Georgia Encrypted Agencies

41 Police Departments

29 Sheriff Offices

37 Fire Departments

8 EMS Agencies

Fully Encrypted 118 agencies (93%)

Partially Encrypted 9 agencies (7%)

RadioReference Verification

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69 Verified Agencies

54%

2 Discovered via RadioReference

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436 Documented Talkgroups

159 encrypted 13 mixed Browse →

Agency Name	County	Type	Encryption	Scope
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Police Department ✓	Tift	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Augusta Fire Department	Richmond	Fire	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Augusta Police Department ✓	Richmond	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Athens-Clarke Fire Department ✓	Clarke	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Athens-Clarke Police Department ✓	Clarke	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Baldwin County EMS ✓	Baldwin	Ems	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Baldwin County Sheriff's Office ✓	Baldwin	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Banks County Fire/EMS ✓	Banks	Fire	NXDN Scrambling	Fully Encrypted
Banks County Sheriff's Office ✓	Banks	Sheriff	NXDN Scrambling	Fully Encrypted
Bartow County Sheriff's Office ✓	Bartow	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Barrow County EMS	Barrow	Ems	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Barrow County Fire	Barrow	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Barrow County Sheriff's Office ✓	Barrow	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Cherokee County Sheriff's Office ✓	Cherokee	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Clayton County Fire/EMS ✓	Clayton	Fire	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Clayton County Sheriff's Office ✓	Clayton	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Columbus Technical College Police ✓	Muscogee	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Cockran Police Department ✓	Bleckly	Police	NXDN Scrambling	Fully Encrypted
City of Columbus Fire & EMS ✓	Muscogee	Fire	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Columbus Police Department ✓	Muscogee	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Covington Fire Department	Newton	Fire	Unknown	Fully Encrypted
City of Covington Police Department ✓	Newton	Police	Unknown	Fully Encrypted
City of Dalton Fire Department ✓	Whitfield	Fire	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Dalton Police Department ✓	Whitfield	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Douglas Fire Department	Coffee	Fire	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Douglas Police Department	Coffee	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Duluth Fire Department ✓	Gwinnett	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Duluth Police Department ✓	Gwinnett	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Elberton Fire Department	Elbert	Fire	DMR Enhanced Privacy	Fully Encrypted
City of Elberton Police Department	Elbert	Police	DMR Enhanced Privacy	Fully Encrypted
City of Elberton Public Works	Elbert	Other	DMR Enhanced Privacy	Fully Encrypted
City of Forest Park Police ✓	Clayton	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Flowery Branch	Hall	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Gainesville Fire Department	Hall	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Gainesville Police Department	Hall	Police	P25 ADP	Partially Encrypted
City of Greensboro ✓	Greene	Other	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Griffin Fire Department	Spaulding	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City Of Griffin Police Department	Spaulding	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Hamilton Police Department	Harris	Police	TETRA	Fully Encrypted
City of Hampton Fire Department	Henry	Fire	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Hampton Police Department	Henry	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Hahira Fire Department	Lowndes	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Hahira Police Department	Lowndes	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Jonesboro Fire Department	Clayton	Fire	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Lawrenceville Police Department ✓	Gwinnett	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Lawrenceville Public Works	Gwinnett	Other	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Locust Grove Police Department	Henry	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Loganville	Walton	Other	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of McDonough Fire Department ✓	Henry	Fire	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of McDonough Police Department ✓	Henry	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Milledgeville Fire Department	Baldwin	Fire	P25 ADP	Partially Encrypted
City of Milledgeville Police Department ✓	Baldwin	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Monroe Fire Department	Walton	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Munroe Police Department	Walkton	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Norcross Police Department ✓	Gwinnett	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Oakwood Police Department	Hall	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Omega Police Department ✓	Tift	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Oxford Police Department ✓	Newton County Sheriff	Police	Unknown	Fully Encrypted
City of Porterdale Police Department ✓	Newton County Sheriff	Police	Unknown	Fully Encrypted
City of Riverdale Fire Department	Clayton	Fire	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Riverdale Police Department	Clayton	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Rome Fire Department	Clarke	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Rome Police Department	Clarke	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Statham Police Department	Barrow	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Social Circle Fire Department	Walton	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Social Circle Police Department	Walton	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Social Circle Public Works	Walton	Other	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Tifton Fire Department ✓	Tift	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Tifton Police Department ✓	Tift	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Watkinsville Police Department	Oconee	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
City of Winder Police Department	Barrow	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Bleckley County Fire	Bleckley	Fire	NXDN Scrambling	Fully Encrypted
Bleckley County Sheriff's Office	Bleckley	Sheriff	NXDN Scrambling	Fully Encrypted
Columbia County Fire Rescue	Columbia	Fire	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Columbia County Emergency Management	Columbia	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Columbia County EMS	Columbia	Ems	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Columbia County Sheriff's Office	Columbia	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Dalton High School ✓	Whitfield	School	NXDN Scrambling	Fully Encrypted
Elbert County EMS ✓	Elbert	Ems	DMR Enhanced Privacy	Fully Encrypted
Elbert County Fire	Elbert	Fire	DMR Enhanced Privacy	Fully Encrypted
Elbert County Sheriff's Office	Elbert	Sheriff	DMR Enhanced Privacy	Fully Encrypted
Forsyth County Fire/EMS ✓	Forsyth	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office ✓	Forsyth	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Partially Encrypted
Georgia Gwinnett College	Gwinnett	University	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Georgia State College University ✓	Baldwin	University	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Greene County Fire ✓	Greene	Fire	P25 ADP	Tactical Only
Greene County EMS ✓	Greene	Ems	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Greene County Sheriff's Office ✓	Greene	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Gwinnett County Fire ✓	Gwinnett	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Gwinnett County Sheriff ✓	Gwinnett	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Hall County Sheriff's Office ✓	Hall	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Harris County Fire/EMS ✓	Harris	Fire	TETRA	Fully Encrypted
Harris County Sheriff's Office	Harris	Sheriff	TETRA	Fully Encrypted
Hart County EMS ✓	Hart	Ems	DMR Enhanced Privacy	Fully Encrypted
Hart County Sheriff's Office ✓	Hart	Sheriff	DMR Enhanced Privacy	Fully Encrypted
Henry County Fire/EMS ✓	Henry	Fire	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
Henry County Police ✓	Henry	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Henry County Sheriff's Office ✓	Henry	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Jackson County Emergency Services ✓	Jackson	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Jackson County Sheriff's Office ✓	Jackson	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Lockheed Martin Marietta Plant	Cobb	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Lowndes County Emergency Management Authority	Lowndes	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Lowndes County Sheriff's Office ✓	Lowndes	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Muscogee County Marshall ✓	Muscogee	Federal	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Muscogee County Sheriff's Office ✓	Muscogee	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Newton County Animal Control	Newton	Sheriff	Unknown	Fully Encrypted
Newton County Fire	Newton	Fire	Unknown	Partially Encrypted
Newton County Sheriff	Newton	Sheriff	Unknown	Fully Encrypted
Oconee County Fire-Rescue ✓	Oconee	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Oconee County Sheriff's Office ✓	Oconee	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Piedmont-Newton EMS ✓	Newton	Ems	Unknown	Fully Encrypted
Pine Mountain Police Department	Harris	Police	TETRA	Fully Encrypted
Richmond County Sheriff's Office	Richmond	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Savannah-Chatham Metro Police	Chatham	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Statesboro Pollice Department ✓	Chatham	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Tift County Fire/Rescue ✓	Tift	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Tift County Sheriff ✓	Tift	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Valdosta Fire Department ✓	Lowndes	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Valdosta Police Department ✓	Lowndes	Police	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Walton County Fire ✓	Walton	Fire	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Walton County Sheriff's Office ✓	Walton	Sheriff	P25 ADP	Fully Encrypted
Waverly Police Department	Harris	Police	TETRA	Fully Encrypted
Whitfield County EMS ✓	Whitfield	Ems	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Whitfield County Fire ✓	Whitfield	Fire	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Whitfield County Sheriff's Office ✓	Whitfield	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Cobb Township Police NEW	Cobb	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Rockdale County Police NEW	Rockdale	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public safety agencies in Georgia are encrypted?

127 agencies in Georgia are documented as encrypted: 118 (93%) fully encrypted and 9 with partial encryption. See the full table below for specific agencies.

Which Georgia agencies have verified encryption data?

69 of the 127 agencies listed here (54%) have been checked directly against the RadioReference API, covering 436 documented talkgroups. The rest are sourced from the community-maintained RadioReference Wiki and may be less current.

Which county in Georgia has the most encrypted agencies?

Newton County leads Georgia with 8 encrypted agencies (88% fully encrypted). Browse the county list below to see how your area compares.

Can I still monitor police scanners anywhere in Georgia?

Yes. 9 agencies in Georgia 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 Georgia residents get an encryption decision reversed?

Yes — encryption is a local policy decision, not a technical requirement. Communities in other states have reversed encryption decisions through sustained city council pressure and public-records requests; see our guide on fighting encryption for the specific tactics that have worked.

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