LAPD Phonetic Alphabet / APCO Phonetic Alphabet
                
                
                
               
                    
        
            	
     
          
 
  
  
   
  
  
   The APCO phonetic alphabet, (LAPD radio alphabet), is the term for an old competing spelling alphabet to the ICAO radiotelephony alphabet, defined by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International], that is currently used by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and other local and state law enforcement agencies across the United States. It is  "over the air" communication, used for  understanding a broadcast of letters, in the form of easily understood words. 
   Despite  being called a "phonetic alphabet", it is not a phonetic alphabet for transcribing phonetics. 
  Below is the LAPD's phonetic alphabet, in alphabetical order.
  
  
- Adam
 
- Boy
 
- Charles
 
- David
 
- Edward
 
- Frank
 
- George
 
- Henry
 
- Ida
 
- John
 
- King
 
- Lincoln
 
- Mary
 
- Nora
 
- Ocean
 
- Paul
 
- Queen
 
- Robert
 
- Sam
 
- Tom
 
- Union
 
- Victor
 
- William
 
- X-ray
 
- Yellow
 
- Zebra