GTA 6 Record / Gameplay Features
Police Criminal Profile System
Also called evidence-based wanted system, police memory system.
- First shown in
- Extended Look (2026-08-27)
- Source strength
- Major press
- Type
- police
- Checked
- 2026-08-28
Press previews given after the August 2026 Extended Look describe a reworked wanted system where a star level is triggered only if a crime is witnessed by an NPC, reported by a victim, or caught by a security system. Police then track what they know about a suspect, shown through HUD icons covering face, outfit, vehicle and weapon, and officers stop pursuing once that information goes stale or is invalidated, for example by changing clothes or ditching a marked car. Rob Nelson described the system in interviews with outlets including IGN following the reveal.
Key facts
- A crime must be witnessed, reported, or caught on camera to trigger a star
- HUD icons show what police currently know about the suspect
- Changing outfit, hair or vehicle degrades police identification
- Cops no longer show automatically as dots on the minimap during pursuits
Where this comes from
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