Colorado Encrypted Agencies

57 Police Departments

21 Sheriff Offices

16 Fire Departments

2 EMS Agencies

Fully Encrypted 85 agencies (80%)

Partially Encrypted 21 agencies (20%)

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85 Verified Agencies

80%

5 Discovered via RadioReference

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1,856 Documented Talkgroups

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Agency Name	County	Type	Encryption	Scope
Adams County Sheriff's Office	Adams	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Arapahoe Community College Campus Police Department ✓	Arapahoe	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office ✓	Arapahoe	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Tactical Only
Arkansas Valley EMS ✓	Fremont	Ems	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Arvada Police Department ✓	Adams/Jefferson	Police	P25 AES	Fully Encrypted
Auraria Campus Police Department ✓	Denver	Police	P25 AES	Fully Encrypted
Aurora Police Department ✓	Adams/Arapahoe/Douglas	Police	P25 AES	Fully Encrypted
Beulah Police Department ✓	Pueblo	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Bent County Sheriff's Office ✓	Bent	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Broomfield Police Department ✓	Broomfield	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Buckley Air Force Base	Adams/Arapahoe/Douglas	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Cañon City Area Fire Protection District ✓	Fremont	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Cañon City Police Department ✓	Fremont	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Carbondale Police Department ✓	Garfield	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Castle Rock Police Department ✓	Douglas	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Chaffee County Fire	Chafee	Fire	P25 AES-256	Specific Channels
Chaffee County Law Enforcement	Chafee	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Specific Channels
Cherry Hills Village Police Department ✓	Arapahoe	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Colbran Police Department ✓	Mesa	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
De Beque Police Department ✓	Mesa	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Colorado Judicial Branch	Statewide	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Colorado Springs Police Department ✓	El Paso	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Colorado State University Police Department ✓	Larimer	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Colorado State Patrol	Statewide	State	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Columbine Valley Police Department ✓	Arapahoe	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Crowley County Sheriff's Office ✓	Crowley	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Deer Mountain Fire Department ✓	Fremont	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Denver Fire Department ✓	Denver	Fire	P25 AES	Fully Encrypted
Denver International Airport ✓	Denver	Airport	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Denver Metro Tash Force ✓	Denver	Transit	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Denver Police Department ✓	Denver	Police	P25 AES	Fully Encrypted
Douglas County Sheriff's Office	Douglas	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Tactical Only
Drug Enforcement Agency	Statewide	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Edgewater Police Department ✓	Jefferson	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Elbert County Sheriff's Office	Elbert	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Elizabeth Police Department ✓	Elbert	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
El Paso County Department of Transportation ✓	El Paso	Transit	P25 AES-256	Specific Channels
El Paso County Sheriff's Office ✓	El Paso	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
Englewood Police Department ✓	Arapahoe	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Estes Park Police Department ✓	Larimer	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Florence Fire Protection District ✓	Fremont	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Florence Police Department ✓	Fremont	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Fort Carson ✓	El Paso	Military	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Fort Collins Police Department ✓	Larimer	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Freemont County Fire Department ✓	Fremont	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Fremont County Sheriff's Office ✓	Fremont	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Fruita Police Department ✓	Mesa	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Garfield County Sheriff's Office	Garfield	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Partially Encrypted
Gilpin County Sheriff's Office	Gllpin	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Tactical Only
Glendale Police Department ✓	Arapahoe	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Glenwood Springs Police Department ✓	Garfield	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Golden Police Department ✓	Jefferson	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Governor's Office of Information Technology	Statewide	Other	P25 AES-256	Specific Channels
Grand County Interop ✓	Grand	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Grand Junction Police Department ✓	Mesa	Police	P25 ADP	Tactical Only
Greenwood Village Police Department	Arapahoe	Police	P25 ADP	Tactical Only
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office ✓	Jefferson	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Kiowa County Sheriff's Office ✓	Kiowa	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
La Junta Fire Department ✓	Otero	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
La Junta Police Department ✓	Otero	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Lakeside Police Department ✓	Jefferson	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Lakewood Police Department ✓	Jefferson	Police	P25 AES	Fully Encrypted
Lamar Police Department ✓	Prowers	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Larimer County Sheriff's Office ✓	Larimer	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Las Animas Police Department ✓	Bent	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Littleton Police Department ✓	Arapahoe	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Logan County Law Enforcement ✓	Logan	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Lone Tree Police Department ✓	Douglas	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Longmont Department of Public Safety	Boulder/Weld	State	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Loveland Fire Department ✓	Larimer	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Loveland Police Department ✓	Larimer	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Meeker Police Department ✓	Rio Blanco	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Mesa County Sheriff's Office ✓	Mesa	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Moffat County Sheriff's Office	Moffat	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Partially Encrypted
Montrose Police Department ✓	Montrose	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Morrison Police Department ✓	Jefferson	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Mountain View Police Department ✓	Jefferson	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
New Castle Police Department ✓	Garfield	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Olathe Police Department ✓	Montrose	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Parachute Police Department ✓	Garfield	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Park County Sheriff's Office	Park	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Partially Encrypted
Parker Police Department ✓	Douglas	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Penrose Volunteer Fire Department ✓	Fremont	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Poudre Fire Authority	Larimar	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Pueblo Fire Department ✓	Pueblo	Fire	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Pueblo Police Department ✓	Pueblo	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Rifle Police Department ✓	Garfield	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office ✓	Rio Blanco	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Royal Gorge Bridge & Park Fire Department ✓	Fremont	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Rye Fire Department ✓	Pueblo	Fire	P25 ADP	Tactical Only
Sheridan Police Department ✓	Arapahoe	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Silt Police Department ✓	Garfield	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Simla Police Department ✓	Elbert	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
South Metro Fire Rescue	Denver Douglas	Fire	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Tallahassee Volunteer Fire Protection ✓	Fremont	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Timnath Police Department	Larimer	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Thornton Police Department ✓	Adams/Weld	Police	P25 AES	Fully Encrypted
Western Fremont Fire Protection District ✓	Fremont	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Wheat Ridge Police Department ✓	Jefferson	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Westminster Police Department ✓	Adams/Jefferson	Police	P25 AES	Fully Encrypted
Yuma County EMS ✓	Yuma	Ems	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Denver County Sheriff ✓ NEW	Denver	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Montrose Township Police NEW	Montrose	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Parker Township Police ✓ NEW	Park	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Pueblo Township Police ✓ NEW	Pueblo	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Grand County Sheriff's Office NEW	Grand	Sheriff	P25 AES	Fully Encrypted

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public safety agencies in Colorado are encrypted?

106 agencies in Colorado are documented as encrypted: 85 (80%) fully encrypted and 21 with partial encryption. See the full table below for specific agencies.

Which Colorado agencies have verified encryption data?

85 of the 106 agencies listed here (80%) have been checked directly against the RadioReference API, covering 1,856 documented talkgroups. The rest are sourced from the community-maintained RadioReference Wiki and may be less current.

Which county in Colorado has the most encrypted agencies?

Fremont County leads Colorado with 12 encrypted agencies (100% fully encrypted). Browse the county list below to see how your area compares.

Can I still monitor police scanners anywhere in Colorado?

Yes. 21 agencies in Colorado 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 Colorado residents get an encryption decision reversed?

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

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