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 2, 2026.
Florence County, South Carolina, has about 138,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Florence County depends on where the incident happened: the Florence 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: Florence County public records, Florence County arrest records, Florence County warrants, Florence County inmate search, Florence County criminal records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Florence 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 Florence County that is the Florence 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 Florence County in Florence 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 one other agency, five state agencies and one campus police department in Florence County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Florence County Sheriff's Office
The Florence County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 651 violent and 1,882 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,015 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at fcso.org/inmateSearch (page title: Inmate Search | Florence County Sheriff's Office, SC), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Florence County
The nine cities the FBI lists in Florence County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Florence: 258 violent and 1,895 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,488 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lake City: 108 violent and 221 property crimes reported for 2025; 439 arrests reported for 2025. The Lake City police department's page is at lakecitysc.gov/169/Police-Department, phone 843-374-5411 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Timmonsville: 11 violent and 49 property crimes reported for 2025; 52 arrests reported for 2025.
- Johnsonville: 19 arrests reported for 2024.
- Pamplico: 2 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 17 arrests reported for 2025.
- Quinby: 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Coward: 1 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 arrests reported for 2025.
- Scranton: 63 arrests reported for 2020.
- Olanta: 1 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: Florence County in 2025
The seven agencies in Florence County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,031 violent and 4,063 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the seven agencies in Florence County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,013 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 florencecountysc.gov/foia.php (page title: Florence County SC).
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 Florence County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Florence 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 Florence 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 Florence County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Florence County in Florence County.
How do I get a report from the Florence 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 Florence 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.