List of law enforcement agencies in South Carolina

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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of South Carolina.

According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 272 law enforcement agencies employing 11,674 sworn police officers, about 259 for each 100,000 residents.[1]

State agencies

County agencies

  • Abbeville County Sheriff’s Office
  • Aiken County Sheriff’s Office
  • Allendale County Sheriff’s Office
  • Anderson County Sheriff’s Office
  • Bamberg County Sheriff’s Office
  • Barnwell County Sheriff’s Office
  • Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office
  • Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office
  • Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office
  • Charleston County Sheriff’s Office
  • Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office
  • Chester County Sheriff’s Office
  • Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office
  • Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office
  • Colleton County Sheriff’s Office
  • Darlington County Sheriff’s Office
  • Dillon County Sheriff’s Office
  • Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office
  • Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office
  • Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office
  • Florence County Sheriff’s Office
  • Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office
  • Greenville County Sheriff’s Office
  • Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office
  • Hampton County Sheriff’s Office
  • Horry County Police Department [2]
  • Horry County Sheriff’s Office
  • Jasper County Sheriff’s Office
  • Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office
  • Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office
  • Laurens County Sheriff’s Office
  • Lee County Sheriff’s Office
  • Lexington County Sheriff’s Office
  • Marion County Sheriff’s Office
  • Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office
  • McCormick County Sheriff’s Office
  • Newberry County Sheriff’s Office
  • Oconee County Sheriff’s Office
  • Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office
  • Pickens County Sheriff’s Office
  • Richland County Sheriff’s Office
  • Saluda County Sheriff’s Office
  • Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office
  • Sumter County Sheriff’s Office
  • Union County Sheriff’s Office
  • Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office
  • York County Sheriff’s Office

City and town agencies

  • Abbeville Police Department[3]
  • Allendale Police Department[4]
  • Anderson Police Department[5]
  • Andrews Police Department[6]
  • Atlantic Beach Police Department[7]
  • Aynor Police Department[8]
  • Batesburg-Leesville Police Department [9]
  • Beaufort Police Department [10]
  • Bennettsville Police Department[11]
  • Bethune Police Department
  • Bishopville Police Department[12]
  • Bluffton Police Department[13]
  • Bonneau Police Department
  • Bowman Police Department[14]
  • Calhoun Falls Police Department[15]
  • Camden Police Department[16]
  • Cameron Police Department
  • Campobello Police Department[17]
  • Charleston Police Department[18]
  • Chesnee Police Department[19]
  • Chester Police Department [20]
  • Chesterfield Police Department
  • Clemson Police Department[21]
  • Clinton Police Department[22]
  • Columbia Police Department[23]
  • Conway Police Department[24]
  • Coward Police Department
  • Cottageville Police Department[25]
  • Conway Police Department[26]
  • Cowpens Police Department
  • Dillon Police Department[27]
  • Donalds Police Department
  • Due West Police Department
  • Eastover Police Department[28]
  • Elloree Police Department[29]
  • Estill Police Department[30]
  • Eutawville Police Department[31]
  • Florence Police Department[32]
  • Forest Acres Police Department[33]
  • Fort Lawn Police Department
  • Fort Mill Police Department[34]
  • Fountain Inn Police Department [35]
  • Gaffney Police Department [36]
  • Georgetown Police Department[37]
  • Goose Creek Police Department[38]
  • Greeleyville Police Department
  • Greenville Department of Police [39]
  • Greer Police Department[40]
  • Hampton Police Department[41]
  • Hanahan Police Department[42]
  • Hardeeville Police Department[43]
  • Harleyville Police Department[44]
  • Hartsville Police Department[45]
  • Hemingway Police Department[46]
  • Holly Hill Police Department[47]
  • Honea Path Police Department[48]
  • Inman Police Department[49]
  • Irmo Police Department[50]
  • Isle of Palms Police Department[51]
  • Iva Police Department[52]
  • Jackson Police Department[53]
  • Jefferson Police Department
  • Johnsonville Police Department[54]
  • Kershaw Police Department
  • Lake City Police Department[55]
  • Lamar Police Department[56]
  • Lancaster Police Department [57]
  • Landrum Police Department[58]
  • Latta Police Department[59]
  • Laurens Police Department[60]
  • Lexington Police Department[61]
  • Loris Police Department[62]
  • Lyman Police Department[63]
  • Lynchburg Police Department[64]
  • Manning Police Department[65]
  • Marion Police Department [66]
  • Mauldin Police Department
[67]
  • Mayesville Police Department[68]
  • McBee Police Department[69]
  • McColl Police Department[70]
  • McCormick Police Department[71]
  • Moncks Corner Police Department[72]
  • Mount Pleasant Police Department[73]
  • Myrtle Beach Police Department[74]
  • Nichols Police Department
  • Ninety Six Police Department[75]
  • North Police Department[76]
  • North Augusta Department of Public Safety [77]
  • North Charleston Police Department [78]
  • North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety[79]
  • Norway Police Department[80][81]
  • Orangeburg Department of Public Safety[82]
  • Pageland Police Department[83]
  • Pamplico Police Department[84]
  • Pawleys Island Police Department[85]
  • Pickens Police Department[86]
  • Port Royal Police Department[87]
  • Ridge Spring Police Department[88]
  • Ridgeland Police Department[89]
  • Ridgeway Police Department[90]
  • Rock Hill Police Department[91]
  • Saint Matthews Police Department[92]
  • Saint Stephen Police Department[93]
  • Saluda Police Department[94]
  • Santee Police Department[95]
  • Scranton Police Department[96]
  • Simpsonville Police Department [97]
  • Society Hill Police Department[98]
  • Spartanburg Police Department[99]
  • Springdale Police Department[100]
  • Surfside Beach Police Department[101]
  • Summerton Police Department[102]
  • Summerville Police Department[103]
  • Sumter City Police Department[104]
  • Swansea Police Department[105]
  • Tega Cay Police Department[106]
  • Travelers Rest Police Department [107]
  • Turbeville Police Department[108]
  • Vance Police Department[109]
  • Varnville Police Department[110]
  • Wagener Police Department[111]
  • Walterboro Police Department[112]
  • Ware Shoals Police Department[113]
  • Williston Police Department[114]
  • Woodruff Police Department[115]
  • York Police Department [116]
  • West Columbia Police Department[117]
  • West Pelzer Police Department

Other agencies

References

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