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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.

How to play these dares

Start every Cops dare from a standstill with no wanted level, so the clock and the stars mean the same thing each time. In GTA 5 the police lose you once you break their line of sight for long enough: the stars flash, and the radar shows where officers are looking. Most dares in this category are about how you get there, not whether you do: on foot, without ramming, without changing cars.

From Tourist to Menace

Tourist dares ask for one or two stars and a clean escape. Local dares add a rule that takes away your usual trick, such as no gunfire or no vehicle swaps. Menace dares hold a high wanted level for a long time, or stack several restrictions at once, and most runs end in a failed attempt before the first clean one. This category has 6 Tourist, 10 Local and 9 Menace for GTA 5, and 6 Tourist, 7 Local and 12 Menace for GTA 6.

What to avoid

Cheat codes that lower your wanted level end the dare, and in GTA 5 they also switch off trophies and achievements for that session. A respray at Los Santos Customs clears the stars if the police did not see you drive in, which is a legitimate escape for most dares but not for the ones that say to lose them another way.

Where they work best

Story Mode suits this category best, because no other player can join the chase. In GTA Online, an invite-only session keeps strangers out. On a roleplay server the police are other players with their own rules, so treat a Cops dare as a scene to play, not a record to set. The 25 GTA 6 Cops dares below were written before anyone could play the game, from what Rockstar has shown; the GTA 6 page explains how, and which may change at 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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