Wanted level

From WikiGTA - The Complete Grand Theft Auto Walkthrough

Your wanted level in GTA shows you how hard the police tries to capture or stop you. The more crimes you commit, the higher your wanted level gets. In Grand Theft Auto en GTA London a high wanted level just means more piloce, but since GTA2 the SWAT, FBI and even the army will chase you when your wanted level gets to high.

There are six wanted levels (only four prior to GTA2). How high your wanted leel is can be seen in the HUD. The Classic GTA's show your wanted level with a number of police-heads on top of the screen, and later GTA's use stars in the right upper corner of the screen.

There are several ways to decrease or lose your wanted level. Some of them are:

• Stop commiting crimes while staying out of the sight of the police.
• Respraying your car.
• Using a cop bribe.
• Completing a Rampage.
• Saving the game (since GTA San Andreas).