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 9, 2026.
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, has about 369,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Spartanburg County depends on where the incident happened: the Spartanburg 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: Spartanburg County public records, Spartanburg County arrest records, Spartanburg County warrants, Spartanburg County inmate search, Spartanburg County property records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg County that is the Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg County in Spartanburg 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 six state agencies, three campus police departments and one other agency in Spartanburg County, each with a records office of its own.
The Greer Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Spartanburg County, so its arrests are not broken out for Spartanburg County here.
Reports from the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office
The Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 898 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 864-596-3424. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at spartanburgcounty.gov/595/Detention-Center (page title: Detention Center | Spartanburg County, SC), phone 864-596-3424, 950 California Ave Spartanburg, SC 29303, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Spartanburg County
The 11 cities the FBI lists in Spartanburg County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Spartanburg: 1,861 arrests reported for 2024.
- Lyman: 8 violent and 69 property crimes reported for 2025; 107 arrests reported for 2025. The Lyman police department's page is at lymansc.gov/departments/police_department/faqs.php, phone (864) 439-8445 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Woodruff: 145 arrests reported for 2024.
- Duncan: 282 arrests reported for 2024.
- Wellford: 2 violent and 18 property crimes reported for 2025; 129 arrests reported for 2025.
- Inman: 6 violent and 68 property crimes reported for 2025; 84 arrests reported for 2025.
- Landrum: 5 violent and 30 property crimes reported for 2025; 51 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pacolet: 3 violent and 31 property crimes reported for 2025; 26 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cowpens: 3 violent and 35 property crimes reported for 2025; 22 arrests reported for 2025.
- Chesnee: 3 violent and 43 property crimes reported for 2025; 39 arrests reported for 2025.
- Campobello: 1,152 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: Spartanburg County in 2025
The seven agencies in Spartanburg County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 30 violent and 294 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the eight agencies in Spartanburg County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,610 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 spartanburg-county-sc.nextrequest.com (page title: Open Public RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Spartanburg County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Spartanburg County in Spartanburg County.
How do I get a report from the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 864-596-3424. 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 Spartanburg 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.