List of law enforcement agencies in South Carolina

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.

State agencies

South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC)
- Office of Inspector General(OIG)
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Law Enforcement Division (SCDNR)
South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS)
- South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP)
- South Carolina State Transport Police Division (SCSTP)
- South Carolina Bureau of Protective Services (BPS)
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED)
South Carolina State Constable's Office
South Carolina State Ports Authority Port Police
South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services (SCDPPPS)
South Carolina Department of Mental Health Public Safety (SCDMHPS)
South Carolina State Forestry Commission Law Enforcement
South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice

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
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 Department
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 Department
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
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Allendale Police Department
Anderson Police Department
Andrews Police Department
Atlantic Beach Police Department
Aynor Police Department
Bamberg Police Department
Barnwell Police Department
Batesburg-Leesville Police Department
Beaufort Police Department
Belton Police Department
Bennettsville Police Department
Bishopville Police Department
Blacksburg Police Department
Blackville Police Department
Bluffton Police Department
Bonneau Police Department
Bowman Police Department
Branchville Police Department
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
Chesnee Police Department
Chester Police Department
Chesterfield Police Department
Clemson Police Department
Clinton Department of Public Safety
Clio Police Department
Clover Police Department
Columbia Police Department
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
Easley Police Department
Edgefield Police Department
Edisto Beach Police Department
Ehrhardt Police Department
Elgin Police Department
Elloree Police Department
Estill Police Department
Eutawville Police Department
Fairfax Police Department
Florence Police Department
Folly Beach Department of Public Safety
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
Gifford Police Department
Goose Creek Police Department
Great Falls Police Department
Greeleyville Police Department
Greenville Police Department
Greenwood Police Department
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
Jamestown Police Department
Johnsonville Police Department
Johnston Police Department
Jonesville Police Department
Kingstree Police Department
Lake City Police Department
Lake View Police Department
Lamar Police Department
Lancaster Police Department
Landrum Police Department
Lane Police Department
Latta Police Department
Laurens Police Department
Lexington Police Department
Liberty Police Department
Loris Police Department
Lyman Police Department
Lynchburg Police Department
Manning Police Department
Marion Police Department
Mauldin Police Department
McBee Police Department
McColl Police Department
McCormick Police Department
Moncks Corner Police Department
Mount Pleasant Police Department
Mullins Police Department
Myrtle Beach Police Department
New Ellenton Police Department
Newberry Police Department
Nichols Police Department
Ninety Six Police Department
North Police Department
North Augusta Department of Public Safety
North Charleston Police Department
North Myrtle Beach Police Department
Norway Police Department
Olanta Police Department
Olar Police Department
Orangeburg Department of Public Safety
Pacolet Police Department
Pageland Police Department
Pamplico Police Department
Pawleys Island Police Department
Pelion Police Department
Pendleton Police Department
Perry Police Department
Pickens Police Department
Pine Ridge Police Department
Port Royal Police Department
Prosperity Police Department
Quinby Police Department
Ridge Spring Police Department
Ridgeland Police Department
Ridgeville Police Department
Rock Hill Police Department
Rowesville Police Department
Salem Police Department
Salley Department of Public Safety
Saluda Police Department
Santee Police Department
Scranton Police Department
Sellers Police Department
Seneca Police Department
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. 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
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
Whitmire Police Department
Williamston Police Department
Williston Police Department
Winnsboro Department of Public Safety
Woodruff Police Department
Yemassee Police Department
York Police Department

College agencies

Allen University Police Department
Benedict College Police Department
Bob Jones University Police Department^{[citation needed]}
Clemson University Police Department
Coastal Carolina University Department of Public Safety
Denmark Technical College Department of Public Safety
Erskine College Police Department
Francis Marion University Police Department
Furman University Police Department
Greenville Technical College Police Department
Lander University Police Department
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]}
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