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.
Horry County, South Carolina, has about 413,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Horry County depends on where the incident happened: the Horry 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: Horry County public records, Horry County arrest records, Horry County warrants, Horry County inmate search, Horry County property records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Horry 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 Horry County that is the Horry 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 Horry County in Horry 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 Horry County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Horry County Sheriff's Office
The Horry County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 4 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 137 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 843-915-6911. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at horrycountysc.gov/departments/sheriffs-office/detention-center/book... (page title: Booking & Releases | Horry County SC.Gov), phone 843-915-6911, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Horry County
The eight cities the FBI lists in Horry County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Myrtle Beach: 461 violent and 2,251 property crimes reported for 2025; 8,184 arrests reported for 2025.
- Conway: 100 violent and 538 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,300 arrests reported for 2025.
- North Myrtle Beach: 65 violent and 822 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,661 arrests reported for 2025.
- Surfside Beach: 11 violent and 69 property crimes reported for 2025; 204 arrests reported for 2025.
- Loris: 205 arrests reported for 2024.
- Aynor: 49 arrests reported for 2024.
- Briarcliffe Acres: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Atlantic Beach: 55 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: Horry County in 2025
The six agencies in Horry County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,468 violent and 7,661 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the seven agencies in Horry County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 16,754 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Solicitor, (843) 915-5460, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Horry County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Horry 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 Horry 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 Horry County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Horry County in Horry County.
How do I get a report from the Horry County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 843-915-6911. 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 Horry 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.