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===In popular culture===

Ten-codes, especially "10-4" (meaning "understood") first reached public recognition in the mid- to late-1950s through the popular television series ''[[Highway Patrol (U.S. TV series)|Highway Patrol]]'', with [[Broderick Crawford]].{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} Crawford would reach into his patrol car to use the [[microphone]] to answer a call and precede his response with "10-4".

Ten-codes were adapted for use by [[Citizens band radio|CB radio]] enthusiasts. [[C. W. McCall]]'s hit song "[[Convoy (song)|Convoy]]" (1975), depicting conversation among CB-communicating [[trucker]]s, put phrases like "10-4" and "what's your twenty?" (10-20 for "where are you?") into common use in American English.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

The movie ''[[Convoy (1978 film)|Convoy]]'' (1978), loosely based on McCall's song, further entrenched ten-codes in casual conversation, as doesdid the movie ''[[Smokey and the Bandit]].

The ten-codes used by the [[New York Police Department]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/New_York_City_(NY)_Law_Enforcement |title=New York City (NY) Law Enforcement - the RadioReference Wiki |website=wiki.radioreference.com |access-date=December 7, 2017}}</ref> have returned to public attention thanks to the popularity of the television series ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]''. However, the ten-codes used by the NYPD are not the same as those used in the APCO system. For example, in the NYPD system, Code 10-13 means "Officer needs help," whereas in the APCO system "Officer needs help" is Code 10-33.

The New Zealand [[reality television]] show ''[[Ten 7 Aotearoa]]'' (formerly ''Police Ten 7'') takes its name from the New Zealand Police ten-code 10-7, which means "Unit has arrived at job".{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

The syndicated [[internet radio]] countdown program "What's your Twenty"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wddfradio.com/what-s-your-twenty.html|title=What's Your Twenty}}</ref> is named after the code for ___location.

The [[Chicago Police Department]] uses the radio code '10-1', which means an officer needs urgent help right away. The [[Chicago P.D. (TV series)]] TV show also uses '10-1' as well. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://police-codes.com/united-states/illinois#chicago-police-department-codes | title=Illinois Police Radio Codes }}</ref>

==Police officer retirement==