Hii!

 

I hope this is in the right forum sector. If not, I do apologize!

 

Let's get to the point! 🙂

 

As many as you know you are able to edit your callsign in (most) plugins.

I've been trying to create my own realistic call sign, but my knowledge is very limited on the American police system etc.

So I have no clue how a legit call sign would look like transferred into GTA lore.

 

Who can help me out with it?

Even just an example would be amazing, so I can create my personal call sign! ^-^

Currently I am mainly patrolling in Blaine county (I read on google that this can matter regarding your callsign?)

 

x Tess 

 

ps. I hope this all makes any sense 😧

It really varies across the US from agency to agency how call signs are done. The main LSPDFR game has call signs broken down into 3 parts. I am not 100% sure if I'm correct about this but the 3 parts are Beat Number - Unit Type - Unit Number.  

 

Beat Number - The area of the city you are patrolling. For example: Vinewood might be Beat 6. 

 

Unit Type - this is to designate what type of Unit you are. It is usually a letter spelled out phonetically. So another example could be a normal patrol unit might be P - Paul. Poor maybe you are a supervisor so S - Sam. 

 

Unit Number - Your direct Unit number. This is unique to you. 

 

Put them altogether and you would have 6-Paul-23.

 

Outside the city and as it is with most places I've personally worked, callsigns were usually based on the year you were hired. I worked for a township PD and I was the 4th person hired in 2014 so my callsign was 414. So really you can make just about any number your callsign. It's all about your preference!  

 

Hope this helps?  Or maybe I've confused you more haha. 

 

Edited January 13, 20233 yr by J. Robinson

3 hours ago, J. Robinson said:

It really varies across the US from agency to agency how call signs are done. The main LSPDFR game has call signs broken down into 3 parts. I am not 100% sure if I'm correct about this but the 3 parts are Beat Number - Unit Type - Unit Number.  

 

Beat Number - The area of the city you are patrolling. For example: Vinewood might be Beat 6. 

 

Unit Type - this is to designate what type of Unit you are. It is usually a letter spelled out phonetically. So another example could be a normal patrol unit might be P - Paul. Poor maybe you are a supervisor so S - Sam. 

 

Unit Number - Your direct Unit number. This is unique to you. 

 

Put them altogether and you would have 6-Paul-23.

 

Outside the city and as it is with most places I've personally worked, callsigns were usually based on the year you were hired. I worked for a township PD and I was the 4th person hired in 2014 so my callsign was 414. So really you can make just about any number your callsign. It's all about your preference!  

 

Hope this helps?  Or maybe I've confused you more haha. 

 

Thanks ALOT for this, this def helps me.
It is awesome to finally kinda understand how the callsigns work.

 

Time to create my own callsign! ^^

I'm in California so i base a lot of mine from that State.  For LAPD, roughly where I am,  it is Division Number + Unit Type + Mater Beat or Special Unit Number.  In LSPDFR the popular 1L18 means area Division (1) + Unit Type is a Lincoln ( 1 man patrol) + Beat Number (not sure where the beat number comes from). 

 

Watch Commanders for LAPD always ends in 10 for their Beat Number but not sure what the Letter would be.  Watch Commanders are kinda called out for serious issues.  So, the Sign might be for example, 1-L-10,  2-L-10,  3-L-10 ect. 

 

LAPD Supervisors Beat Numbers end in 20-70 from what I understand.  I think they are Lincoln units.  So, 1-L 20 or 2-L 30 or 6-L-50 ect.  Not sure why it is only up to 70.  Looks like 80 is Community Relations and 90 is Station Desk. That's what I see online.  I have an Excel sheet that I copied this stuff from online that I'm referring to right now.  

 

California Highway Patrol seems to have 3 digits on their vehicles.  Not sure what their numbers mean.  In the video below at 1:04 you hear him calling in.  He says Gabe which is his name from what I found in other videos and then he says 143 David.  He says his Sign a couple other times in the video.  I always like this vid. 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX36iBzghuM

 

Sheriff out here has a division and maybe it's a beat number but don't know how they do their call signs. 

 

Like J. Robinson said, it does vary from State to State, City to City within the U.S.  There is a guy named Runt on here and has some youtube videos.  He is an ex LEO.  In one of his videos he says he just says what the problem/crime is instead of giving the penal number because it is not universal through cities and states. One penal number means one thing and that same penal number means something else in another City or State.  Well, that's about all I know.  I might not be correct on this but I think I am.  lol