Police Radio Encryption in Florida
Florida has an encryption rate of 13%. Out of 611 tracked public safety agencies, 24 are fully encrypted, 109 are partially encrypted, and 478 broadcast in the clear.
24
Encrypted
109
Partial
478
Clear
Agencies by Type
169
Public Safety
40 encrypted
33
Government
21 encrypted
30
Dispatch
4 encrypted
28
EMS
8 encrypted
18
Law Enforcement
6 encrypted
14
Federal
11 encrypted
5
Fire
314
Other
43 encrypted
Encrypted & Partially Encrypted Agencies in Florida
- Advent Health (Orlando) (Seminole County) — Encrypted
- Bay Medical Center (Bay County) — Encrypted
- Blue Origin (Brevard County) — Encrypted
- Boca Raton Regional Hospital (Palm Beach County) — Encrypted
- Crestview (Okaloosa County) — Encrypted
- Duke Energy Business Services (Polk County) — Encrypted
- FHP (Alachua County) — Encrypted
- Federal (Duval County) — Encrypted
- Federal (Miami-Dade County) — Encrypted
- Federal (Hendry County) — Encrypted
- Federal (Wakulla County) — Encrypted
- Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (Alachua County) — Encrypted
- Florida Highway Patrol (Alachua County) — Encrypted
- Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (Orlando International Airport) (Orange County) — Encrypted
- Henderson Beach Resort (Okaloosa County) — Encrypted
- InterAgency (Alachua County) — Encrypted
- Lake County Schools (Lake County) — Encrypted
- Lee Health (Lee County) — Encrypted
- Nemours Children Hospital (Orange County) — Encrypted
- Ocala Public Safety (Marion County) — Encrypted
- TowBoat US (Palm Beach County) — Encrypted
- Universal Studios (old) (Orange County) — Encrypted
- Wakulla County P25 (Wakulla County) — Encrypted
- Westgate Resorts (Osceola County) — Encrypted
- Alachua County Public Safety (Alachua County) — Partial
- Apalachicola Regional Airport (AAF) (Franklin County) — Partial
- Attractions (Bay County) — Partial
- Avon Park Bombing Range (Highlands County) — Partial
- Bay County Public Services (P25) (Bay County) — Partial
- Brevard County (Brevard County) — Partial
- Brevard County Government (Brevard County) — Partial
- Brevard County Government (P25) (Brevard County) — Partial
- Broward County Local Government (Broward County) — Partial
- Broward County Public Safety (Broward County) — Partial
- Businesses (Brevard County) — Partial
- Businesses (Duval County) — Partial
- Businesses (Liberty County) — Partial
- Businesses (Monroe County) — Partial
- Businesses (Pinellas County) — Partial
- Businesses (Sarasota County) — Partial
- Businesses (Volusia County) — Partial
- Carrabelle-Thompson Airport (X13) (Franklin County) — Partial
- Clay County (Clay County) — Partial
- Collier County (P25) (Collier County) — Partial
- Coral Gables (Miami-Dade County) — Partial
- Coral Springs/Plantation/Fort Lauderdale (Broward County) — Partial
- Diplomat Beach Resort Hollywood (Broward County) — Partial
- FAU Boca Raton (Palm Beach County) — Partial
- FL Department of Juvenile Justice (Alachua County) — Partial
- FL Forest Service (Alachua County) — Partial
- Federal (Alachua County) — Partial
- Federal (Broward County) — Partial
- Federal (Collier County) — Partial
- Federal (Leon County) — Partial
- Federal (Palm Beach County) — Partial
- Federal (Putnam County) — Partial
- Flagler County (Flagler County) — Partial
- Florida FleetTalk (Volusia County) — Partial
- Florida Power and Light (Washington County) — Partial
- Florida Southwestern State College (Collier County) — Partial
- Franklin County (Franklin County) — Partial
- Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center (Bay County) — Partial
- Health First (Brevard County) — Partial
- Hernando County Airport (KBKV) (Hernando County) — Partial
- Hernando County P25 (Hernando County) — Partial
- Highland Wireless - Suntalk Linked System (470 Connect Plus) (Polk County) — Partial
- Hillsborough County (EDACS) (Hillsborough County) — Partial
- Hillsborough County (P25) (Hillsborough County) — Partial
- Hospitals (Baker County) — Partial
- Hospitals (Miami-Dade County) — Partial
- Hospitals (Duval County) — Partial
- Hospitals (Orange County) — Partial
- Hotels (Hillsborough County) — Partial
- Hotels (Monroe County) — Partial
- Indian River County Public Services (P25) (Indian River County) — Partial
- Industrial (Bay County) — Partial
- Industry (Polk County) — Partial
- Itinerant (Broward County) — Partial
- Jacksonville Beach (Duval County) — Partial
- Jacksonville City - First Coast Radio (Duval County) — Partial
- JetBlue Airways (Broward County) — Partial
- Lakeland City Services (Polk County) — Partial
- Lee County Public Safety (P25) (Lee County) — Partial
- Levy County (Levy County) — Partial
- Mac Dill AFB (MCF) (Hillsborough County) — Partial
- Macclenny (Baker County) — Partial
- Madison County (Madison County) — Partial
- Manatee-Sarasota Counties (Sarasota County) — Partial
- Media (Escambia County) — Partial
- Media (Palm Beach County) — Partial
- Miami Beach Public Safety (P25) (Miami-Dade County) — Partial
- Miami-Dade County (Miami-Dade County) — Partial
- Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida (Miami-Dade County) — Partial
- Mobile-One Communications (Capacity Plus) (Sarasota County) — Partial
- Monroe County (Monroe County) — Partial
- NW Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) (Bay County) — Partial
- Naples Municipal Airport (KAPF) (Collier County) — Partial
- Nassau County Public Services (Nassau County) — Partial
- Ocean Ridge (Palm Beach County) — Partial
- Okeechobee County (Okeechobee County) — Partial
- Orange County Government (Orange County) — Partial
- Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) (Seminole County) — Partial
- Osceola County Intergovernmental Communications (Osceola County) — Partial
- Other Attractions (Orange County) — Partial
- Palm Beach County (Palm Beach County) — Partial
- Pasco County (P25) (Pasco County) — Partial
- Patrick Space Force Base (COF) (Brevard County) — Partial
- Perry-Foley Airport (40J) (Taylor County) — Partial
- Pinellas County (Pinellas County) — Partial
- Polk, Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto Counties Public Safety (Polk County) — Partial
- Public Safety Interoperable Communications Network (PSIC) (Seminole County) — Partial
- Putnam County Public Safety (Putnam County) — Partial
- Radio Maintenance (Alachua County) — Partial
- Radio Shop (Alachua County) — Partial
- Residential (Escambia County) — Partial
- Resorts (Okaloosa County) — Partial
- Sarasota Bradenton Int'l Airport (SRQ) (Sarasota County) — Partial
- Seminole County (Seminole County) — Partial
- Seminole Tribe of Florida (Hendry County) — Partial
- Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) (Lee County) — Partial
- St. Johns County Public Safety (St. Johns County) — Partial
- St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (PIE) (Pinellas County) — Partial
- Sumter County Public Safety System (Sumter County) — Partial
- Tallahassee / Leon County (Leon County) — Partial
- Tamarac (Broward County) — Partial
- Treasure Coast Regional Communication System (St. Lucie County) — Partial
- Tri-County Airport (KBCR) (Washington County) — Partial
- Utilities (Palm Beach County) — Partial
- Venice Municipal Airport (VNC) (Sarasota County) — Partial
- Volusia County (EDACS) (Volusia County) — Partial
- Volusia County (P25) (Volusia County) — Partial
- Walton County (Walton County) — Partial
- West Palm Beach Public Safety (Palm Beach County) — Partial
County Breakdown
63 counties tracked across Florida. 45 have at least one encrypted or partially encrypted agency.
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| County | Agencies | Encrypted | Partial | Clear | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakulla County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67% |
| Baker County | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50% |
| Liberty County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| Franklin County | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 38% |
| Alachua County | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 35% |
| Seminole County | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 31% |
| Sarasota County | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 28% |
| Lee County | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 25% |
| Hendry County | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25% |
| Putnam County | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25% |
| Highlands County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25% |
| Levy County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25% |
| Sumter County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25% |
| Taylor County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25% |
| Osceola County | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 21% |
| Brevard County | 20 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20% |
| Hernando County | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20% |
| Washington County | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20% |
| Bay County | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18% |
| Duval County | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17% |
| Okaloosa County | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 17% |
| Leon County | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17% |
| Madison County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17% |
| Okeechobee County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17% |
| Collier County | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 15% |
| Orange County | 30 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15% |
| Pinellas County | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15% |
| Lake County | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14% |
| Palm Beach County | 40 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 14% |
| Monroe County | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14% |
| Clay County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13% |
| Flagler County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13% |
| Polk County | 27 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 11% |
| Marion County | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11% |
| Indian River County | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10% |
| Nassau County | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10% |
| Pasco County | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10% |
| Volusia County | 22 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 9% |
| Broward County | 48 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 8% |
| Miami-Dade County | 43 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 8% |
| St. Lucie County | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6% |
| Walton County | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6% |
| Hillsborough County | 34 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 6% |
| Escambia County | 20 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5% |
| St. Johns County | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4% |
| Santa Rosa County | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0% |
| Martin County | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0% |
| Charlotte County | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| Gadsden County | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| Manatee County | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| Citrus County | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| Columbia County | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| Gulf County | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| DeSoto County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Jackson County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Suwannee County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Dixie County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Gilchrist County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Calhoun County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Hamilton County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Holmes County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Jefferson County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Union County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
What This Means for Florida Residents
Florida has a relatively low encryption rate of 13%. The majority of public safety agencies (478 out of 611) still broadcast in the clear, meaning scanner listeners and journalists retain access to most emergency radio traffic.
Encryption status can change at any time as agencies upgrade equipment or adopt new policies. The RTDNA considers police radio encryption the #1 threat to journalism in America. Use our search tool to check specific cities and counties in Florida.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is police radio encrypted in Florida?
In Florida, 24 out of 611 tracked public safety agencies use fully encrypted radio, and 109 use partial encryption. The overall encryption rate is 13%. Use the search tool on the homepage to check specific cities and counties.
Can I listen to police scanners in Florida?
Yes — 478 agencies in Florida still broadcast in the clear and can be monitored with a scanner. Check specific agencies using our search tool for detailed channel information.
How often is Florida data updated?
Data for Florida is synchronized weekly from RadioReference.com. Encryption status reflects the latest known radio configurations, though agencies can change their setup without notice. Report incorrect data.
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