This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of South Carolina.
According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2022 '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]
- Allen University Police Department[250]
- Benedict College Police Department[251]
- Bob Jones University Police Department[citation needed]
- Clemson University Police Department[252]
- Coastal Carolina University Department of Public Safety[253]
- Denmark Technical College Department of Public Safety[254]
- Erskine College Police Department[255]
- Francis Marion University Police Department[256]
- Furman University Police Department[257]
- Greenville Technical College Police Department[258]
- Lander University Police Department[259]
- Limestone University Police Department[260]
- Medical University of South Carolina Department of Public Safety[261]
- Midlands Technical College Campus Police[262]
- Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Police Department[263]
- Presbyterian College Campus Police Department[264]
- South Carolina State University Police Department[265]
- Spartanburg Community College Police Department[266]
- Spartanburg Methodist College Campus Safety Department[267]
- The Citadel Department of Public Safety[268]
- Tri County Technical College Campus Safety[269]
- Trident Technical College Department of Public Safety[270]
- University of South Carolina-Aiken Police Department[271]
- University of South Carolina-Beaufort Department of Public Safety[272]
- University of South Carolina Police Department[273]
- University of South Carolina Upstate Department of Public Safety[274]
- Winthrop University Police Department[275]
- Wofford College Campus Safety[276]
- Charleston County Aviation Authority Police Department[277]
- Columbia Metro Housing Authority Police Department[citation needed]
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport Police Department[278]
- Dorn VA Medical Center Police Department[279]
- Florence Regional Airport Department of Public Safety[280]
- Joint Base Charleston Security Forces[281]
- Lexington Medical Center Police Department[282]
- Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Provost Marshal[283]
2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, by Brian A Reaves, US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 2011
"Sheriff". Abbeville County, South Carolina. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
"Home". www.jaspercountysc.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
"HOME". laurenscountysheriff. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
"Home". Lexington County Sheriff's Department. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
"Sheriff". www.marionsc.org. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
"Home". Town of Bonneau. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
"Services". Town of Briarcliffe Acres. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
"Police". Chester South Carolina. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
"Home". City of Columbia Police Department. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
"Police". City of Dillon, SC. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
$15K bond issued to Eutawville police chief indicted for controversial slaying; 14 August 2013, WCSC
"Police". Hanahan South Carolina. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
"Police". City of Isle of Palms, SC. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
Emotions running high over billboards criticizing Iva police; by Kirk Brown, 17 May 2012, Independent Mail
Fire destroys Lynchburg Police Department, arson suspected; 4 August 2010, WISTV.COM accessed 14 November 2014
"Police". City of Mauldin. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
Norway P.D. never disbanded, Preacher says; by Martha Rose Brown, 21 June 2012, The Times and Democrat
"Public Safety". City of Orangeburg, SC. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
"Welcome". www.townofpineridgesc.com. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
Santee police chief resigns, 9 July 2010, The Times and Democrat
"Police". City of Seneca. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
"Police Department". The Town of Springfield South Carolina. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
"Police". City of St Matthews. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
Police Officer's Qualifications questioned after deadly St. Stephen chase;by Andrew Knapp, 7 November 2010, Post and Courier
"Home Page". Summerville Police Department. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
Wagener police officer suspended after traffic stop with councilman's son; by Brett Buffington, 12 October 2012, WISTV.com accessed 14 November 2014
"Police". Walterboro, SC. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
Former police officer found guilty in lascivious acts case; by Tad Andersen, 19 August 2014, KCCI.COM
"Police". Charleston International Airport. Retrieved 28 March 2023.