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.
Berkeley County, South Carolina, has about 264,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Berkeley County depends on where the incident happened: the Berkeley 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: Berkeley County public records, Berkeley County arrest records, Berkeley County warrants, Berkeley County inmate search, Berkeley County criminal records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Berkeley 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 Berkeley County that is the Berkeley 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 Berkeley County in Berkeley 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 in Berkeley County, each with a records office of its own.
The Charleston Police Department and the Summerville Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Berkeley County, so their arrests are not broken out for Berkeley County here.
Reports from the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office
The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 488 violent and 1,822 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,197 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at sheriff.berkeleycountysc.gov/report/inmate-lookup (page title: Inmate Lookup | Berkeley County Sheriff's Office), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Berkeley County
The five cities the FBI lists in Berkeley County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Goose Creek: 127 violent and 625 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,111 arrests reported for 2025. The Goose Creek police records page is at goosecreeksc.gov/government/departments/police/records, phone 843-797-6220 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Hanahan: 51 violent and 167 property crimes reported for 2025; 458 arrests reported for 2025. The Hanahan police department's page is at cityofhanahan.com/police, phone (843) 576-5865 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Moncks Corner: 47 violent and 263 property crimes reported for 2025; 523 arrests reported for 2025. The Moncks Corner police records page is at monckscornersc.gov/government/police-department/records, phone 843-719-7917 (verified September 26, 2026).
- St. Stephen: 37 arrests reported for 2023.
- Jamestown: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 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: Berkeley County in 2025
The five agencies in Berkeley County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 713 violent and 2,877 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Berkeley County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,289 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Berkeley County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Berkeley 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 Berkeley 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 Berkeley County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Berkeley County in Berkeley County.
How do I get a report from the Berkeley 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 Berkeley 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.