Police Radio Encryption in Georgia
Georgia has an encryption rate of 7%. Out of 729 tracked public safety agencies, 7 are fully encrypted, 82 are partially encrypted, and 640 broadcast in the clear.
7
Encrypted
82
Partial
640
Clear
Agencies by Type
357
Public Safety
33 encrypted
32
Government
12 encrypted
25
Law Enforcement
4 encrypted
17
EMS
1 encrypted
9
Dispatch
2 encrypted
9
Fire
1
Federal
279
Other
37 encrypted
Encrypted & Partially Encrypted Agencies in Georgia
- Coast Guard (Glynn County) — Encrypted
- Columbia County Public Safety (GA) (Columbia County) — Encrypted
- Elbert County (Elbert County) — Encrypted
- Fulton County Services (DMR) (Fulton County) — Encrypted
- Lowndes County Public Safety P25 (Lowndes County) — Encrypted
- McIntosh County School District (McIntosh County) — Encrypted
- Treutlen County (Treutlen County) — Encrypted
- Airport (Bartow County) — Partial
- Alpharetta (Fulton County) — Partial
- Americus (Sumter County) — Partial
- Athens Ben Epps Airport (AHN) (Clarke County) — Partial
- Baldwin County (Baldwin County) — Partial
- Banks County Government (GA) (Stephens County) — Partial
- Bleckley County (Bleckley County) — Partial
- Burke County (Burke County) — Partial
- Business (Fayette County) — Partial
- Business and Industrial (Lamar County) — Partial
- Businesses (Butts County) — Partial
- Businesses (Liberty County) — Partial
- Businesses (Morgan County) — Partial
- Businesses (Muscogee County) — Partial
- Cairo (Grady County) — Partial
- Camden County Public Safety (GA) (Camden County) — Partial
- Camden County Schools (Camden County) — Partial
- Cedartown (Polk County) — Partial
- Central Georgia Interoperable Regional Radio System (CGIRRS) (Monroe County) — Partial
- Cherokee County Airport (KCNI) (Cherokee County) — Partial
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M. Blank Hospital (DeKalb County) — Partial
- Clarke County Public Safety P25 (Clarke County) — Partial
- Clayton County Public Safety (GA) (Clayton County) — Partial
- Cochran (Bleckley County) — Partial
- Cochran Municipal Airport (Bleckley County) — Partial
- Crisp County Public Safety (P25) (Crisp County) — Partial
- Dawson County (Dawson County) — Partial
- DeKalb County Public Safety P25 (DeKalb County) — Partial
- Delta Air Lines Atlanta DMR (Fulton County) — Partial
- Department of Homeland Security (Glynn County) — Partial
- East Georgia Regional Airport (Emanuel County) — Partial
- Folkston (Charlton County) — Partial
- Fort Benning (Union County) — Partial
- Fulton County Public Safety P25 (Fulton County) — Partial
- GA Department of Public Safety (Appling County) — Partial
- Georgia Department of Corrections MOT (Baldwin County) — Partial
- Georgia Public Safety Training Center (Monroe County) — Partial
- Georgia Tech (Atlanta) (Fulton County) — Partial
- Greene County (Greene County) — Partial
- Habersham County Airport (AJR) (Habersham County) — Partial
- Hall County Regional Radio System (Jackson County) — Partial
- Haralson County (Haralson County) — Partial
- Harris County (Harris County) — Partial
- Hart County GA Public Safety (Hart County) — Partial
- Henry County (P25) (Henry County) — Partial
- Hogansville (Troup County) — Partial
- Houston County Government (GA) (Houston County) — Partial
- Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) (Liberty County) — Partial
- Industry (Chattooga County) — Partial
- Jackson County Airport (19A) (Jackson County) — Partial
- Kennesaw State University (Cobb County) — Partial
- Lawson Army Airfield (LSF) (Chattahoochee County) — Partial
- Lockheed Martin Marietta UHF P25 (Cobb County) — Partial
- Marion County (Marion County) — Partial
- Metrolink NXDN (Miller County) — Partial
- Mitchell County (Mitchell County) — Partial
- Mobile Communications America Dalton System 2 DMR (Whitfield County) — Partial
- Morgan County (Morgan County) — Partial
- North Fulton Regional Radio System Authority (NFRRSA) (Fulton County) — Partial
- Quitman Brooks County Airport (4J5) (Brooks County) — Partial
- Recreation (Douglas County) — Partial
- Royston (Franklin County) — Partial
- Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) (Chatham County) — Partial
- Sheriff (Brantley County) — Partial
- Southeast Georgia Regional Radio Network (SEGARRN) (McIntosh County) — Partial
- Spalding County P25 (Spalding County) — Partial
- State of Georgia Atlanta Trunked Radio System (Fulton County) — Partial
- Sumter County (Sumter County) — Partial
- Tennessee Advanced Communications Network (TACN) (Whitfield County) — Partial
- Tennessee FleetTalk (Whitfield County) — Partial
- Tift County Public Safety P25 (Tift County) — Partial
- Toccoa Airport - R.G. LeTourneau Field (TOC) (Stephens County) — Partial
- Transportation (Bartow County) — Partial
- Troup County Public Safety P25 (Troup County) — Partial
- United States Air Force (57C) (Lowndes County) — Partial
- United States Army (58A) (Tattnall County) — Partial
- United States Marine Corps (00A) (Dougherty County) — Partial
- Waycross (Ware County) — Partial
- Waynesboro (Burke County) — Partial
- West Point (Troup County) — Partial
- Woodbine (Camden County) — Partial
- Wright Army Airfield (LHW) (Liberty County) — Partial
County Breakdown
134 counties tracked across Georgia. 59 have at least one encrypted or partially encrypted agency.
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| County | Agencies | Encrypted | Partial | Clear | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treutlen County | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Chattahoochee County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| Chattooga County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| Dawson County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| Lamar County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| Marion County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| Bleckley County | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 38% |
| Elbert County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33% |
| Jackson County | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33% |
| Morgan County | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33% |
| Stephens County | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33% |
| McIntosh County | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 30% |
| Emanuel County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25% |
| Miller County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25% |
| Monroe County | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20% |
| Glynn County | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17% |
| Brantley County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17% |
| Brooks County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17% |
| Charlton County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17% |
| Ware County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17% |
| Camden County | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15% |
| Liberty County | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15% |
| Baldwin County | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14% |
| Burke County | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14% |
| Sumter County | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14% |
| Lowndes County | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13% |
| Troup County | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13% |
| Clarke County | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13% |
| Columbia County | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13% |
| Appling County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13% |
| Butts County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13% |
| Fayette County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13% |
| Franklin County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13% |
| Hart County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13% |
| Union County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13% |
| Whitfield County | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10% |
| Grady County | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10% |
| Greene County | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10% |
| Harris County | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10% |
| Mitchell County | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10% |
| Spalding County | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10% |
| Tattnall County | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10% |
| Fulton County | 45 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 9% |
| Bartow County | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8% |
| Haralson County | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8% |
| Polk County | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8% |
| DeKalb County | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8% |
| Cobb County | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7% |
| Crisp County | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7% |
| Habersham County | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7% |
| Dougherty County | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6% |
| Henry County | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6% |
| Muscogee County | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6% |
| Tift County | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6% |
| Houston County | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4% |
| Cherokee County | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4% |
| Clayton County | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4% |
| Douglas County | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4% |
| Chatham County | 22 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 2% |
| Floyd County | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0% |
| Gwinnett County | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0% |
| Richmond County | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0% |
| Carroll County | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0% |
| Bibb County | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0% |
| Hall County | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0% |
| Coweta County | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0% |
| Walker County | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
| Effingham County | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| Jefferson County | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| Forsyth County | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| Oconee County | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| Paulding County | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| Walton County | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| Bulloch County | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| Calhoun County | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| Catoosa County | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| Decatur County | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| Evans County | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| Pike County | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| Barrow County | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| Bryan County | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| Johnson County | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| Newton County | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| Screven County | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| Thomas County | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| Hancock County | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| Rabun County | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| Rockdale County | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| Washington County | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| Berrien County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Colquitt County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Cook County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Jenkins County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Oglethorpe County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Pickens County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Wilkinson County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Atkinson County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Ben Hill County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Candler County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Clinch County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Coffee County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Early County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Echols County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Gilmer County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Gordon County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Laurens County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Lee County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Meriwether County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Pulaski County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Telfair County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Toombs County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Upson County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Wayne County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| White County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Bacon County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Banks County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Crawford County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Dade County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Dodge County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Dooly County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Fannin County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Heard County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Jeff Davis County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Lanier County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Long County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Macon County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Madison County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| McDuffie County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Murray County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Putnam County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Randolph County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Seminole County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Terrell County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Twiggs County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
What This Means for Georgia Residents
Georgia has a relatively low encryption rate of 7%. The majority of public safety agencies (640 out of 729) 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 Georgia.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is police radio encrypted in Georgia?
In Georgia, 7 out of 729 tracked public safety agencies use fully encrypted radio, and 82 use partial encryption. The overall encryption rate is 7%. Use the search tool on the homepage to check specific cities and counties.
Can I listen to police scanners in Georgia?
Yes — 640 agencies in Georgia 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 Georgia data updated?
Data for Georgia 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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