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.
Greenwood County, South Carolina, has about 70,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Greenwood County depends on where the incident happened: the Greenwood 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: Greenwood County public records, Greenwood County arrest records, Greenwood County warrants, Greenwood County inmate search, Greenwood County property records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Greenwood 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 Greenwood County that is the Greenwood 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 Greenwood County in Greenwood 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 and one campus police department in Greenwood County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Greenwood County Sheriff's Office
The Greenwood County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 96 violent and 580 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 1,146 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (864) 943-8059. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at greenwoodcounty-sc.gov/detention-center (page title: Detention Center | Greenwood County, SC), phone (864) 943-8059, 528 Edgefield Street Greenwood, SC 29646, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Greenwood County
The three cities the FBI lists in Greenwood County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Greenwood: 114 violent and 754 property crimes reported for 2024; 1,746 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ninety Six: 5 violent and 18 property crimes reported for 2024; 80 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ware Shoals: 14 violent and 34 property crimes reported for 2024; 69 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: Greenwood County in 2024
The four agencies in Greenwood County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 229 violent and 1,386 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Greenwood County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 3,440 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at greenwoodcountysc.nextrequest.com (page title: Request Public RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
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 Greenwood County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Greenwood 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 Greenwood 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 Greenwood County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Greenwood County in Greenwood County.
How do I get a report from the Greenwood County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (864) 943-8059. 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 Greenwood 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.