Cherry Hill Police
Camden, New Jersey
How we verified this
RadioReference Camden County page states for Cherry Hill: 'All public safety operations have migrated to this system. Police are encrypted,' with no clear police frequencies listed.
Encryption Details
Verified Talkgroup Data
Camden County Context
Cherry Hill Police isn't an outlier here: 5 of the 5 public-safety agencies we track in Camden County are fully encrypted (100%), so most departments nearby have made the same move.
See every agency we track in Camden 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 Cherry Hill Police radio encrypted?
Yes — Cherry Hill Police's radio system runs on 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 Cherry Hill Police on a police scanner?
No. Cherry Hill Police has fully encrypted their radio communications using P25 AES-256. No consumer scanner can decode encrypted transmissions.
Why did Cherry Hill Police encrypt their radio?
Officer safety and operational security are the reasons agencies give. What rarely comes with that explanation is Camden 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 Camden County reverse the encryption decision?
Yes. Whoever made this call for Cherry Hill 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 Cherry Hill Police encryption?
Contact the officials who oversee Cherry Hill 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 Camden County, or start one, since agencies respond differently to organized, sustained pressure than to individual complaints.