Policy Text
SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTIVE
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTIVE 500.05
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500.05
ABBREVIATIONS
1-31-23
PURPOSE
This Communications Directive establishes approved abbreviations for Communications Division personnel to
use in Computer Aided Dispatch ( CAD) entries.
POLICY
It shall be the policy of the Communications Division to utilize approved abbreviations to standardize and
expedite incident entry and handling.
PROCEDURE
A) To expedite and standardize CAD incident entries, Communications Division personnel shall
utilize the abbreviations listed in this directive.
1. In addition to the abbreviations listed within this document, acceptable abbreviations include commonly understood abbreviations such as:
a) SAC or SACTO for Sacramento .
b) CLETS acronyms and abbreviations .
c) Radio codes .
d) CAD abbreviations .
e) Penal codes relative to incident type codes .
f) Local, state, and federal acronyms.
2. All personnel shall ensure that the abbreviations used are easily understood and, if not, shall use
complete words or phrases.
3. Dispatchers shall refrain from using slang, emojis, and text abbreviations to include, but not
limited to, LOL, OMG, IDK, etc.
SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTIVE
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTIVE 500.05
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Standard Abbreviations
Abbreviation Definition Abbreviation Definition
ABAN(D) Abandon(ed) CDL California Driver’s
License
AD All Division
Broadcast CED Conducive Electrical
Device
ADDL Additional CFS Call For Service
ADDR Address CHAP Chaplain
ADV(D) Advise(d) CHG Change
ALCO Alarm Company CITE Citation
AMB Ambulance CITZ Citizen
AOA Area of Activation CO Commanding Officer,
Sector Captain or
County
AOD Advise of Delay COMPLEX Complexion
APB All-Points Bulletin COP Complaint of Pain
APPROX Approximately COR Coroner or Community
Observation Report
APT Apartment CP Command Post or Cell
Phone
ASAP As Soon as Possible CONT Contact
ASST or AST Assist CUST Customer or Custody
ATCO or ATC Attempt to Contact D/O Down and Out
ATLO or ATL Attempt to Locate DART Drowning and Accident
Rescue Team
ATOC At Time of Call DCR Department of
Community Response
ATTP, 664 or ATT Attempt DESC Description
AU All Unit Broadcast DET or DT Detective(s)
AUTO HG Automatic Handgun DISC Disconnected
AUTO/Ped or Auto vs. Ped Automobile vs.
Pedestrian DJJ Department of Juvenile
Justice
AZ All Zone Broadcast DK Dark
BC Broadcast DL Driver’s License or Drop
Line
BF/GF Boyfriend/Girlfriend DOA Dead on Arrival
BGROUND, BKGROUND OR BKGRND Background DOT Direction of Travel
BKPK Backpack DTF Details to Follow
BLDG Building DUI Driving Under the
Influence
BMR Below Minimum
Reporting Level DUP Duplicate
BOLO Be on the Lookout DWAY or D/WAY Driveway
BOU By Other Unit EB Eastbound or Evidence
Booked
BPV Bullet Proof Vest EIP Emergency in Progress
Signal
BRO Brother EMP Employee
BTWN Between ENH Enhanced
BUSI or BUSN Business ENRT or ER En route
B/YARD, BKYRD
or BKYARD Backyard EOD Explosive Ordinance
Device
C4 Code 4 EOW End of Watch
C7 Code 7 EQ or EQUIP Equipment
C12 Code 12 ER Emergency Room
C or COMP Complainant ETA Estimated Time of
Arrival
CB Callback EVAL Evaluated
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COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTIVE
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTIVE 500.05
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Abbreviation Definition Abbreviation Definition
EXT Exterior or Extension LG Local Government
FC Field Contact LIC License or License Plate
FD or FIRE Fire Department LIFE Life Flight
FEL Felony LL Landline or Landlord
FEM Female LRG Large
FT Foot/Feet LS Last Seen
FTA Failure to Appear LSH Last Seen Headed
FTY Failure to Yield LSW Last Seen Wearing
FU or F/U or FUP Follow -up LT Left or Light
F/YARD or FYARD Front Yard MED(S) Medical, Medicine or
Medium
FYI For Your Information MGMT Management
G/P Gun Point MGR Manager
GDAUGH Granddaughter MHP Mobile Home Park
GMA Grandmother MIDMGMT Middle Management
GOA Gone on Arrival MID Middle
GP Game Plan MIN Minutes
GPA Grandfather MISD Misdemeanor
GSON Grandson MP Missing Person
GSW Gunshot Wound MSG Message
HI TOP High-Top Shoes MTF More to Follow
HBD Has Been Drinking