Police Department Fully Encrypted

Ellisville Police Department

Jones, Mississippi

What you can do right now

Encryption Details

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

Verified Talkgroup Data

Verified Mar 6, 2026 Moderate confidence
5 Total Talkgroups
3 Encrypted
2 Unencrypted
60% Encrypted
Radio System: Mississippi Wireless Information Network (MSWIN)
View 3 talkgroups
DEC Alpha Tag Description Status
34011 34-EPD DISP Ellisville Police - Dispatch Encrypted
34012 34-EPD CAR Ellisville Police - Car to Car Encrypted
34014 34-EPD SE1 Ellisville Police - Special Event 1 Encrypted

Verification Status

We don't yet have per-talkgroup data for Ellisville 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 Ellisville 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.

Jones County Context

Ellisville Police Department isn't an outlier here: 9 of the 13 public-safety agencies we track in Jones County are fully encrypted (69%), so most departments nearby have made the same move.

What This Means

Our records list every channel this agency runs as encrypted, including day-to-day dispatch. That listing hasn't been verified against live talkgroup data, so confirm it at RadioReference before relying on it.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Ellisville Police Department radio encrypted?

Our database lists Ellisville Police Department as using P25 AES-256 encryption, though this listing is unverified. Our records list every channel this agency runs as encrypted, including day-to-day dispatch. That listing hasn't been verified against live talkgroup data, so confirm it at RadioReference before relying on it.

Can I listen to Ellisville Police Department on a police scanner?

Likely not, if the listing is accurate: our database lists Ellisville 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 Ellisville Police Department 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 Ellisville Police Department to know what was happening nearby.

Can Jones County reverse the encryption decision?

Nothing technical prevents it. Ellisville Police Department operates encrypted because someone decided it should, and decisions of that kind get revisited when councils hear sustained, organised pressure rather than isolated complaints.

What can I do about Ellisville Police Department encryption?

Three things carry weight, in this order: a public-records request for Ellisville Police Department's encryption policy and radio recordings, a turn at the microphone during Jones County budget discussions, and finding the other people locally already asking the same question. Individually these are easy to deflect; together they are not.

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