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 28, 2026.
Laurens County, South Carolina, has about 71,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Laurens County depends on where the incident happened: the Laurens 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: Laurens County public records, Laurens County arrest records, Laurens County warrants, Laurens County inmate search, Laurens County criminal records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Laurens 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 Laurens County that is the Laurens 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 Laurens County in Laurens 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 Laurens County, each with a records office of its own.
The Fountain Inn Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Laurens County, so its arrests are not broken out for Laurens County here.
Reports from the Laurens County Sheriff's Office
The Laurens County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 121 violent and 593 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,228 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at laurenscountysheriff.org/inmate-search (page title: INMATE SEARCH | laurenscountysheriff), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Laurens County
The two cities the FBI lists in Laurens County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Laurens: 79 violent and 294 property crimes reported for 2025; 458 arrests reported for 2025.
- Clinton: 62 violent and 281 property crimes reported for 2025; 506 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: Laurens County in 2025
The three agencies in Laurens County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 262 violent and 1,168 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Laurens County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,192 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 laurenscountysc.gov/page_builder/public_records_request.index.php (page title: Public Records Request | FOIA Request Form).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Laurens County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Laurens 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 Laurens 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 Laurens County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Laurens County in Laurens County.
How do I get a report from the Laurens 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 Laurens 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.