Police Department Fully Encrypted

Beverly Hills Police Department

Oakland, Michigan

What you can do right now

Encryption Details

Encryption Type P25 AES-256
Scope All Operations
Technical Details P25 AES-256

Verified Talkgroup Data

Verified Mar 6, 2026 Moderate confidence
7 Total Talkgroups
7 Encrypted
0 Unencrypted
100% Encrypted
Radio System: Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
View 7 talkgroups
DEC Alpha Tag Description Status
32325 63AHPOL1 Auburn Hills Police Dispatch Encrypted
32326 63AHPOL2 Auburn Hills Police Secondary Encrypted
32334 63BHPOL1 Bloomfield Hills Police Dispatch Encrypted
32367 63FHPOL1 Farmington Hills Police 1 Encrypted
32368 63FHPOL2 Farmington Hills Police 2 Encrypted
32369 63FHPOL3 Farmington Hills Police 3 Encrypted
32443 63OSR Rochester Hills Dispatch Encrypted

Verification Status

We don't yet have per-talkgroup data for Beverly Hills Police Department from the RadioReference API. The encryption scope and type above come from the RadioReference Wiki, which is community-maintained rather than independently confirmed channel-by-channel. Our automated matching put this at moderate confidence (70%) based on how closely the wiki listing matches this agency's name and county.

If you monitor Beverly Hills Police Department directly or have more current information, the fastest way to fix this is to update the RadioReference Wiki entry — our data pulls from there and from the RadioReference API on a regular refresh cycle.

Oakland County Context

Beverly Hills Police Department isn't an outlier here: 18 of the 18 public-safety agencies we track in Oakland County are fully encrypted (100%), so most departments nearby have made the same move.

What This Means

This agency is listed in our database as encrypting all of its radio communications, including routine dispatch. The listing is unverified — confirm current status on the live RadioReference database.

See encryption status nationwide Interactive map showing which US police departments have encrypted their radios. Open the encryption map →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Beverly Hills Police Department radio encrypted?

Beverly Hills Police Department is listed in our records with P25 AES-256 encryption — a listing we haven't yet verified against live talkgroup data. This agency is listed in our database as encrypting all of its radio communications, including routine dispatch. The listing is unverified — confirm current status on the live RadioReference database.

Can I listen to Beverly Hills Police Department on a police scanner?

Likely not, if the listing is accurate: our database lists Beverly Hills Police Department as fully encrypted using P25 AES-256, which no consumer scanner can decode. The listing is unverified — check the live RadioReference database for current status.

Why do agencies like Beverly Hills Police Department encrypt their radio?

Departments typically point to officer safety and operational security. Neither claim tends to come with evidence specific to Oakland County; what's verifiable is what's lost — journalists can't monitor police department activity in real time, and coordination with agencies that stay unencrypted gets harder.

Can Oakland County reverse the encryption decision?

Yes, and some departments already have. Because encryption here is a choice rather than a technical necessity, the path back runs through the same people who chose it: budget hearings, records requests, and residents who keep asking in public.

What can I do about Beverly Hills Police Department encryption?

Contact the officials who oversee Beverly Hills Police Department's budget directly and ask why full encryption was chosen over partial alternatives. Pair that with a FOIA request for recordings and policy records, and look for an existing coalition in Oakland County, or start one, since agencies respond differently to organized, sustained pressure than to individual complaints.

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