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.
Aiken County, South Carolina, has about 179,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Aiken County depends on where the incident happened: the Aiken County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. 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 sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Aiken County public records, Aiken County arrest records, Aiken County warrants, Aiken County inmate search, Aiken County criminal records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Aiken County
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.
In Aiken County that is the Aiken County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The FBI's list also places the Highway Patrol in Aiken County in Aiken 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 six state agencies and one campus police department in Aiken County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Aiken County Sheriff's Office
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 319 violent and 1,734 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,160 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at aikencountysheriff.net/185/Inmate-Search (page title: Inmate Search | Aiken County Sheriff, SC), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 429), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Aiken County
The eight cities the FBI lists in Aiken County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Aiken: 148 violent and 1,117 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,309 arrests reported for 2025.
- North Augusta: 40 violent and 415 property crimes reported for 2025; 430 arrests reported for 2025.
- Burnettown: 1 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025; 6 arrests reported for 2025.
- New Ellenton: 4 violent and 28 property crimes reported for 2025; 32 arrests reported for 2025.
- Jackson: 1 violent and 18 property crimes reported for 2025; 7 arrests reported for 2025.
- Wagener: 9 violent and 27 property crimes reported for 2025; 22 arrests reported for 2025.
- Salley: 0 arrests reported for 2024.
- Perry: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 4 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Aiken County in 2025
The eight agencies in Aiken County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 522 violent and 3,361 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the eight agencies in Aiken County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,970 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at aikensc.justfoia.com/publicportal (page title: Aiken, SC Public Portal | JustFOIA).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Aiken County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Aiken County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. 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.
How long does an agency in Aiken County 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 Aiken County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Aiken County in Aiken County.
How do I get a report from the Aiken 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 Aiken County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.