List of law enforcement agencies in South Carolina

This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of South Carolina.

According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2022 'Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,' the state had 272 law enforcement agencies employing 11,674 sworn police officers, about 259 for each 100,000 residents.

State agencies

• South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC)
• Office of Inspector General(OIG)
• South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Law Enforcement Division (SCDNR)
• South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS)
• South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP)
• South Carolina State Transport Police Division (SCSTP)
• South Carolina Bureau of Protective Services (BPS)
• South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED)
• South Carolina State Constable's Office
• South Carolina State Ports Authority Port Police
• South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services (SCDPPPS)
• South Carolina Department of Mental Health Public Safety (SCDMHPS)
• South Carolina State Forestry Commission Law Enforcement
• South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice

County agencies

City and town agencies

College agencies

• Allen University Police Department
• Benedict College Police Department
• Bob Jones University Police Department
• Clemson University Police Department
• Coastal Carolina University Department of Public Safety
• Denmark Technical College Department of Public Safety
• Erskine College Police Department
• Francis Marion University Police Department
• Furman University Police Department
• Greenville Technical College Police Department
• Lander University Police Department
• Limestone University Police Department
• Medical University of South Carolina Department of Public Safety
• Midlands Technical College Campus Police
• Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Police Department
• Presbyterian College Campus Police Department
• South Carolina State University Police Department
• Spartanburg Community College Police Department
• Spartanburg Methodist College Campus Safety Department
• The Citadel Department of Public Safety
• Tri County Technical College Campus Safety
• Trident Technical College Department of Public Safety
• University of South Carolina-Aiken Police Department
• University of South Carolina-Beaufort Department of Public Safety
• University of South Carolina Police Department
• University of South Carolina Upstate Department of Public Safety
• Winthrop University Police Department
• Wofford College Campus Safety

Other agencies

• Charleston County Aviation Authority Police Department
• Columbia Metro Housing Authority Police Department
• Columbia Metropolitan Airport Police Department
• Dorn VA Medical Center Police Department
• Florence Regional Airport Department of Public Safety
• Joint Base Charleston Security Forces
• Lexington Medical Center Police Department
• Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Provost Marshal

Former agencies

• Bethune Police Department

References