Park City Police
Lake, Illinois
How we verified this
As of August 2026 RadioReference's Lake County listing states Park City Police are dispatched by Waukegan on encrypted talkgroup 33392.
Encryption Details
Verified Talkgroup Data
Lake County Context
Park City Police isn't an outlier here: 17 of the 30 public-safety agencies we track in Lake County are fully encrypted (57%), so most departments nearby have made the same move.
See every agency we track in Lake County → County encryption overview →
What This Means
Everything this agency transmits is encrypted, dispatch included. For anyone outside the department — residents, reporters, neighbouring responders — the channel is simply silent.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Park City Police radio encrypted?
Yes. Park City Police uses P25 AES-256 encryption. Everything this agency transmits is encrypted, dispatch included. For anyone outside the department — residents, reporters, neighbouring responders — the channel is simply silent.
Can I listen to Park City Police on a police scanner?
No. Park City Police has fully encrypted their radio communications using P25 AES-256. No consumer scanner can decode encrypted transmissions.
Why did Park City Police encrypt their radio?
Agencies cite officer safety and operational security. Those are assertions rather than findings — no local evidence is typically produced — while the effects are concrete and land straight away on anyone who relied on hearing Park City Police to know what was happening nearby.
Can Lake County reverse the encryption decision?
Yes — nothing about the underlying radio technology forces this. It's a decision Lake County officials made and can revisit, and other communities have pushed departments back toward open channels through sustained council pressure and coalition-building.
What can I do about Park City Police encryption?
Three things carry weight, in this order: a public-records request for Park City Police's encryption policy and radio recordings, a turn at the microphone during Lake County budget discussions, and finding the other people locally already asking the same question. Individually these are easy to deflect; together they are not.