California Encrypted Agencies

146 Police Departments

20 Sheriff Offices

4 Fire Departments

4 EMS Agencies

Fully Encrypted 144 agencies (77%)

Partially Encrypted 42 agencies (23%)

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157 Verified Agencies

84%

2 Discovered via RadioReference

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3,167 Documented Talkgroups

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Agency Name	County	Type	Encryption	Scope
Alameda County Sheriff	Alameda	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
American Medical Response	San Bernardino	Ems	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Anaheim Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Antioch Police	Contra Costa	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Arcadia Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
Azusa Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
Baldwin Park Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
Banning Police ✓	Riverside	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Barstow Police ✓	San Bernardino	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Beaumont Police ✓	Riverside	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Benicia Police	Solano	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Bell Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
Bell Gardens Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
Berkeley Police	Alameda	Police	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
Beverly Hills Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
Bob Hope (Hollywood-Burbank) Airport ✓	Los Angeles	Airport	P25 DES-OFB	Tactical Only
Brea Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Brentwood Police	Contra Costa	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Buena Park Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Burbank Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
Campbell Police ✓	Santa Clara	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Cal State Fullerton Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Cal State Monterey Bay Police ✓	Monterey	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Cathedral City Police ✓	Riverside	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Carmel Police ✓	Monterey	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Chino Police ✓	San Bernardino	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Chula Vista Police ✓	San Diego	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Coast Community College District Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Concord Police ✓	Contra Costa	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Contra Costa County Sheriff	Contra Costa	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
Corona Police ✓	Riverside	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Costa Mesa Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Covina Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
Culver City Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Cypress Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Del Ray Oaks Police ✓	Monterey	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Desert Hot Springs Police ✓	Riverside	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Dodgers Stadium ✓	Los Angeles	Other	DMR Enhanced Privacy	Fully Encrypted
Downey Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
East San Gabriel Valley / Foothills Special Enforcement Team ✓	Los Angeles	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
El Cajon Police ✓	San Diego	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
El Monte Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
El Segundo Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Escondido Police ✓	San Diego	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Foothill-De Anza Community College District ✓	Santa Clara	University	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Fountain Valley Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Fontana Police ✓	San Bernardino	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Fullerton Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Fremont Police	Alameda	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Gardena Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Garden Grove Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Gilroy Police ✓	Santa Clara	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Glendale Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
Glendora Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
Gonzales Police ✓	Monterey	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Greenfield Police ✓	Monterey	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Hawthorne Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Hercules Police	Contra Costa	Police	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
Hermosa Beach Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Huntington Beach Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Imperial County District Attorney ✓	Imperial	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Imperial County Sheriff's Office ✓	Imperial	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Indio Police ✓	Riverside	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Inglewood Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Irvine Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Irvine Valley College Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Irwindale Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
King City Police ✓	Monterey	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Laguna Beach Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
L.A. IMPACT Unit ✓	Los Angeles	Other	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
La Mesa Police ✓	San Diego	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
La Palma Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
La Verne Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
Los Altos Police ✓	Santa Clara	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Los Angeles Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 DES-OFB	Specific Channels
Los Angeles World Airports Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 DES-OFB	Tactical Only
Los Alamitos Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Los Gatos Police ✓	Santa Clara	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
La Habra Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
La Palma Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Laguna Niguel Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Livermore Police ✓	Alameda	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Long Beach City Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Manhattan Beach Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Manteca Police	San Joaquin	Police	P25 DES-OFB	Specific Channels
Marin County Sheriff ✓	Marin	Sheriff	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
Marina Police ✓	Monterey	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Martinez Police ✓	Contra Costa	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
MetroNet/North Cities Fire ✓	Orange	Fire	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Milpitas Police ✓	Santa Clara	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Menifee Police ✓	Riverside	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Modesto Police ✓	Stanislaus	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Morgan Hill Police ✓	Santa Clara	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Monrovia Police	Los Angeles	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Montebello Police	Los Angeles	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Montclair Police ✓	San Bernardino	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Monterey County District Attorney ✓	Monterey	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Monterey City Police ✓	Monterey	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Monterey County Sheriff	Monterey	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
Monterey Park Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Mountain View Police ✓	Santa Clara	Police	P25 AES-256	Specific Channels
Murrieta Police ✓	Riverside	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Mountain View Fire ✓	Santa Clara	Fire	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
NASA Ames Research Center ✓	Santa Clara	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Newark Police	Alameda	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Newport Beach Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Oakland Police	Alameda	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Oceanside Police ✓	San Diego	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Orange County Emergency Medical Services	Orange	Ems	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Orange County Fire Authority ✓	Orange	Fire	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Orange County Law Interoperability ✓	Orange	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Orange County Sheriff ✓	Orange	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Orange County Transportation Authority	Orange	Transit	Unknown	Fully Encrypted
Pacific Grove Police ✓	Monterey	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Placentia Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Palm Springs Police ✓	Riverside	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Palos Verdes Estates Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Palo Alto Police	Santa Clara	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Pasadena Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
Pasadena Public Works ✓	Los Angeles	Other	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
Pinole Police	Contra Costa	Police	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
Placer County Sheriff	Placer	Sheriff	P25 DES-OFB	Partially Encrypted
Pleasantion Police ✓	Alameda	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Pomona Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
Port of Long Beach ✓	Los Angeles	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Rancho Santiago College Community District Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Redding Police ✓	Shasta	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Redondo Beach Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Richmond Police	Contra Costa	Police	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
Riverside Police ✓	Riverside	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Riverside County Sheriff ✓	Riverside	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Roseville Police ✓	Placer	Police	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
Saddle Back College Police ✓	CA)\|Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Salinas Police ✓	Monterey	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
San Bernardino Community College District Police ✓	San Bernardino	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
San Bernardino County Coroner ✓	San Bernardino	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
San Bernardino County Sheriff ✓	San Bernardino	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
San Diego Harbour Police ✓	San Diego	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
San Diego Police ✓	San Diego	Police	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
San Fernando Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
San Francisco Fire ✓	San Francisco	Fire	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) ✓	San Francisco	Airport	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
San Gabriel Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
San Joaquin Sheriff ✓	San Joaquin	Sheriff	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
San Jose Police ✓	Santa Clara	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
San Jose Incident Command System ✓	Santa Clara	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
San Jose State University Police ✓	Santa Clara	Police	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
San Manuel Band Of Mission Indians ✓	San Bernardino	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
San Mateo County Sheriff ✓	San Mateo	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
San Ramon Police ✓	Contra Costa	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Sand City Police ✓	Monterey	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Santa Ana Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Santa Ana Unified School District Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Santa Clara Police ✓	Santa Clara	Police	P25 AES-256	Specific Channels
Santa Clara County Emergency Medical Services ✓	Santa Clara	Ems	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Santa Clara County Mutual Aid ✓	Santa Clara	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Santa Clara County Sheriff ✓	Santa Clara	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Santa Clara County Services ✓	Santa Clara	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Protective Services ✓	Santa Clara	Ems	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Santa Monica Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Santa Maria Police ✓	Santa Barbara	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Santa Rosa Police ✓	Sonoma	Police	P25 AES-256	Specific Channels
Seal Beach Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Seaside Police ✓	Monterey	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Sierra Madre Police	Los Angeles	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Soledad Police ✓	Monterey	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
South Cities Police ✓	Monterey	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
South Gate Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Stanislaus County Sheriff	Stanislaus	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Sunnyvale Police ✓	Santa Clara	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Sutter County Sheriff	Sutter	Sheriff	P25 DES-OFB	Partially Encrypted
Torrance Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Tracy Police ✓	San Joaquin	Police	P25 AES-256	Specific Channels
Tustin Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
UC Berkeley Police	Alameda	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Union City Police	Alameda	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
University of California Irvine Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
University of California Santa Barbra Police ✓	Santa Barbra	Police	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
Upland Police Department ✓	San Bernardino	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Vallejo Police	Solano	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
West Covina Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
West Valley Mission College District Police ✓	Santa Clara	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Westminster Police ✓	Orange	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Whittier Police ✓	Los Angeles	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Los angeles County Sheriff NEW	Los angeles	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Sacramento County Sheriff NEW	Sacramento	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted

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Los Angeles County 46 agencies 85% encrypted Orange County 35 agencies 97% encrypted Santa Clara County 22 agencies 64% encrypted Monterey County 16 agencies 94% encrypted Riverside County 11 agencies 100% encrypted San Bernardino County 10 agencies 100% encrypted Alameda County 9 agencies 22% encrypted Contra Costa County 9 agencies 33% encrypted San Diego County 7 agencies 86% encrypted San Joaquin County 3 agencies 33% encrypted Solano County 2 agencies 0% encrypted Imperial County 2 agencies 100% encrypted Stanislaus County 2 agencies 50% encrypted Placer County 2 agencies 50% encrypted San Francisco County 2 agencies 100% encrypted Santa Barbara County 2 agencies 50% encrypted Marin County 1 agencies 100% encrypted Shasta County 1 agencies 0% encrypted San Mateo County 1 agencies 100% encrypted Sonoma County 1 agencies 0% encrypted Sutter County 1 agencies 0% encrypted Sacramento County 1 agencies 0% encrypted

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public safety agencies in California are encrypted?

186 agencies in California are documented as encrypted: 144 (77%) fully encrypted and 42 with partial encryption. See the full table below for specific agencies.

Which California agencies have verified encryption data?

157 of the 186 agencies listed here (84%) have been checked directly against the RadioReference API, covering 3,167 documented talkgroups. The rest are sourced from the community-maintained RadioReference Wiki and may be less current.

Which county in California has the most encrypted agencies?

Los Angeles County leads California with 46 encrypted agencies (85% fully encrypted). Browse the county list below to see how your area compares.

Can I still monitor police scanners anywhere in California?

Yes. 42 agencies in California have only partial encryption, and fire/EMS channels frequently stay open even in counties where police departments have gone dark. Use the filters below to find what's still accessible.

Can California residents get an encryption decision reversed?

Yes — encryption is a local policy decision, not a technical requirement, and it can be revisited. Our California case study covers what has and hasn't worked there so far.

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