Egg Harbour Township Police
Atlantic, New Jersey
How we verified this
RadioReference Atlantic County Trunking System page shows all four Egg Harbor Township Police talkgroups flagged encrypted ('T Enc EHT Police 1' through '4').
Encryption Details
Verified Talkgroup Data
Atlantic County Context
Egg Harbour Township Police isn't an outlier here: 19 of the 22 public-safety agencies we track in Atlantic County are fully encrypted (86%), so most departments nearby have made the same move.
See every agency we track in Atlantic County → County encryption overview →
What This Means
All traffic, including the day-to-day dispatch that used to be the public's window into police activity, now runs encrypted. Nothing from this department is receivable.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Egg Harbour Township Police radio encrypted?
Yes. Egg Harbour Township Police uses P25 AES-256 encryption. All traffic, including the day-to-day dispatch that used to be the public's window into police activity, now runs encrypted. Nothing from this department is receivable.
Can I listen to Egg Harbour Township Police on a police scanner?
No. Egg Harbour Township Police has fully encrypted their radio communications using P25 AES-256. No consumer scanner can decode encrypted transmissions.
Why did Egg Harbour Township Police encrypt their radio?
The standard justification nationwide is officer safety and operational security, regardless of whether a documented local incident ever required it. The tradeoff that follows is consistent too: public oversight drops, and reporters lose the ability to track police department response as it happens.
Can Atlantic County reverse the encryption decision?
It can. The radios support open and encrypted operation equally well, so this is a configuration and a policy, not a constraint — and policies set by Atlantic County officials are policies those officials can revisit when constituents press for it.
What can I do about Egg Harbour Township Police encryption?
Put the question to whoever signs off on Egg Harbour Township Police's radio budget: why full encryption rather than a delayed feed or tactical-only channels? File for the recordings and the decision documents alongside it, and link up with neighbours and local reporters in Atlantic County so the ask arrives as a group rather than a one-off.