – Check signal
• 10-99 – Wanted or stolen indicated

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