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 9, 2026.
Anderson County, South Carolina, has about 217,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Anderson County depends on where the incident happened: the Anderson 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: Anderson County public records, Anderson County arrest records, Anderson County warrants, Anderson County inmate search, Anderson County criminal records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Anderson 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 Anderson County that is the Anderson 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 Anderson County in Anderson 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 two campus police departments in Anderson County, each with a records office of its own.
The Easley Police Department and the Clemson Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Anderson County, so their arrests are not broken out for Anderson County here.
Reports from the Anderson County Sheriff's Office
The Anderson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 577 violent and 2,790 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 3,425 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (864) 260-4201. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at andersonsheriff.org/copy-of-detention-bureau (page title: DETENTION CENTER | Anderson County Sheriff's Office | South Carolina), phone (864) 260-4201, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Anderson County
The six cities the FBI lists in Anderson County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Anderson: 182 violent and 1,296 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,154 arrests reported for 2025.
- Williamston: 21 violent and 91 property crimes reported for 2025; 139 arrests reported for 2025.
- Honea Path: 29 violent and 67 property crimes reported for 2025; 238 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pendleton: 9 violent and 80 property crimes reported for 2025; 70 arrests reported for 2025.
- Iva: 3 violent and 44 property crimes reported for 2025; 38 arrests reported for 2025.
- West Pelzer: 2 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025; 30 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: Anderson County in 2025
The seven agencies in Anderson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 823 violent and 4,390 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the seven agencies in Anderson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,094 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act Requires
The South Carolina Freedom of Information Act sets the rules: an answer within 10 business days, or 20 for records more than two years old, at a charge of search, retrieval and copying at the agency's actual cost, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at andersonsheriff.org/foia (page title: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT | Anderson County Sheriff's Office | South Carolina).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Solicitor handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Anderson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Anderson 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 Anderson 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 Anderson County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Anderson County in Anderson County.
How do I get a report from the Anderson County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (864) 260-4201. 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 Anderson 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.