This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of

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. 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.

State agencies

South Carolina Department of Corrections The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) is the agency responsible for corrections in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It currently has about 4,500 employees and just over 15,000 inmates, in 21 institutions. The agency has its headqu ...

(SCDC) *
Office of Inspector General
OIG) *

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Law Enforcement Division South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...

(SCDNR) *

South Carolina Department of Public Safety The South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) exists to ensure the safety of South Carolina's citizens and visitors. The employees of the Department of Public Safety fulfill this mission by: *Enforcing the traffic, motor vehicle and moto ...

(SCDPS) **

South Carolina Highway Patrol The South Carolina Highway Patrol is the highway patrol agency for South Carolina, which has jurisdiction anywhere in the state except for federal or military installations. The Highway Patrol was created in 1930 and is an organization with a rank ...

(SCHP) **

South Carolina State Transport Police Division South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...

(SCSTP) **

South Carolina Bureau of Protective Services South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...

(BPS) *

South Carolina Law Enforcement Division The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is a statewide investigative law enforcement agency in South Carolina. SLED provides manpower and technical assistance to other law enforcement agencies and conducts investigations on behalf of ...

(SLED) *

South Carolina State Constable's Office In South Carolina, a State Constable is a law enforcement officer who is either a uniformed or plainclothes law enforcement officer employed by one of the departments of the state government, a retired police officer, or a volunteer reserve police ...

* South Carolina State Ports Authority Port Police *

South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services (SCDPPPS) is a state agency in the state of South Carolina in the United States of America. The agency was formed in 1941 as the South Carolina Probation and Parole Board. At ...

(SCDPPPS) *

South Carolina Department of Mental Health Public Safety South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...

(SCDMHPS) *

South Carolina State Forestry Commission Law Enforcement South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...

* South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice

County agencies

City and town agencies

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Blackville Police Department Blackville can refer to: *Blackville, New Brunswick, Canada *Blackville Parish, New Brunswick, Canada *Blackville, South Carolina, USA *Upper Blackville, New Brunswick Upper Blackville is a small community along the banks of the Miramichi River in ...

* Bluffton Police Department * Bonneau Police Department * Bowman Police Department *

Branchville Police Department Branchville is the name of several places in the United States of America: * Branchville, Alabama * Branchville, Connecticut * Branchville, Georgia * Branchville, Indiana * Branchville, Maryland * Branchville, New Jersey * Branchville, South Carol ...

* Briarcliffe Acres Police Department * Burnettown Police Department * Calhoun Falls Police Department * Camden Police Department * Cameron Police Department * Campobello Police Department * Cayce Department of Public Safety * Central Police Department * Charleston Police Department * Chapin Police Department *

Cheraw Police Department The Cheraw people, also known as the Saraw or Saura, were a Siouan-speaking tribe of indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands, in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont area of North Carolina near the Sauratown Mountains, east of Pilot Moun ...

* Chesnee Police Department *

Chester Police Department Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

* Chesterfield Police Department * Clemson Police Department * Clinton Department of Public Safety *

Clio Police Department In Greek mythology, Clio ( , ; el, Κλειώ), also spelled Kleio, is the muse of history, or in a few mythological accounts, the muse of lyre playing. Etymology Clio's name is etymologically derived from the Greek root κλέω/κλεί� ...

* Clover Police Department *

Columbia Police Department The Columbia Police Department (CPD) is the principal law enforcement agency serving the city of Columbia, Missouri in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or ...

* Conway Police Department * Cottageville Police Department * Coward Police Department * Cowpens Police Department * Darlington Police Department * Denmark Police Department * Dillon Police Department * Due West Police Department *

Duncan Police Department Duncan may refer to: People * Duncan (given name), various people * Duncan (surname), various people * Clan Duncan * Justice Duncan (disambiguation) Places * Duncan Creek (disambiguation) * Duncan River (disambiguation) * Duncan Lake (d ...

* Easley Police Department * Edgefield Police Department * Edisto Beach Police Department *

Ehrhardt Police Department Ehrhardt is Old High German for "Ehre" = ''honour'' and "hard" = ''strong''. It may refer to: * Ehrhardt, South Carolina * Ehrhardt (automobile), a German automobile * Marinebrigade Ehrhardt The Marinebrigade Ehrhardt, also known as the Ehrhard ...

* Elgin Police Department * Elloree Police Department * Estill Police Department * Eutawville Police Department * Fairfax Police Department * Florence Police Department *

Folly Beach Department of Public Safety In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of usual garden buildings. Eighteenth-cent ...

* Forest Acres Police Department * Fort Lawn Police Department * Fort Mill Police Department * Fountain Inn Police Department * Gaffney Police Department * Gaston Police Department *

Georgetown Police Department Georgetown or George Town may refer to: Places Africa *George, South Africa, formerly known as Georgetown *Janjanbureh, Gambia, formerly known as Georgetown * Georgetown, Ascension Island, main settlement of the British territory of Ascension Isl ...

* Gifford Police Department * Goose Creek Police Department * Great Falls Police Department * Greeleyville Police Department * Greenville Police Department *

Greenwood Police Department Green wood is unseasoned wood. Greenwood or Green wood may also refer to: People * Greenwood (surname) Settlements Australia * Greenwood, Queensland, a locality in the Toowoomba Region * Greenwood, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth ...

* Greer Police Department * Hampton Police Department * Hanahan Police Department * Hardeeville Police Department * Harleyville Police Department * Hartsville Police Department * Hemingway Police Department * Holly Hill Police Department * Honea Path Police Department * Inman Police Department * Irmo Police Department * Isle of Palms Police Department * Iva Police Department *

Jackson Police Department Jackson may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, ...

Jamestown Police Department Jamestown often refers to: * Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas Jamestown may also refer to Places Australia *Jamestown, South Australia Barbados * Holetown, Saint James, Barbados; sometimes called its ...

Pendleton Police Department Pendleton may refer to: Places ;United Kingdom *Pendleton, Lancashire, England *Pendleton, Greater Manchester, England ;United States *Pendleton, Indiana * Pendleton, Missouri * Pendleton, New York *Pendleton, Oregon *Pendleton, South Carolina *P ...

Perry Police Department Perry, also known as pear cider, is an alcoholic beverage made from fermentation (food), fermented pears, traditionally the perry pear. It has been common for centuries in England, particularly in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcesters ...

* Pickens Police Department * Pine Ridge Police Department * Port Royal Police Department * Prosperity Police Department *

Quinby Police Department Quinby may refer to: Places *Quinby, Virginia *Quinby, Kansas *Quinby, South Carolina *Ivory Quinby House, Illinois *Quinby Plantation, South Carolina People * Byron Quinby Jones (1888–1959), pioneer aviator and U.S. Army officer * Charles Quin ...

* Ridge Spring Police Department * Ridgeland Police Department * Ridgeville Police Department * Rock Hill Police Department * Rowesville Police Department *

Salem Police Department Salem may refer to: Places Canada Ontario * Bruce County ** Salem, Arran–Elderslie, Ontario, in the municipality of Arran–Elderslie ** Salem, South Bruce, Ontario, in the municipality of South Bruce * Salem, Dufferin County, Ontario, part ...

Salley Department of Public Safety Salley can refer to: People * John Salley, basketball player * Nate Salley, American football player * Jonas Salley, football (soccer) player Places * Salley, South Carolina See also * Sally (disambiguation) Sally may refer to: People *Sall ...

* Saluda Police Department * Santee Police Department * Scranton Police Department *

Sellers Police Department Sellers may refer to * Seller, someone who sells * Sellers, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Sellers, South Carolina, a small US town * USS Sellers (DDG-11), USS ''Sellers'' (DDG-11), a US Navy destroyer *Sellers (surname), people with the s ...

Seneca Police Department Seneca may refer to: People and language * Seneca (name), a list of people with either the given name or surname * Seneca people, one of the six Iroquois tribes of North America ** Seneca language, the language of the Seneca people Places Extr ...

* Simpsonville Police Department * Society Hill Police Department * South Congaree Police Department * Spartanburg Police Department * Springdale Police Department * Springfield Police Department *

St. George Police Department ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy an ...

* St. Matthews Police Department * St. Stephen Police Department * Sullivan’s Island Police Department * Summerton Police Department * Summerville Police Department * Sumter Police Department * Surfside Beach Police Department * Swansea Police Department * Tega Cay Police Department * Timmonsville Police Department * Travelers Rest Police Department * Trenton Police Department *

Union Department of Public Safety Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** Union ...

* Varnville Police Department * Wagener Police Department * Walhalla Police Department * Walterboro Police Department * Ware Shoals Police Department * Wellford Police Department * West Columbia Police Department * West Pelzer Police Department * West Union Police Department *

Westminster Police Department Westminster is an area of Central London, part of the wider City of Westminster. The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many Tourism in London, visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of W ...

* Whitmire Police Department * Williamston Police Department * Williston Police Department *

Winnsboro Department of Public Safety Winnsboro may refer to a place in the United States: *Winnsboro, Louisiana, a city in Franklin Parish *Winnsboro, South Carolina, a town in Fairfield County *Winnsboro Mills, South Carolina, a census-designated place in Fairfield County *Winnsboro, ...

* Woodruff Police Department *

Yemassee Police Department Yemassee may refer to: *Yamasee, a Native American people *Yemassee, South Carolina *Yemassee (journal), ''Yemassee'' (journal), a literary journal *''The Yemassee'', an 1835 novel by William Gilmore Simms {{Disambiguation ...

* York Police Department

College agencies

Allen University Police Department Allen, Allen's or Allens may refer to: Buildings * Allen Arena, an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee * Allen Center, a skyscraper complex in downtown Houston, Texas * Allen Fieldhouse, an indoor sports arena on the Univer ...

Benedict College Police Department Benedict may refer to: People Names *Benedict (given name), including a list of people with the given name *Benedict (surname), including a list of people with the surname Religious figures *Pope Benedict I (died 579), head of the Catholic Chur ...

Bob Jones University Police Department Bob, BOB, or B.O.B. may refer to: Places *Mount Bob, New York, United States *Bob Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica People, fictional characters, and named animals *Bob (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *Bob (surname) ...

{{Citation needed, date=April 2023 *

Clemson University Police Department Clemson may refer to: * Clemson, South Carolina, a city in the U.S. state of South Carolina ** Clemson University, a public university located in Clemson, South Carolina. *** Clemson Tigers, the athletic programs of Clemson University. * , a U.S. N ...

Coastal Carolina University Department of Public Safety The coast, also known as the coastline or seashore, is defined as the area where land meets the ocean, or as a line that forms the boundary between the land and the coastline. The Earth has around of coastline. Coasts are important zones in n ...

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Erskine College Police Department Erskine (, sco, Erskin, gd, Arasgain) is a town in the council area of Renfrewshire, and historic county of the same name, situated in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies on the southern bank of the River Clyde, providing the l ...

Francis Marion University Police Department Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places *Rural Mu ...

Furman University Police Department Furman may refer to: Places * Furman, Alabama, an unincorporated community in Wilcox County, United States * Furman, South Carolina, a town in Hampton County, United States * Furman, Alberta, Canada * Furman, Poland * Furman Bluffs, Marie Byrd La ...

* Greenville Technical College Police Department *

Lander University Police Department Lander may refer to: Media and entertainment * ''Lander'' (computer game), computer game published by Psygnosis in 1999 * ''Lander'' (game demo), the 3D game demo provided with the Acorn Archimedes computer * Lander (Transformers), a fiction ...

*Limestone University Police Department *Medical University of South Carolina Department of Public Safety *Midlands Technical College Campus Police *Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Police Department *Presbyterian College Campus Police Department *South Carolina State University Police Department *Spartanburg Community College Police Department *Spartanburg Methodist College Campus Safety Department *The Citadel Department of Public Safety *Tri County Technical College Campus Safety *Trident Technical College Department of Public Safety *University of South Carolina-Aiken Police Department *University of South Carolina-Beaufort Department of Public Safety *University of South Carolina Police Department *University of South Carolina Upstate Department of Public Safety *Winthrop University Police Department *Wofford College Campus Safety

Other agencies

*Charleston County Aviation Authority Police Department *Columbia Metro Housing Authority Police Department{{Citation needed, date=April 2023 *Columbia Metropolitan Airport Police Department *Dorn VA Medical Center Police Department *Florence Regional Airport Department of Public Safety *Joint Base Charleston Security Forces *Lexington Medical Center Police Department *Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Provost Marshal

Former agencies

* Bethune Police Department (South Carolina), Bethune Police Department{{cite web , title=Kershaw County - South Carolina Sheriffs’ Association , url=https://www.sheriffsc.org/county_map/county/2344 , website=www.sheriffsc.org , access-date=28 March 2023

References

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