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