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GTA Cops Challenge Ideas

Outrun it, outsmart it, or briefly become it. 25 for GTA 5, 25 written for GTA 6 ahead of its 19 November 2026 launch.

Cops challenges (25)

Tourist One Star — Earn one wanted star and lose it without leaving the immediate area. Fails if: you leave the area before losing it
Tourist Two Stars — Reach two wanted stars and escape without changing vehicles. Fails if: you change vehicles
Tourist Three Stars — Reach three wanted stars and lose them using a normal road vehicle. Fails if: you are arrested or killed
Tourist Foot Chase — Earn a wanted level and lose it entirely on foot. Fails if: you enter a vehicle
Tourist Motorcycle Escape — Reach two stars and escape on one motorcycle without switching rides. Fails if: you switch vehicles
Tourist Tunnel Rat — Lose a wanted level by using a tunnel or underground route. Fails if: you are arrested
Local Bridge Runner — Escape a three-star pursuit by crossing a major bridge without destroying your vehicle. Fails if: you are arrested or your vehicle is destroyed
Local No Shooting — Survive a three-star pursuit for five minutes without firing a weapon. Fails if: you fire a weapon
Local No Ramming — Lose three stars without intentionally ramming a police vehicle. Fails if: you deliberately ram police
Local Off-Road Escape — Lose three stars while staying off paved roads for the final minute of the pursuit. Fails if: you return to paved roads during the final minute
Local Boat Escape — Escape a wanted level by reaching open water and using a boat. Fails if: you are arrested before reaching open water
Local Air Escape — Escape a wanted level by reaching an aircraft and getting airborne. Fails if: you are arrested before getting airborne
Local Five Star Run — Reach five stars and survive for three minutes. Fails if: you are arrested or killed before three minutes
Local Wanted In The Hills — Reach four stars and lose them while staying in the hills or mountains. Fails if: you leave the designated area before the stars clear
Local Wanted At The Beach — Reach three stars and lose them around the beach without using an aircraft. Fails if: you use an aircraft
Local No Map Escape — Reach three stars and lose them without opening the pause map during the chase. Fails if: you open the map
Menace First Person Pursuit — Reach four stars and lose them while staying in first-person view. Fails if: you switch out of first person
Menace No Brakes — Reach three stars and escape without pressing the brake pedal in your vehicle. Fails if: you brake
Menace No Reverse — Reach four stars and escape without putting your vehicle into reverse. Fails if: you reverse
Menace No Vehicle Change — Reach five stars and lose them without changing vehicles, changing clothes or using a tunnel. Fails if: you change vehicles, clothes or use a tunnel
Menace Five Stars, One Life — Reach five stars and survive until the wanted level disappears without dying. Fails if: you die or are arrested
Menace Rural Escape — Reach four stars in Los Santos and escape into Blaine County without being arrested. Fails if: you are arrested
Menace City To Desert — Start a five-star pursuit in Los Santos and lose it in Blaine County without changing vehicles. Fails if: you change vehicles or are arrested
Menace The Impossible Commute — Reach five stars and drive from central Los Santos to the northern edge of the map before losing the wanted level. Fails if: you are arrested or die before reaching the destination
Menace Wanted Until Dawn — Reach five stars after midnight and remain alive until sunrise before escaping the police. Fails if: you are arrested or die before sunrise

Cops challenges (25)

Tourist One Star — Earn a low wanted level and lose it without leaving the immediate area. Fails if: you are arrested
Tourist Two Stars — Reach a two-star-equivalent police response and escape without changing vehicles. Fails if: you change vehicles
Tourist Foot Escape — Earn police attention and lose it on foot. Fails if: you enter a vehicle
Tourist Hide In Plain Sight — After attracting police attention, use a change of appearance or disguise before attempting to blend back into public. Fails if: you skip the appearance change
Tourist Change The Outfit — Change your outfit during an escape sequence and survive the police response. Fails if: you are arrested
Tourist Change The Vehicle — Abandon your original vehicle during a pursuit and continue in another. Fails if: you remain in the original vehicle
Local Witness Problem — Commit a crime, break line of sight and escape without letting the response catch up to you. Fails if: you are arrested
Local Police Bodycam — Create a pursuit near police and capture an in-game image or clip showing the police response. Fails if: you are arrested before capturing it
Local No Gunfire — Escape a wanted response without firing a weapon. Fails if: you fire a weapon
Local No Police Kills — Survive a wanted response without killing any police officer. Fails if: a police officer dies
Local Rural Escape — Start a pursuit in Vice City and escape in rural Leonida. Fails if: you are arrested before reaching rural Leonida
Local Keys Escape — Start a pursuit and escape into the Leonida Keys. Fails if: you are arrested before reaching the Keys
Local Water Escape — Use the waterways as part of a police escape. Fails if: you are arrested before reaching the water
Menace Disguise Escape — During a police escape, change your appearance and successfully disappear from the response. Fails if: you are arrested or fail to change appearance
Menace Vehicle Description — Escape after changing vehicles and avoid being caught again. Fails if: you are caught before the escape is complete
Menace Clothing Description — Escape after changing clothes and return to public without immediately drawing police attention. Fails if: you are arrested or immediately regain the response
Menace No Same Route — Escape a pursuit without retracing the same major road twice. Fails if: you intentionally repeat the same major route
Menace First Person Pursuit — Survive a serious police pursuit entirely in first person. Fails if: you switch view
Menace No Vehicle Change — Survive a serious police response without changing vehicles or appearance. Fails if: you change vehicle or appearance
Menace Police Chase Photographer — Capture a clear image of the police chasing you while you are still wanted, then escape. Fails if: you are arrested before the image and escape
Menace The Identity Problem — Commit a crime, change clothing, change vehicle and successfully return to the crime area. Fails if: you are arrested or fail to return
Menace The Vanishing Act — Escape a serious pursuit using a vehicle change, appearance change and a hidden route before returning to public. Fails if: you fail any stage
Menace Statewide Manhunt — Start a major pursuit in Vice City and survive until you reach a remote part of Leonida. Fails if: you are arrested or die
Menace Five-Stage Escape — Complete a pursuit using five stages: crime, vehicle change, appearance change, concealment, final escape. Fails if: you fail any stage
Menace Ghost Of Leonida — Create a major police response, disappear through changing identity and vehicle, then return to the original area without being caught. Fails if: you are arrested or identified again

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