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.
Edgefield County, South Carolina, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Edgefield County depends on where the incident happened: the Edgefield 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: Edgefield County public records, Edgefield County arrest records, Edgefield County warrants, Edgefield County inmate search, Edgefield County criminal records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Edgefield 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 Edgefield County that is the Edgefield 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 Edgefield County in Edgefield 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 Edgefield County, each with a records office of its own.
The North Augusta Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Edgefield County, so its arrests are not broken out for Edgefield County here.
Reports from the Edgefield County Sheriff's Office
The Edgefield County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 15 violent and 115 property crimes reported for 2022 and reported 267 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (803) 637-4124. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at edgefieldcounty.sc.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff’s office | Edgefield County), phone (803) 637-4124, 264 Star Rd Edgefield, SC 29824, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Edgefield County
The three cities the FBI lists in Edgefield County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Edgefield: 2 violent and 19 property crimes reported for 2022; 49 arrests reported for 2023.
- Johnston: 6 violent and 45 property crimes reported for 2022; 26 arrests reported for 2022.
- Trenton.
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: Edgefield County in 2022
The three agencies in Edgefield County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 23 violent and 179 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Edgefield County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 347 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Solicitor, (803) 785-8352, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Edgefield County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Edgefield 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 Edgefield 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 Edgefield County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Edgefield County in Edgefield County.
How do I get a report from the Edgefield County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (803) 637-4124. 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 Edgefield 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.