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.
Marlboro County, South Carolina, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Marlboro County depends on where the incident happened: the Marlboro 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: Marlboro County public records, Marlboro County arrest records, Marlboro County warrants, Marlboro County criminal records, Marlboro County court records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Marlboro 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 Marlboro County that is the Marlboro 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 Marlboro County in Marlboro 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 Marlboro County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Marlboro County Sheriff's Office
The Marlboro County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 133 violent and 372 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 439 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Marlboro County
The three cities the FBI lists in Marlboro County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Bennettsville: 64 violent and 230 property crimes reported for 2024; 222 arrests reported for 2024. The Bennettsville police department's page is at bennettsvillesc.com/police, phone (843) 479-3620 (verified September 26, 2026).
- McColl: 63 arrests reported for 2023.
- Clio: 6 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2024; 6 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: Marlboro County in 2024
The three agencies in Marlboro County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 203 violent and 612 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Marlboro County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 620 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Marlboro County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Marlboro 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 Marlboro 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 Marlboro County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Marlboro County in Marlboro County.
How do I get a report from the Marlboro 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 Marlboro 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.