Here is my list, This is full or part time encryption All PD unless noted some have it in portables and mobiles only for simplex operations and don't use it on the system and some use it just for command staff or Swat in simplex, It could be as little as 2 radios
Greenwich
Stamford
Darien
Norwalk
Wilton
Weston
New Canaan
Redding
Newtown
Monroe
Monroe FD
Trumbull
Ansonia EMS
Bridgeport
Milford
Southbury
Woodbury
Waterbury
Naugatuck
Wallingford
New haven
Branford
Meriden
Bristol
New Brittan
Weathersfield
Manchester
Enfield
Waterford
New London
That's depressing. Not even the state is encrypted. Nor is NYPD. Why would these small towns need it if they don't? Plus FD and EMS are also encrypted on a lot of those systems. I know the Greenwich police chief cited "privacy concerns," but last time I checked calling 911 resulting in an emergency services response does not entitle one to privacy. The whole internet feed/phone app that he also cited is just plain BS. It's not the feeds or cell phone apps and there is no evidence that they pose any threat to public safety. If cops, firemen, and EMTs are so scared for their safety that they need to keep their job in total secrecy, then there are plenty of other jobs out there that are a lot safer, and they probably pay a lot better too.
I chalk it all up to the militarization of the police fed and encouraged by a seemingly endless supply grants. Greenwich just paid $5+ million to go digital 5 years ago, and now they are shelling out I think $12 more million for a whole new system? The radio arms race is getting to be like new iPhone releases where everyone just has to have the latest one even though the old one works just fine. The new police cruisers + equipment costs more than my Lexus. And then the emergency service workers want raises on top of it. No wonder municipal budgets and taxes are getting out of control.
This trend of hiding communications comes at a particularly poor time. I like the way Greenwich's previous police chief put it: the benefit from the transparency of keeping communications in the clear overwhelms any potential risks. Confidence in the police is at an all-time low following many high profile incidents across the country. Many in the public believe that cops are just gangsters with badges that aren't subject to oversight, accountability, or transparency, and it's getting hard not to agree.