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Florida Scanner Frequency Guides
Select your county to see what you can monitor, which agencies are encrypted, and the best scanner equipment for your area.
Owning and using a scanner in Florida is legal. Mobile police-frequency receivers prohibited with exemptions (ham licensees, news media); criminal use enhanced. Read the full Florida scanner law guide →
81 of the 147 agencies we track in Florida (55%) have moved to full encryption, meaning dispatch traffic from those departments no longer reaches a scanner at all. The county guides below break down where that access still exists and where it doesn't.
147 Total Agencies
81 Fully Encrypted
17 County Guides
County Frequency Guides
Lake County 🔒 Encrypted
16 agencies 94% encrypted
Brevard County ⚠️ Mixed
14 agencies 36% encrypted
Orange County 🔒 Encrypted
12 agencies 75% encrypted
Miami-Dade County 🔒 Encrypted
11 agencies 73% encrypted
Duval County 🔒 Encrypted
9 agencies 78% encrypted
Pinellas County 📡 Open
8 agencies 25% encrypted
Palm Beach County 🔒 Encrypted
6 agencies 83% encrypted
Pasco County ⚠️ Mixed
5 agencies 60% encrypted
Flagler County ⚠️ Mixed
4 agencies 50% encrypted
Leon County 📡 Open
4 agencies 0% encrypted
Marion County 📡 Open
4 agencies 25% encrypted
Alachua County ⚠️ Mixed
3 agencies 33% encrypted
Broward County 📡 Open
3 agencies 0% encrypted
Santa Rosa County 🔒 Encrypted
3 agencies 67% encrypted
Highlands County ⚠️ Mixed
3 agencies 33% encrypted
Osceola County 📡 Open
3 agencies 0% encrypted
Sumter County 🔒 Encrypted
3 agencies 100% encrypted