45%
Verification Rate
1,289 of 2,837 agencies
21,567
Talkgroups Tracked
5,310 encrypted
52
States Covered
All 50 + DC
163
Discovered via API
New agencies found

Verification Progress

Verified (1,289)
Partial (0)
Unverified (1,548)
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Data Sources

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RadioReference Wiki
2,674 agencies
Original database from community-maintained wiki
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API Discovery
163 agencies
New agencies found via RadioReference API
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API Verified
1,289 agencies
Matched to trunked system talkgroups

Match Confidence Distribution

When matching agencies to RadioReference data, we assign a confidence score based on name matching accuracy and geographic validation.

69
High (90%+)
657
Medium (70-89%)
726
Low (<70%)
1,385
Not Matched

Verification by State

Best Coverage

State Rate Verified
OR 76% 13 / 17
MI 74% 119 / 160
IN 73% 66 / 90
AL 68% 50 / 74
AR 67% 28 / 42
NM 67% 10 / 15
CA 64% 119 / 186
CO 64% 67 / 105
DE 64% 9 / 14
LA 59% 38 / 64

Needs Improvement

State Rate Verified
IA 0% 0 / 6
ME 0% 0 / 6
VT 0% 0 / 7
KS 0% 0 / 9
MD 0% 0 / 14
ND 6% 2 / 32
WV 8% 4 / 50
VA 17% 11 / 64
RI 21% 3 / 14
NE 27% 13 / 49

Our Verification Process

1

County Enrichment

We query RadioReference for all trunked radio systems in each county, fetching talkgroup data including encryption status.

2

Agency Matching

Using fuzzy name matching and geographic validation, we link our agency database to RadioReference talkgroup categories.

3

Encryption Analysis

For each matched agency, we analyze talkgroup encryption flags (0=clear, 1=mixed, 2=encrypted) to confirm encryption status.

4

Discovery

We also discover new encrypted agencies not in our original database by analyzing RadioReference categories marked as encrypted.

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