Milwaukee County Information


The Milwaukee Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement on the freeways in the county. They also provide law enforcement for General Mitchell International Airport, County Justice Facility, Milwaukee County Regional Medical Complex in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County Courthouse and County Parks. The Sheriff's Office operates on the Milwaukee County 800MHz Trunked Radio System. Click Here for more information about that system.

22416 Patrol 1 (Freeway Patrols / Main Dispatch at night)
22448 Patrol 2 (Countywide / “Sheriff’s F2”)
22480 Patrol 3 (Car to Car)
22512 Courts Division
22832 Airport Division
22896 County Institutions
22704 Milwaukee Children's Court Center Operations
22672 CID 10 (Process Servers / Warrant Unit / Etc)
22544 CID 11
22736 CID 12
22576 Drug Enforcement Unit
01936 Training 1
22800 Training 2
22992 Special Events 1
23024 Special Events 2
23056 Special Events 3
23088 Special Events 4
22608 County Agencies to Sheriff
22640 Unknown Use (Formerly Parks Patrol)
22960 Formerly Miller Park Operations
01712 Criminal Justice Facility Jail F5
01744 Criminal Justice Facility Jail F4
01776 Criminal Justice Facility Jail F3
01808 Criminal Justice Facility Jail F7 (Alarm Responses)
01840 Criminal Justice Facility Jail
01872 Criminal Justice Facility Jail "Man Down Alarms"
01904 Criminal Justice Facility Jail "Master Control"
01616 Administration (Hardly Ever Used)

Does anyone have the codes for the Sheriff's Office? They are used only on occasion.


Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office Unit Numbering

Here is a partial listing of unit numbers. Anyone having better information please email me.

Unit NumbersDesignation
1 - 9 Unknown Supervisors
10 Patrol Division Captain
11 – 13 First Shift
14 – 16 Second Shift
17 – 19 Third Shift
Sector 1
20 Unknown Supervisor
21 – 23 First Shift
24 – 26 Second Shift
27 – 29 Third Shift
Sector 2
30 Patrol Division Lieutenant
31 – 33 First Shift
34 – 36 Second Shift
37 – 39 Third Shift
Sector 3
40 Unknown Supervisor
41 – 43 First Shift
44 – 46 Second Shift
47 – 49 Third Shift
Sector 4
50 Unknown Supervisor
51 – 53 First Shift
54 – 56 Second Shift
57 – 59 Third Shift
Sector 5
60 Patrol Division Sergeant
61 – 63 First Shift
64 – 66 Second Shift
67 – 69 Third Shift
Sector 6
70 Patrol Division Sergeant
70 - 79 ????
80 - 89 ????
90 - 99 ????
100 - 199 General Detectives (Unknown Further Breakdown)
300 - 325 Detention Bureau / Corrections
340 - 360 State Transportation Units
400 - 414 Airport Division
431 - 439 County Institutions Patrol – First Shift
441 - 449 County Institutions Patrol – Second Shift
451 - 459 County Institutions Patrol – Third Shift
460Marine Patrol (Boat)
611 - 619 County Emergency Management
700 - 715 Court Division - Bailiffs
767 - 772 Court Division – Court Process Servers
781 - 789 County District Attorney's Office
901 - 999 Target Enforcement Units
Here is a listing of Letters used after some squad numbers
A = Motorist Service / Enhancement Squad
B = Motorist Service / Enhancement Squad
I = ??????
M = Mitigation Squads (Construction Area)
R = Roving Squad
T = Truck Inspection Certified


Milwaukee County Highway Department

A01 - 27216 Main Channel
A02 - 27248
A03 - 27280
A04 - 27312
A05 - 27344 Sign Shop
A06 - 27376
A07 - 27408
A08 - 27440 Electricians
A09 - 27472 South Shop
A10 - 27504 North Shop
A11 - 27536 Fleet Maintenance
A11 - 27568 Supervisors
A12 - 27632 County Highway to Sheriff


Milwaukee County Public Works
Most of the Milwaukee County agencies that have radios are operating on the Milwaukee County 800MHz TRS listed below. For a listing of those who are operating on conventional (Non-Trunked) frequencies, Click Here.

03408 County Mental Health Center 1 (Security & Maintenance)
03440 County Mental Health Center 2 (Security & Maintenance)
04816 Facilities Management - East
03472 Facilities Management - West
03632 Plumbers / HVAC
03312 "Grounds West"
04848 County Courthouse Security 1
03600 County Courthouse Security 2
04912 "Courthouse Shift Person"
03344 "ACT 1" (All County Talkaround??)
03376 "ACT 2"
04944 "ACT 3"
03216 Unknown Use
03504 Unknown Use
03536 Unknown Use
04880 Unknown Use
04976 Unknown Use
05104 Unknown Use
05136 Unknown Use


Other Miscellaneous County Agencies
17872 Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control
24016 County Medical Examiner's Office
28048 County Emergency Management 1
28080 County Emergency Management 2
28688 County District Attorney's Office 1
28720 County District Attorney's Office 2
28752 County District Attorney's Office 3


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