# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1526
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30504 "2014-10-24T15:11:44Z")
Cities that have streets named after letters of the alphabet. 1. Washington, D.C. 2. New York City 3. Austin, TX 4. Elwood, IN 5. Houston, TX 6. Palmdale, CA 7. Philadelphia, PA ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30505 "2014-10-24T15:27:17Z")
Cities that have streets named after letters of the alphabet. 1. Washington, D.C. 2. New York City 3. Austin, TX 4. Elwood, IN 5. Houston, TX 6. Palmdale, CA 7. Philadelphia, PA 8. San Diego, Ca ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30506 "2014-10-24T15:29:13Z")
1. Washington, D.C. 2. New York City 3. Austin, TX 4. Elwood, IN 5. Houston, TX 6. Palmdale, CA 7. Philadelphia, PA 8. San Diego CA 9. Galveston TX Which, additionally, has intermediate streets, with half designations, as P Street, P-1/2 Street, Q Street, Q-1/2 Street, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30507 "2014-10-24T17:02:47Z")
Cities that have streets named after letters of the alphabet. 1. Washington, D.C. 2. New York City 3. Austin, TX 4. Elwood, IN 5. Houston, TX 6. Palmdale, CA 7. Philadelphia, PA 8. San Diego CA 9. Galveston TX 10. Ottawa, ON Canada Not the whole alphabet though, K and L Avenue then Belfast Rd. then it continues N, O, P, Q, R, S, T and U Avenues. Not sure if there is any reason for it. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30508 "2014-10-24T17:32:16Z")
> [@Thin\_Ice](#): > > Wouldn’t that include about every city in the US–Ave. A, Ave. B, Ave. C, . . ., or A St., B St., C St. . . . > What am I missing? It’s actually not as common as you think (especially when compared with numerically named streets). For example, I’ve noticed you’re more likely to find cities with alphabetically named streets in California’s Central Valley than you are in the Pacific Northwest. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30509 "2014-10-24T18:15:31Z")
Cities that have streets named after letters of the alphabet. 1. Washington, D.C. 2. New York City 3. Austin, TX 4. Elwood, IN 5. Houston, TX 6. Palmdale, CA 7. Philadelphia, PA 8. San Diego CA 9. Galveston TX 10. Ottawa, ON Canada 11. Omaha, NE ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30510 "2014-10-24T18:21:06Z")
Cities that have streets named after letters of the alphabet. 1. Washington, D.C. 2. New York City 3. Austin, TX 4. Elwood, IN 5. Houston, TX 6. Palmdale, CA 7. Philadelphia, PA 8. San Diego CA 9. Galveston TX 10. Ottawa, ON Canada 11. St Augustine, FL ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30511 "2014-10-24T19:01:12Z")
Cities that have streets named after letters of the alphabet. 1. Washington, D.C. 2. New York City 3. Austin, TX 4. Elwood, IN 5. Houston, TX 6. Palmdale, CA 7. Philadelphia, PA 8. San Diego CA 9. Galveston TX 10. Ottawa, ON Canada 11. St Augustine, FL 12. Belleville, Illinois ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30512 "2014-10-24T19:32:00Z")
Cities that have streets named after letters of the alphabet. 1. Washington, D.C. 2. New York City 3. Austin, TX 4. Elwood, IN 5. Houston, TX 6. Palmdale, CA 7. Philadelphia, PA 8. San Diego CA 9. Galveston TX 10. Ottawa, ON Canada 11. St Augustine, FL 12. Belleville, Illinois 13. Kalamazoo Mich State Police Codes for Crimes 1. 211 Robbery (California) Not sure how universal these codes are. I heard “211 in Progress” on Adam-12 many times. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30513 "2014-10-24T19:46:31Z")
State Police Codes for Crimes 1. 211 Robbery (California) 2. 459 (burglary- California) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30514 "2014-10-24T20:13:43Z")
State Police Codes for Crimes 1. 211 Robbery (California) 2. 459 (burglary- California) 3. Protein Spill (Disney World, child’s vomit needs cleanup) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30515 "2014-10-24T20:33:07Z")
State Police Codes for Crimes 1. 211 Robbery (California) 2. 459 (burglary- California) 3. Protein Spill (Disney World, child’s vomit needs cleanup) 4. 10-14 License Plate Check (NYPD) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30516 "2014-10-24T20:42:52Z")
State Police Codes for Crimes 1. 211 Robbery (California) 2. 459 (burglary- California) 3. Protein Spill (Disney World, child’s vomit needs cleanup) 4. 10-14 License Plate Check (NYPD) 5. 10-51 (Roving gang -NYPD code) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30517 "2014-10-24T20:46:53Z")
State Police Codes for Crimes 1. 211 Robbery (California) 2. 459 (burglary- California) 3. Protein Spill (Disney World, child’s vomit needs cleanup) 4. 10-14 License Plate Check (NYPD) 5. 10-51 (Roving gang -NYPD code) 6. 10-11 Dog Case (Indiana) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30518 "2014-10-24T22:37:26Z")
State Police Codes for Crimes 1. 211 Robbery (California) 2. 459 (burglary- California) 3. Protein Spill (Disney World, child’s vomit needs cleanup) 4. 10-14 License Plate Check (NYPD) 5. 10-51 (Roving gang -NYPD code) 6. 10-11 Dog Case (Indiana) 7. New Orleans 4-tier urgency code, described below Code 1 – Go to scene when convenient Code 2 – Drop what you’re going and proceed to scene . . . Code 3 – . . . .with red light and siren Code 4 – Disregard previous, no further response needed. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2014, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30519 "2014-10-25T01:32:59Z")
State Police Codes for Crimes 1. 211 Robbery (California) 2. 459 (burglary- California) 3. Protein Spill (Disney World, child’s vomit needs cleanup) 4. 10-14 License Plate Check (NYPD) 5. 10-51 (Roving gang -NYPD code) 6. 10-11 Dog Case (Indiana) 7. New Orleans 4-tier urgency code 8. 16 - injured animal (Akron PD, Ohio) ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2014, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30520 "2014-10-25T06:10:08Z")
State Police Codes for Crimes 1. 211 Robbery (California) 2. 459 (burglary- California) 3. Protein Spill (Disney World, child’s vomit needs cleanup) 4. 10-14 License Plate Check (NYPD) 5. 10-51 (Roving gang -NYPD code) 6. 10-11 Dog Case (Indiana) 7. New Orleans 4-tier urgency code 8. 16 - injured animal (Akron PD, Ohio) 9. 79 - Door to Door Salesman (Louisiana) Wow. I know they’re almost unheard of today, but having a specific code to deal with a person doing their job? I guess it’s because too many people have used this as an excuse to gain entrance to homes. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2014, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30521 "2014-10-25T06:33:42Z")
State Police Codes for Crimes 1. 211 Robbery (California) 2. 459 (burglary- California) 3. Protein Spill (Disney World, child’s vomit needs cleanup) 4. 10-14 License Plate Check (NYPD) 5. 10-51 (Roving gang -NYPD code) 6. 10-11 Dog Case (Indiana) 7. New Orleans 4-tier urgency code 8. 16 - injured animal (Akron PD, Ohio) 9. 79 - Door to Door Salesman (Louisiana) 10. 10-91h Stray horse ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2014, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30522 "2014-10-25T12:11:40Z")
State Police Codes for Crimes 1. 211 Robbery (California) 2. 459 (burglary- California) 3. Protein Spill (Disney World, child’s vomit needs cleanup) 4. 10-14 License Plate Check (NYPD) 5. 10-51 (Roving gang -NYPD code) 6. 10-11 Dog Case (Indiana) 7. New Orleans 4-tier urgency code 8. 16 - injured animal (Akron PD, Ohio) 9. 79 - Door to Door Salesman (Louisiana) 10. 10-91h Stray horse 11. 10-31 In pursuit (Broward Co. FL) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30523 "2014-10-25T15:12:30Z")
State Police Codes for Crimes 1. 211 Robbery (California) 2. 459 (burglary- California) 3. Protein Spill (Disney World, child’s vomit needs cleanup) 4. 10-14 License Plate Check (NYPD) 5. 10-51 (Roving gang -NYPD code) 6. 10-11 Dog Case (Indiana) 7. New Orleans 4-tier urgency code 8. 16 - injured animal (Akron PD, Ohio) 9. 79 - Door to Door Salesman (Louisiana) 10. 10-91h Stray horse 11. 10-31 In pursuit (Broward Co. FL) 12. 10-12 Restroom break (Hawaii) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1525) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1527)