Neptune Beach Police
Duval, Florida
How we verified this
RR (fetched 2026-08-01) shows NBPD-1 Dispatch, the ISSI dispatch patch, NBPD-2 Car-to-Car, and NBPD-3 Detective/Animal Control all fully encrypted, but NBPD-4 Admin/Lifeguard Supervisor is in the clear — so strictly partial rather than the listed 'All Operations'; the source does not state the DES-OFB algorithm.
Encryption Details
Duval County Context
Neptune Beach Police isn't an outlier here: 7 of the 9 public-safety agencies we track in Duval County are fully encrypted (78%), so most departments nearby have made the same move.
See every agency we track in Duval County → County encryption overview →
What This Means
Some of this agency's traffic is encrypted and some is not. What you can hear depends on the channel and on what the department is doing at the time.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Neptune Beach Police radio encrypted?
Yes — Neptune Beach Police's radio system runs on P25 DES-OFB encryption. Some of this agency's traffic is encrypted and some is not. What you can hear depends on the channel and on what the department is doing at the time.
Can I listen to Neptune Beach Police on a police scanner?
Partially. Neptune Beach Police encrypts some of its talkgroups while leaving others open, so some channels may still be accessible. Check RadioReference for specific talkgroup status.
Why did Neptune Beach Police encrypt their radio?
Officer safety and operational security are the reasons agencies give. What rarely comes with that explanation is Duval County-specific evidence that open communications ever caused a problem, while the loss of public oversight and the friction with still-unencrypted neighboring agencies are both immediate and real.
Can Duval County reverse the encryption decision?
Yes. Whoever made this call for Neptune Beach Police can also unmake it; there's no technical lock-in. The approach that has worked elsewhere combines public-records requests, direct council pressure, and a coordinated local coalition.
What can I do about Neptune Beach Police encryption?
Ask for the paperwork first — the policy that authorised encryption for Neptune Beach Police, and the recordings themselves — because a specific request is harder to wave away than a general complaint. Then take what you learn to a council meeting, and bring others from Duval County with you.