Police Department Fully Encrypted Discovered via RadioReference

Kerrville Township Police

Kerr, Texas

How we verified this

Agency is Kerrville Police; RadioReference's Kerr County page flags all four Kerrville PD channels including dispatch (PD1-PD4) as P25E encrypted, with only the FMN mutual-aid interop channel in the clear.

Checked against a primary source on 2026-08-01: radioreference.com . Encryption status changes without notice — confirm the current picture on the live RadioReference database before relying on it.

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Encryption Details

Encryption Type P25 AES-256
Scope Discovered via RadioReference (2 encrypted talkgroups)
Technical Details Inferred from RadioReference

Verified Talkgroup Data

Verified Aug 1, 2026 Low confidence
2 Total Talkgroups
2 Encrypted
0 Unencrypted
100% Encrypted
Radio System: Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) P25
View 2 talkgroups
DEC Alpha Tag Description Status
10001 Kerrville PD Pri Police Primary Encrypted
10002 Kerrville PD 2 Police Ch. 2 Encrypted

Kerr County Context

Kerrville Township Police isn't an outlier here: 4 of the 4 public-safety agencies we track in Kerr County are fully encrypted (100%), so most departments nearby have made the same move.

What This Means

There is no partial access here: routine dispatch is encrypted alongside everything else, so a scanner picks up nothing from this agency at all.

See encryption status nationwide Interactive map showing which US police departments have encrypted their radios. Open the encryption map →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Kerrville Township Police radio encrypted?

Yes — Kerrville Township Police's radio system runs on P25 AES-256 encryption. There is no partial access here: routine dispatch is encrypted alongside everything else, so a scanner picks up nothing from this agency at all.

Can I listen to Kerrville Township Police on a police scanner?

No. Kerrville Township Police has fully encrypted their radio communications using P25 AES-256. No consumer scanner can decode encrypted transmissions.

Why did Kerrville Township Police encrypt their radio?

Officer safety and operational security are the reasons agencies give. What rarely comes with that explanation is Kerr 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 Kerr 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 Kerrville Township Police encryption?

Ask for the paperwork first — the policy that authorised encryption for Kerrville Township Police, and the recordings themselves — because a specific request is harder to wave away than a general complaint. Then take what you learn to a council meeting, and bring others from Kerr County with you.

Data source: RadioReference Wiki + RadioReference API (verified)

Checked against a primary source on 2026-08-01 — see "How we verified this" above. Encryption status changes; confirm at RadioReference before relying on it.

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