A residential burglary is reported. Which code should be dispatched?

• A. 487 Theft
• B. 418 Civil matter-stand by
• C. 459R Burglary-Residential
• D. 900 Check welfare

Answer: (C)

When dispatching, use the code that most accurately reflects the primary crime and where it happened. A report of a residential burglary means there was an unlawful entry into a dwelling with the intent to commit a crime inside, typically theft or another felony. That makes Burglary-Residential the correct code to assign, because it signals responders to a home break-in and directs the follow-up accordingly.

The other options don’t fit the situation: a theft code would apply if the main issue were stealing from a location without an entry into a dwelling; a civil matter-stand by is for non-criminal civil issues; a welfare check is for assessing someone’s safety when there’s no active criminal incident. In this scenario, the residential burglary code is the right choice because the incident centers on a break-in at a residence.