Police Department Fully Encrypted

Burlington County Police

Burlington, New Jersey

What you can do right now

My city went dark — now what? Step-by-step guide for residents of newly encrypted areas. What you can still monitor Fire, EMS, and surrounding-jurisdiction channels often remain open. Request the recordings FOIA templates for Burlington County Police radio archives. Reverse the decision Tactics from cities that successfully reversed police encryption.

Encryption Details

Encryption Type P25 AES-256
Scope All Operations
Technical Details P25 Phase II AES256

Verified Talkgroup Data

Verified Mar 6, 2026 Low confidence
1 Total Talkgroups
0 Encrypted
1 Unencrypted
0% Encrypted
Radio System: Exelon Energy P25

Verification Status

We do have per-talkgroup data for Burlington County Police from the RadioReference API, and used it to set the encryption scope shown above — but no additional human-reviewed source (a live feed check or a dated news account) has been recorded for this record, so treat it as a data-quality correction rather than an independently confirmed verification. Check the live RadioReference database directly for current status.

If you monitor Burlington County Police 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.

Shared Radio System

Burlington County Police isn't on a radio system of its own: Exelon Energy P25 also carries 0 other agencies in Burlington County, New Jersey. Whatever encryption status applies here was set once, for the whole system, not agency by agency.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Burlington County Police radio encrypted?

Burlington County Police 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 Burlington County Police on a police scanner?

Likely not, if the listing is accurate: our database lists Burlington County Police 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 Burlington County Police encrypt their radio?

Officer safety and operational security are the reasons agencies give. What rarely comes with that explanation is Burlington 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 Burlington County reverse the encryption decision?

Yes. Whoever made this call for Burlington County 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 Burlington County Police encryption?

Contact the officials who oversee Burlington County Police'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 Burlington County, or start one, since agencies respond differently to organized, sustained pressure than to individual complaints.

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