Is it useless to call the police without adding the area code 12110?

It is useless to call 12110 without adding the area code. When using the 12110 short message alarm, you need to edit the alarm content and send it to "12110" + the last three digits of the area code to achieve the alarm. This kind of alarm method can send text messages directly to the local public security bureau, which makes it easier to provide effective services to the alarm caller faster and better.

12110 is the unified public welfare SMS alarm number of China’s public security organs. It is a SMS alarm form. As a supplement to the 110 telephone alarm, it is a auxiliary, non-emergency alarm method. The Ministry of Public Security decided to launch the 12110 SMS alarm service nationwide in 2012.

Precautions for using 12110:

1. As long as people with hearing and language disabilities add "L" after the alarm content, the police will give priority to processing.

2. 110 SMS alarm does not automatically connect to the nearest 110 alarm service desk like voice alarm. The caller needs to choose the receiving unit by himself. Therefore, in the province, the caller is asked to choose the alarm as accurately as possible. Acceptance unit.

3. State the nature, location, time and other factors of the incident as briefly and accurately as possible to facilitate the police to carry out rescue accurately and quickly.

4. When sending a text message to call the police in a limited space (such as a bedroom or a car) and criminals are nearby, in order to prevent the police's text message reply from being discovered, please change the tone of the text message in advance. to "vibrate" or "silent".

The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia-12110