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 4, 2026.
Pickens 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 Pickens County depends on where the incident happened: the Pickens 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: Pickens County public records, Pickens County arrest records, Pickens County warrants, Pickens County inmate search, Pickens County criminal records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Pickens 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 Pickens County that is the Pickens 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 Pickens County in Pickens 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 Pickens County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Pickens County Sheriff's Office
The Pickens County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 168 violent and 629 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,103 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 864-898-2940. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at pickenscosheriff.org (page title: Pickens County SC Sheriff's Office, Jail & Inmate Information), phone 864-898-2940, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Pickens County
The five cities the FBI lists in Pickens County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Easley: 52 violent and 380 property crimes reported for 2025; 988 arrests reported for 2025. The Easley police records page is at cityofeasley.com/subpages/records-department, phone 864-859-4025 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Clemson: 24 violent and 259 property crimes reported for 2025; 876 arrests reported for 2024.
- Central: 4 violent and 60 property crimes reported for 2025; 55 arrests reported for 2025.
- Liberty: 7 violent and 30 property crimes reported for 2025; 207 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pickens: 302 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: Pickens County in 2025
The five agencies in Pickens County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 255 violent and 1,358 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Pickens County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,655 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 co.pickens.sc.us/departments/clerk_of_court/records_requests.php (page title: Records Requests).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Pickens County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Pickens 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 Pickens 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 Pickens County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Pickens County in Pickens County.
How do I get a report from the Pickens County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 864-898-2940. 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 Pickens 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.