Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in Horry County, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in North Myrtle Beach is held at the county jail, run by the Horry County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: North Myrtle Beach public records, Horry County inmate search, North Myrtle Beach arrest records, North Myrtle Beach warrants, North Myrtle Beach property records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in North Myrtle Beach
A person kept in custody after an arrest in North Myrtle Beach is held at the county jail, run by the Horry County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Horry County Sheriff's Office at horrycountysc.gov/departments/sheriffs-office/detention-center/book... (page title: Booking & Releases | Horry County SC.Gov), phone 843-915-6911, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Horry County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 770 people, down from about 770 in 2018. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 1,034 beds, and it ran at 74 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Horry County has about 413,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 19 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Horry County Jail
The Horry County Sheriff's Office, the Horry County Police Department and the agency that reports for North Myrtle Beach (filed by the FBI as North Myrtle Beach Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around North Myrtle Beach.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies, one state police unit and one campus police department in Horry County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Myrtle Beach's 8,184 for 2025, the Horry County Police Department's 4,116 for 2025 and North Myrtle Beach's 1,661 for 2025.
Together, the seven agencies in Horry County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 16,754 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in North Myrtle Beach arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Horry County serves the sentence in a facility of the South Carolina Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at doc.sc.gov/inmate-search-disclaimer.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in North Myrtle Beach?
Look on the custody page of the Horry County Sheriff's Office at horrycountysc.gov, or call 843-915-6911. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Horry County jail?
About 770 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 1,034 beds.
What is the phone number for the Horry County jail?
843-915-6911, the number on the page of the Horry County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Horry County go?
To a facility of the South Carolina Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.sc.gov/inmate-search-disclaimer.
Is this the official North Myrtle Beach website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.