Ocean Township Police
Monmouth, New Jersey
How we verified this
RadioReference lists all three Ocean Township police channels (472.4625, 471.3375, 476.8875) in P25E encrypted mode on the township's own P25 system, separate from the county trunk; the source gives no verbatim system name.
Encryption Details
Verified Talkgroup Data
Monmouth County Context
Ocean Township Police isn't an outlier here: 26 of the 26 public-safety agencies we track in Monmouth County are fully encrypted (100%), so most departments nearby have made the same move.
See every agency we track in Monmouth 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 Ocean Township Police radio encrypted?
Yes — Ocean Township Police's radio system runs on 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 Ocean Township Police on a police scanner?
No. Ocean Township Police has fully encrypted their radio communications using P25 AES-256. No consumer scanner can decode encrypted transmissions.
Why did Ocean Township Police encrypt their radio?
Officer safety and operational security are the reasons agencies give. What rarely comes with that explanation is Monmouth 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 Monmouth County reverse the encryption decision?
Yes. Encryption is a policy choice made by department leadership or elected officials, not a technical requirement, so it can be reversed the same way. Public pressure, city council advocacy, and organized local coalitions have reversed encryption decisions elsewhere.
What can I do about Ocean Township Police encryption?
Contact the officials who oversee Ocean Township 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 Monmouth County, or start one, since agencies respond differently to organized, sustained pressure than to individual complaints.