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You can listen to Indianapolis scanners live on your phone, for free. City police and fire both have feeds, and so do the counties that ring the city, from Hamilton County up north to Johnson County down south. Here's which feed to pick and how to start listening.
Want one feed to start with? IMPD covers the whole city and is the busiest feed in the area:
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police
Marion County, Indiana
Start with the citywide feed. If you live on the southeast side and want to hear only what's happening near you, switch to the district feed. Hear a code you don't recognize? Our guide to police scanner codes explains the common ones.
Indianapolis fire radio is spread across three feeds. Dispatch is the place to hear calls as they come in, and the other two carry crews working those calls around the city:
If one fire feed is quiet, try another. When a working fire comes in, crews often move to a separate channel, so it can pay to switch between them.
Most of the suburbs are outside Marion County, so they have their own county feeds. Pick the county you live in:
When something big happens in Indianapolis, like a building fire or a shooting, Scanner Radio uses AI to detect it as it happens. The event shows up as a headline, so you can see what kind of call is in progress before you press play.
You can also turn on push alerts for when the listener count on a feed suddenly jumps. That's often the first sign that people heard something worth tuning in for.
Download the Scanner Radio app, search for "Indianapolis," and tap play on Indianapolis Metropolitan Police. There's also a separate feed for Indianapolis Metropolitan Police - Southeast District if you live on that side of the city.
Yes. Hamilton County Fire & EMS carries fire and ambulance calls in Hamilton County, which includes Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, and Westfield.
Yes. Greenwood is in Johnson County. Johnson County Public Safety has police and public safety calls there, and Johnson County Fire & EMS has fire and ambulance calls.
Yes. Listening is legal in Indiana. It's illegal to use what you hear to commit a crime or get in the way of police or firefighters.
Yes. Scanner Radio is free to download on iOS and Android, and every Indianapolis feed is free to listen to.
Listening from somewhere close to Indianapolis? These guides cover the nearest metro areas. Or browse every city scanner guide.
