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 on September 24, 2026.
Allendale County, South Carolina, has about 7,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Allendale County depends on where the incident happened: the Allendale 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: Allendale County public records, Allendale County arrest records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Allendale 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 Allendale County that is the Allendale 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 Allendale County in Allendale 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 five state agencies in Allendale County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Allendale County Sheriff's Office
The Allendale County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 10 violent and 33 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 81 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Allendale County
The two cities the FBI lists in Allendale County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Allendale: 55 violent and 119 property crimes reported for 2024; 48 arrests reported for 2025.
- Fairfax.
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: Allendale County in 2024
The two agencies in Allendale County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 65 violent and 152 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Allendale County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 129 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Allendale County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Allendale 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 Allendale 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 Allendale County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Allendale County in Allendale County.
How do I get a report from the Allendale 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 Allendale 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.