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 September 30, 2026.
Clarendon County, South Carolina, has about 31,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Clarendon County depends on where the incident happened: the Clarendon 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: Clarendon County public records, Clarendon County arrest records, Clarendon County warrants, Clarendon County criminal records, Clarendon County court records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Clarendon County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Clarendon County that is the Clarendon 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 Clarendon County in Clarendon 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 Clarendon County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Clarendon County Sheriff's Office
The Clarendon County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 145 violent and 481 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 343 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Clarendon County
The two cities the FBI lists in Clarendon County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Manning: 49 violent and 298 property crimes reported for 2025; 270 arrests reported for 2025.
- Summerton: 90 arrests reported for 2024.
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: Clarendon County in 2025
The two agencies in Clarendon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 194 violent and 779 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Clarendon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 613 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 clarendoncovoterregistration.sc.gov/foia (page title: FOIA | Clarendon County Voter Registration).
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 Clarendon County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Clarendon 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 Clarendon 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 Clarendon County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Clarendon County in Clarendon County.
How do I get a report from the Clarendon 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 Clarendon 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.