Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Rock Hill, South Carolina, in York County, has about 76,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Rock Hill depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Rock Hill public records, York County police reports, Rock Hill arrest records, Rock Hill warrants, Rock Hill inmate search, Rock Hill property records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Rock Hill
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
Inside Rock Hill that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Rock Hill Police Department); outside it, the York County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Highway Patrol in York County in York County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places two campus police departments and five state agencies in York County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Rock Hill Police
For Rock Hill, SearchSystems opened and checked the Rock Hill police department's page at cityofrockhill.com/departments/police-department (page title: Police Department | Rock Hill, SC), phone 803-329-7200, 120 E. Black Street, Rock Hill, SC 29730, Wednesdays from 5 PM to 7 PM., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Rock Hill had 300 violent and 1,666 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,809 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the York County Sheriff's Office
The York County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 342 violent and 1,529 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,213 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at inmatesinjail.yorkcountygov.com/detentioncenter/inmatesinjail.aspx (page title: York County Detention Center Inmates), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
What the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act Requires
Under the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act the agency must answer a request within 10 business days, or 20 for records more than two years old, and it may charge search, retrieval and copying at the agency's actual cost. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Rock Hill?
From the agency that took it. The Rock Hill police department's page is at cityofrockhill.com, phone 803-329-7200; the sheriff's reports come from the York County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Rock Hill have to answer?
Under the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act, within 10 business days, or 20 for records more than two years old. It may charge search, retrieval and copying at the agency's actual cost.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Rock Hill?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in York County in York County.
How do I get a report from the York County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days, or 20 for records more than two years old.
Is this the official Rock Hill 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.