Police

Police

Police is one of the main CIT sides. Police track wanted players, arrest or kill criminals, defend robberies and Criminal Events, and use law tools such as the Police Computer, taser, nightstick, APB system, AI partner, and spike strips.

Police responding to CnR combat outside.

Quick start

Police is the law side. The basic loop is:

1. take a law job
2. open Police Computer with F5
3. track wanted players
4. send them to Jail by killing them or arresting them with the nightstick

Useful first commands:

Command or key	Use	Notes
F5	Opens the Police Computer	Shows wanted players, filters, tracking, and law stats.
/wl	Shows wanted stars and the top 3 most wanted players	Useful for checking wanted status.
/apb	Shows current APB targets and locations	Cops and criminals can both use it.
/trackapbs	Tracks current APBs	Use it again to stop tracking.
/e <message>	Emergency Chat	Law side coordination.

Law jobs

Job	Where to take it	Fast access
Police Officer	LSPD, SFPD, or Law Farm	New players can use /lspd. At 100,000 law points, use /go Police Officer.
Traffic Officer	LSPD	Unlocks at 50 arrests. At 100,000 Arrest Points, use /go Traffic Officer.
Police Detective	LSPD	Unlocks at 150 arrests. At 100,000 Arrest Points, use /go Police Detective.
Bomb Disposal	Inside LSPD	Unlocks at 300 arrests. At 100,000 Arrest Points, use /go Bomb Disposal.
Police Medic	Inside LSPD	Use /go Police Medic if the Police side is unlocked.
Gang Intervention Unit	Inside LSPD	Use /go giu if you already have law /go access.

Limits and important rules

• The /go Police Officer GUI does not open if a wanted criminal is too close.
• Cops spawn with free armor only when danger level is 2 or higher.
• Cops in the main dimension are auto off duty after more than 10 minutes AFK.
• Cops cannot go AFK when a wanted player is within 100 meters.
• Cops who enter an Armed Robbery area while using Jetpack are frozen.
• Wanted players cannot enter vehicles driven by police.
• Police can enter a locked house if a wanted criminal is inside.
• Police cannot place Stingers within 50 meters of an active Armed Robbery.
• Police cannot teleport to the Criminal Villa. If no wanted criminals are there and criminals ask police to leave, police must leave.

Quick navigation

Looking for	Go to	Notes
Start law gameplay	Police Officer	Main law side entry point.
Track wanted players	Police Computer	F5 police tools and filters.
Handle APBs	APB	High wanted player system.
Understand jail	Jail	Arrests, jail, and jail fine notes.
Use law support areas	Law Farm	Law travel and preparation area.

How to start

Goal	What to use
Join Police	LSPD, SFPD, Law Farm, or /lspd
Open the Police Computer	F5
Check wanted players	F5 or /wl
Check APB targets	/apb
Talk to law players	/e <message>
Leave the job	/quitjob

At 100,000 law points, /go Police Officer can switch you to Police Officer.

What police do

System	What police do	Main page
Wanted players	Track them, kill them, or arrest them with the nightstick.	Wanted Points
Police Computer	View wanted players, distance, city, team, transport type, filters, and law stats.	Police Computer
Jail	Send wanted players to jail.	Jail
APB	Track very wanted criminals. APBs start at 1000 Wanted Points.	APB
Armed Robbery	Defend the robbery area against criminals.	Armed Robbery
Criminal Event	Defend the event objective against criminals.	Criminal Event
Traffic Officer	Speed enforcement, camera fines, and /stinger.	Traffic Officer
Police Detective	Murder investigation job.	Police Detective
Bomb Disposal	Defuse bombs and clear hostile enemies.	Bomb Disposal
Gang Intervention Unit	Law role for LS turf conflicts.	Gang Intervention Unit

Arrests and jail

The police nightstick arrests non violent wanted players. Hit the target 3 times, then take them to the nearest police station unless they use /surrender.

Police can also kill wanted criminals. Killing a wanted criminal counts the same as arresting them.

Jail fine cost per second remaining is based on minutes played divided by 3000, with a $10 minimum per second. /payjailfine needs cash in hand. Bank money does not work for that fine.

APB

APB means All Points Bulletin.

An automatic APB starts at 1000 Wanted Points. There is no fixed limit of 3. The threshold rises by 100 Wanted Points for every APB already active, so it continues through 1000, 1100, 1200, and higher values as needed. Both cops and criminals can see APB alerts. /apb shows the target, location, and whether the target is inside an Armed Robbery. An APB is removed when the target is arrested, dies, or quits while a cop is nearby.

Kill and arrest payout

CIT Police Kill Reward Calculator estimates the money from killing or jailing a wanted player. It uses Wanted Points, Danger Level, Police Level, Bounty / Hit amount, GIU half pay, Your payout share, and Taser split.

The bounty or hit amount is counted separately from the normal police payout.

The base police kill or arrest payout formula is:

floor(wantedPoints * 70 * dangerLevel) + 5000

At danger level 1.0, this is $70 per Wanted Point plus $5,000, before police level bonuses, GIU reduction, assist splits, taser splits, and the payout cap.

For one normal cop with no assists, no taser split, no police level bonus, no GIU reduction, and danger level 1.0:

Wanted Points	Formula	Payout	Effective per point
30	30 * 70 + 5000	$7,100	$236.67
100	100 * 70 + 5000	$12,000	$120.00
500	500 * 70 + 5000	$40,000	$80.00
1000	capped	$50,000 cap	$50.00

The cap means high wanted payouts stop at $50,000 before GIU reduction.

Rule	Value
Normal payout cap	$50,000
GIU pay	Half pay and half registered wanted level credit
GIU effective max payout	$25,000
Taser split	Taser officer gets 50%, capped at $25,000

Police level can multiply the payout before the cap:

Police Level	Multiplier
> 51	1.40x
> 41	1.30x
> 31	1.20x
> 21	1.10x
> 11	1.05x
<= 11	1.00x

After that, the result is capped at $50,000.

If the payout is split by damagers:

Situation	Killer gets	Assistant gets
Killer is only damager	100%	n/a
2 total damagers	50%	50%
3 total damagers	Killer 50%	each non killer 25%
4+ total damagers	Killer 50%	each non killer 17%

Only players currently in Police Service get the assist payout. Non police damagers can still reduce the percentage paid to police.

Police locations

Location	Use
LSPD	Main Los Santos police headquarters, police jobs, law tools, yard utilities, and vehicle spawns.
SFPD	San Fierro police headquarters and Police Officer job marker.
Law Farm	Law job area.
Law Dimension	Law training and vehicle testing dimension.

Specialist jobs

Job	Unlock or entry
Traffic Officer	50 arrests, or /go Traffic Officer at 100,000 Arrest Points
Police Detective	150 arrests, or /go Police Detective at 100,000 Arrest Points
Bomb Disposal	300 arrests, or /go Bomb Disposal at 100,000 Arrest Points
Police Medic	Police station or /go Police Medic if police side is unlocked
Gang Intervention Unit	Inside LSPD, or /go giu if you have law /go access

GIU details

Gang Intervention Unit officers claim LS turfs for Government. GIU cannot arrest or interact with wanted suspects, cannot tase unwanted gangsters, and cannot use jetpacks while in the GIU job. GIU and gangsters can damage each other's vehicles. Unwanted gangsters do not get RP for killing GIU.

The AR and riot gangster hurt rules also apply to unwanted gangsters and GIU.

Main detail pages

Use these detail pages for exact rules, commands, limits, and tables: Police Officer, Police Computer, APB, Wanted Points, and Jail.

Extra police notes

• Yes. Police Chiefs can place barriers without cost..
• Police Chief barrier coverage to the player facing question Can Police Chiefs place barriers for free?.
• Police Chiefs can place barriers without cost.
• The JFM entrance restriction checks the last weapon fired in the last 8 seconds.
• Bomb Disposal GUI damage reduction is 5%.
• The Police Computer only shows a wanted player's name if a police officer is within 100 meters.
• An unwanted criminal aiming at a cop gets wanted and the cop takes 80% damage from that criminal for 5 seconds or until the cop returns fire. This reduction does not apply when either player is within 70 meters of the Van Heist.
• Cops can use silent red and blue sirens on any vehicle they drive.
• Baton arrest timing of 45 seconds to land 3 baton hits.
• Cops can get paid for jailing the same player twice, but not a third time.
• Police stingers are removed if the officer goes too far away.
• An arrested player is released if the arresting cop parachutes.
• Police Chiefs, Criminal Bosses, State Officials, and staff can remove obstructive vehicles.
• Police can enter a locked house if a wanted criminal is inside.
• Cops only spawn with free armor when danger level is 2 or higher.
• SWAT Tank has 60% bullet resistance, increased max speed, and allows /stinger inside the vehicle.
• Police Detective gives 70 to 120 arrest points per solved case, depending on job level.
• There is a Rapid Transport marker at SFPD.
• Players who were APB in the last 30 minutes cannot join Police Service.
• Cops AFK for over 5 minutes do not count for danger level.
• Car taser duration is 15 seconds.
• Players under 900 minutes can appear on the Police Computer if they have over 500 wanted points.
• Cops and gangsters have a 30 second wait before equipping Jetpack after being damaged.
• Cops entering an Armed Robbery area while using Jetpack are frozen like when removing Jetpack near a wanted player.
• Police can damage each other in Law Farm.
• A non violent criminal needs at least 30 wanted points for kill arrest.
• A stinger appears after the deploying cop finishes the animation.
• If a gangster kills a wanted gangster, the nearest cop within 30 meters gets the arrest kill.
• A cop kill assister gets arrest points equal to 50% of what the killer gets.
• A criminal who assists a cop kill gets 50 reputation points.
• /lawblip map for Police Chiefs to place a law blip with the F11 map.
• GIU skin IDs are 285, 1042, 287, 1014, 1115, 1120, 1121, and 1122.
• The police job GUI will not open if a wanted criminal is too close.
• Police get $1 for every meter travelled when responding and attending.
• An APB who enters LV is removed from LV.
• Aiming at a cop gives wanted only after more than half a second.
• Wanted players cannot enter vehicles driven by police.
• /res responds to the last call.
• Cops get Arrest Points equal to 10% of their damage in Armed Robberies and 20% of their damage in Criminal Events.
• Bomb Disposal gives law points, also called arrest points, when missions are completed.
• Cops cannot go AFK when a wanted player is within 100 meters.
• The [Arrested] text above the head with the cop name is separate from the hands behavior.
• An arrested player's hands are behind their back.
• Prison fences being electrified is separate from the gate escape helper.
• Criminals can open the prison gate to help prisoners escape.
• APBs show as a star blip on the map.
• APBs can enter indoor Criminal Events.
• APBs can enter a Criminal Event even when the criminal team is full.
• Wanted players cannot leave after entering.
• Arrested player indicators, include the [Arrested] text above the head with the cop name and hands behind the back.
• F5 Police Computer extra stats, include arrests, law points, law points per arrest, heisters killed, total arrest kills, Bomb Disposal Level, and Law Points Earned Today.
• Current APB visibility through /apb for cops and criminals and the star blip on the map.
• F5 Police Computer police level info, include Level, Points till next level, and On Duty Units.
• /trackapbs for cops to track current APBs and use it again to disable tracking.
• Police Detective level affects arrest points earned when solving a case.
• Prison fences are electrified and criminals can open the prison gate to help prisoners escape.
• /dispatch <text> for Police Chiefs, sending a dispatch message like /e and also to team chat.
• APB Criminal Event entry rules, include indoor CE entry, full criminal team exception, and wanted players cannot leave after entering.
• Arrested players are released if the arresting officer glues to a vehicle.
• Enforcer stinger use like Advanced Hummer.

Law job location quick lookup

Job	Location
Police Officer	LSPD, SFPD, or Law Farm
Traffic Officer	Inside LSPD
Police Detective	Inside LSPD
Bomb Disposal	Inside the LSPD interior, at the blue marker next to the bomb suit ped
Police Medic	Inside LSPD

Related commands

Command	Use
/bk	Police and military can use it to call for backup at their current location.
/calls	Police and military can use it to view all calls to active crimes.
/codes	Opens a panel with all dynamic and static police codes.
/cres	Cancels responding to your current call.
/lspd	Warps you to Los Santos Police Department if you have under 20 playtime hours.
/mp <message>	Uses the megaphone in a police vehicle.
/partner	Cops can use it to get an AI partner if the danger level is high enough.
/res <call ID>	Responds to a call shown in /calls.
/sirens	Police can use it to customize emergency lights on their vehicle.
/stinger	Deploys a spike strip if you have the right job.

GIU quick note

GIU Unit is listed under Police in F3 Opportunities. Players with law /go access can use /go giu.

Police level progression

Police Levels lists the current Level 2 through 60 job, vehicle, payment, title, clothing, shield, siren, and emoji unlocks.

The first job milestones are 50 arrests for Traffic Officer, 150 for Police Detective, and 300 for Bomb Disposal. Reaching 10,000,000 Arrest Points unlocks a custom kill-message font in /weaponskin.

Owned Police vehicles

The current Police vehicle list is Police SF 2, HPV1000, Police SF, Undercover Police, Enforcer, FBI Truck, Barracks, MPCC Truck, FBI Rancher, S.W.A.T., and Police Maverick.

A purchased Police vehicle is managed like a normal owned F2 vehicle. It can be selected, recovered, locked, hidden, sold, and repaired with a Repair Kit. Police vehicles are protected from /rob; that command applies to robbable static vehicles. Hummer and Advanced Hummer have no Police-level purchase requirement.

Taser timing

The same target cannot be tazed again for 10 seconds. This cooldown is per target, so another player can be tazed during it. A normal tase slows the target for 5 seconds, although equipment and drug modifiers can change the duration.

Quick duty requirement

Police Medic and Gang Intervention Unit require 100,000 Arrest Points for their /go quick duty commands.

Wanted-player highlights

As a Police Officer, use /highlight and open the Players tab. Wanted players are highlighted automatically, the list shows their Wanted Level, and it updates when wanted levels change.

Current arrest and taser rules

• The nightstick arrests non violent wanted players. It cannot arrest a player inside a vehicle.
• Cops who hit unwanted players or their vehicles with the nightstick take damage themselves.
• A cop cannot arrest if hurt in the last 3 seconds and cannot use the taser if hurt in the last 5 seconds.
• For a nightstick arrest, land 3 hits within 45 seconds, then stay near the player for 3 seconds per wanted star.
• A newly spawned wanted player has 4 seconds before an arrest can begin.
• The taser only works on moving players. It does not work on someone standing still or walking while aiming.
• A tased player cannot shoot or take damage while stunned.
• The same target has a 10 second tase cooldown. A normal tase lasts 5 seconds before equipment or drug modifiers.
• The taser is disabled for hit targets, Armed Robbery participants, Criminal Events, and the Jefferson Motel.

Wanted player restrictions

• Aiming at a cop for more than half a second gives wanted unless a hit target is nearby.
• If the cop is within 15 units, an unwanted criminal who aims at the cop is frozen briefly. This freeze does not apply when the Van Heist is within 50 meters.
• Players with 4 or more wanted stars cannot enter LV to evade arrest. An APB who enters LV is removed from LV.
• Cops cannot quit their job within 50 meters of a wanted player or hit target.

APB rewards and combat

Becoming an APB awards $150,000. A cop who kills the APB receives $150,000. If another officer assists with the kill, the killer receives $100,000 and the assister receives $50,000.

An APB can only be hurt by cops and can only hurt cops. Criminals who are already wanted can become wanted for assisting a nearby APB. Unwanted players do not. The APB Assist setting controls whether you can be wanted and paid for nearby APB assistance.

Law rewards in AR and CE

• Cops receive arrest points equal to 10% of their damage in an Armed Robbery.
• Cops receive arrest points equal to 20% of their damage in a Criminal Event.
• When a Criminal Event ends, cops receive $5 for every point of damage they dealt. Criminals do not receive this damage payment.

Police vehicles and Predator mission

Police vehicles can only be used while employed as a Police Officer. Purchased Police vehicles are managed through F2 like other owned vehicles. They cannot be robbed with /rob. A destroyed Police vehicle can be repaired with a Repair Kit, while the basic police department repair does not consume a Repair Kit.

The Police Predator Mission is a police boat mission against AI smugglers:

1. buy a Predator at the boat shop at the docks west of the Observatory
2. enter it and press N
3. go to Ocean Docks by following the blue shield and distance display
4. follow the red shield blips, destroy the smugglers' boat, and kill the two AI smugglers
5. take the drug crate back to Ocean Docks

The mission pays $15,000, or $18,000 with VIP, and can also give 30 hits of a random drug worth up to $15,000. It fails if you go too far from your boat, die, or hide the boat.

See also

• Police Officer
• Police Computer
• Police Chief
• Jail
• APB
• Traffic Officer
• Police Detective
• Bomb Disposal
• Gang Intervention Unit