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.
Union County, South Carolina, has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Union County depends on where the incident happened: the Union 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: Union County public records, Union County arrest records, Union County warrants, Union County criminal records, Union County court records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Union 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 Union County that is the Union 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 Union County in Union 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 Union County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Union County Sheriff's Office
The Union County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 44 violent and 420 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 248 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Union County
The two cities the FBI lists in Union County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Union: 95 violent and 480 property crimes reported for 2025; 361 arrests reported for 2025.
- Jonesville: 13 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: Union County in 2025
The two agencies in Union County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 139 violent and 900 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Union County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 609 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, (864) 429-1639, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Union County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Union 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 Union 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 Union County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Union County in Union County.
How do I get a report from the Union 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 Union 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.