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.
Dillon County, South Carolina, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Dillon County depends on where the incident happened: the Dillon 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: Dillon County public records, Dillon County arrest records, Dillon County warrants, Dillon County criminal records, Dillon County court records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Dillon 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 Dillon County that is the Dillon 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 Dillon County in Dillon 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 Dillon County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Dillon County Sheriff's Office
The Dillon County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 169 violent and 324 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 502 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Dillon County
The three cities the FBI lists in Dillon County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Dillon: 480 arrests reported for 2024.
- Latta: 11 violent and 25 property crimes reported for 2025; 23 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lake View: 2 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 15 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: Dillon County in 2025
The three agencies in Dillon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 182 violent and 354 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Dillon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 540 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 Dillon County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Dillon 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 Dillon 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 Dillon County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Dillon County in Dillon County.
How do I get a report from the Dillon 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 Dillon 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.