Police Dispatch & Escape Timer
What wanted level you'll pull, how many seconds until the first units arrive (your head start), and how long it takes to shake them once you break line-of-sight.
Wanted Level
★★★☆☆☆
Escape Window
5s
Evasion Time
125s
Read
- Escape Difficulty
- Moderate
- Head Start
- 5s before first units
- Shake Time
- ~125s after breaking LOS
Escape Plan
- First units in ~5s — that's your head start. Be moving before then, not looting.
- Dense areas = fast dispatch but lots of corners — break line-of-sight, then go still.
- An off-radar window (Lester-style) cuts evasion ~40% — worth the call.
Wanted & evasion mechanics modelled on GTA 5 / GTA Online (search cones, line-of-sight, off-radar) + leak signals. Estimates only — recalibrated after 19 November 2026.