The following table explains the Dispatch Signals used by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch.
| Signal | Definition | Signal | Definition | Signal | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Armed and/or Caution | 34 | Station or Inner-City Traffic | 69 | Fireworks |
| 1 | Drunk Driver | 35 | Station or Priority Message | 70 | Door Found Unlocked or Open |
| 2 | Drunk Pedestrian | 36 | Drag Racing at | 72 | Motorist/Person Assist |
| 3 | Hit and Run | 37 | Juvenile In Custody | 73 | Discharging Firearms |
| 4 | Vehicle Crash | 38 | Send Rescue | 73B | Drive-By Shooting |
| 5 | Murder | 39 | Send Rescue | 74 | Repossession |
| 6 | Escaped Prisoner | 40 | Call Hospital; Officer Enroute with Injured Person | 75 | Bomb Threat |
| 7 | Dead Person | 41 | Confidential Information | 76 | Building Check |
| 8 | Missing Person | 42 | Found/Abandoned Property | 77 | Stalking |
| 9 | Lost or Stolen Tag | 43 | Child Abuse / Neglect / Cruelty | 78 | Welfare Check |
| 10 | Stolen Vehicle | 44 | Drowning/Asphyxiation | 79 | Battery |
| 11 | Abandoned Vehicle | 45 | Illegally Parked Vehicle | 80 | Harassment Incident |
| 12 | Reckless Driving | 46 | Holding Call | 80X | Violation of Injunction |
| 13V | Suspicious Vehicle | 47 | Juvenile Complaint | 81 | Gunshot Victem |
| 13A | Suspicious Aircraft | 48 | Person Calling for Help | 82 | Bicycle Accident |
| 13I | Suspicious Incident | 49 | Suicide | 83 | Illegal Dumping |
| 13P | Suspicious Person | 50 | Sexual Offenses | 84 | 911 Hangup |
| 14 | Information / Intelligence | 50R | Rape | 85 | Violent Person |
| 15 | Special Detail | 51 | Cutting/Stabbing | 92 | Infectious Disease / Use Caution |
| 16 | Obstruction on Highway | 52 | Animal Complaint | 95 | Aircraft Accident |
| 17 | Contact | 53 | Kidnapping | 96 | Disaster Situation |
| 18 | Felony | 54 | Trespassing | 97 | Industrial Accident |
| 19 | Misdemeanor | 55 | Serving Civil Process | 98 | Boating Accident |
| 20 | Mentally Ill Person | 56 | Con Game / Flim Flam | 99 | Haz Mat Accident |
| 21 | Fire | 57 | Overdose | 100 | Train Accident |
| 22 | Fight or Riot | 58 | Counterfit /Fraud/Extortion | ||
| 22D | Domestic | 59 | Theft | ||
| 23 | Power Lines Down | 60 | Criminal Mischief | ||
| 24 | Armed Robbery | 61 | Assist Another Agency (Specify) | ||
| 25 | Fire | 62 | Obscene/Lewd/Threatening Call Investigation | ||
| 25B | Brush Fire | 63 | Vice Investigation (Drugs, Prostitution, Gambling, Illegal Whiskey, etc) | ||
| 25S | Structure Fire | 64 | Soliciting | ||
| 25V | Vehicle Fire | 65 | Gas Skipping | ||
| 26 | Peeping Tom/Prowler | 66 | Carrying Concealed Weapon | ||
| 27 | Apparent Heart Attack Victim | 67 | Lost or Damaged Property | ||
| 28 | Person Trapped / Rescue Needed | 68 | Assault | ||
| 29 | Bank Alarm | ||||
| 30 | Burglary Alarm | ||||
| 31 | Drugs/Narcotics/etc. | ||||
| 32 | Hospital Needs Officer | ||||
| 33 | Shoplifting Case Reported at |
