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Las Cruces Police Frequencies

Las Cruces in Doña Ana County, New Mexico has 0 conventional frequencies and 21 trunked talkgroups listed for local agencies. The closest trunked radio site we have is Primary (Las Cruces), about 1 miles away.

About Las Cruces Police Frequencies

  • 13 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
  • 2 conventional channels use a digital mode (DMR), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Las Cruces: 16 talkgroups; Las Cruces P25 (Project 25): 5 talkgroups; Las Cruces: 3 talkgroups; New Mexico DTRS: 1 talkgroup. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
  • To follow a trunked system, program a control channel first. For Las Cruces, start with the Primary site of Las Cruces, about 1 miles away. Its control channels: 851.2, 852.175, 852.3625 MHz.
  • 3 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Las Cruces trunked talkgroups

Las Cruces

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Las Cruces PolicePolice Fleet Call352160D
Las Cruces PoliceChannel Dispatch353161D
Las Cruces PoliceSpecial Events33014aD
Las Cruces PoliceSpecial Events33114bD
Las Cruces PoliceChannel NCIC/ACO/Codes/Park Rangers354162D
Las Cruces PoliceChannel Car-to-Car355163D
Las Cruces PoliceCriminal Investigation Division385181D
Las Cruces PoliceCriminal Investigation Division386182D
Las Cruces PoliceSpecial Events390186D
Las Cruces PoliceSWAT403193D
Las Cruces Court HouseCourt House Security31913fD
Las Cruces PoliceChannel Event358166D
Las Cruces PoliceCode Enforcement and Animal Control359167D
Las Cruces PolicePatched to Mesilla Marshall41019aD
2 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Las Cruces PoliceChannel Tactical356164D
Las Cruces PoliceSurveillance387183D

Las Cruces P25

Project 25

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Las Cruces PoliceLas Cruces Police – Dispatch113532c59T
Las Cruces PoliceLas Cruces Police – Tactical Channel113542c5aT
Las Cruces PoliceLas Cruces Police – Tactical Channel113552c5bT
Las Cruces PoliceChannel Event113582c5eT
Las Cruces PoliceChannel Tactical113632c63T

Doña Ana County channels that also cover Las Cruces

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Dona Ana County SheriffCh Main Dispatch154.4300
In 159.4050
127.3 PLFMNWQZG312
New Mexico State University PoliceNew Mexico State University Police – Dispatch154.6500
In 155.9700
CC 1 · TG 13579864 · SL 1DMRKQR336
New Mexico State University PoliceNew Mexico State University Police – Dispatch154.6500
In 155.9700
FMNKQR336

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Dona Ana County SheriffDona Ana County Sheriff – Tactical Channel – South151.2650
In 159.2475
127.3 PLFMNWQZG312
Dona Ana County SheriffDona Ana County Sheriff – Tactical Channel – North151.3100
In 159.4350
127.3 PLFMNWQZG312
Doña Ana County SheriffSheriff's Office-5 Event154.8450
In 155.6100
123.0 PLFMNWPXP476
Doña Ana County SheriffSheriff's Office-3 South Backup158.8350
In 154.8300
127.3 PLFMNWQDZ259
Doña Ana County SheriffSheriff's Office-6159.2250
In 154.8300
127.3 PLFMNWQPD713
New Mexico State University PoliceNew Mexico State University Police – Tactical Channel154.7550
In 155.6400
107.2 PLFMKQR336
New Mexico State University PoliceNew Mexico State University Police – Tactical Channel154.9650
In 158.8200
107.2 PLFMKQR336
New Mexico State University PoliceNew Mexico State University Police – Tactical Channel156.0750
In 151.0400
107.2 PLFMKQR336

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Doña Ana County SheriffSheriff's Office-4 North Backup155.6250
In 154.7850
127.3 PLFMKGR239
Doña Ana County SheriffSheriff's Office-1 (Las Cruces Backup)155.9100
In 154.7100
127.3 PLFMNKGR239
Doña Ana County SheriffSheriff's Office-2 South Backup156.2100
In 154.8300
127.3 PLFMNKGR239

Jails & Corrections

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Dona Ana County JailDetention Center460.4250
In 465.4250
CC 5 · TG 1 · SL *DMRWQAI414

Las Cruces

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Dona Ana County SheriffCh Main Dispatch529211D
Dona Ana County SheriffDona Ana County Sheriff – Dispatch – North530212D
Dona Ana County SheriffDona Ana County Sheriff – Dispatch – South536218D

New Mexico DTRS

1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Doña Ana County SheriffDoña Ana County Sheriff – Dispatch3017075daT

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Las Cruces.

Primary · Las Cruces
Site 1 (hex 1) · about 1 mi away
Control 851.2, 852.175, 852.3625
Voice 851.6875, 852.2, 852.4375, 852.6875, 852.95, 853.1875, 853.35, 853.625, 853.675
Las Cruces P25 · Las Cruces P25
Project 25 · RFSS 3 · Site 3 (hex 3) · NAC 00D · about 5 mi away
Control 852.95, 853.1875, 853.35, 853.625, 853.675
A Mountain · New Mexico DTRS
RFSS 3 · Site 16 (hex 10) · NAC 856 · about 6 mi away
Control 769.16875, 769.41875, 769.66875, 769.91875
Voice 770.65625, 774.84375
What do these numbers mean?
Control channel
The frequency your scanner listens to first. It tells the scanner where each voice call is happening, so program it before anything else.
Voice
The other frequencies the site uses for calls. A trunking scanner follows them automatically once it has the control channel.
Site
One tower location of the system. Scanners show the number in decimal or hex, so both are listed.
RFSS (Radio Frequency Sub-System)
A group of sites run by the same controller. Large Project 25 systems can have several.
NAC (Network Access Code)
A hex code the site transmits. Your scanner can use it to ignore other systems on the same frequency.
Talkgroup
A virtual channel on a trunked system, such as one agency’s dispatch. Programming uses the decimal or hex number, depending on your scanner.

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in Las Cruces?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Las Cruces. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Dona Ana County Sheriff 154.4300 MHz (127.3 PL); New Mexico State University Police 154.6500 MHz (CC 1 · TG 13579864 · SL 1); New Mexico State University Police 154.6500 MHz.

Are Las Cruces police talkgroups encrypted?

2 of the 21 talkgroups listed for Las Cruces are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.