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
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- South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC)
- South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC)
- 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 Employment Securities Commission Police Department
- South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice
County agencies
City and town agencies
Other agencies
- Charleston International Airport Police Department
- Greenville Spartanburg International Airport Police Department
- Ashmore Protective Services Community Patrol
- University of South Carolina Police Department
- Winthrop University Police Department
- Columbia Metro Airport Police
- Greenville Health System Police
- Clemson University Police Department
- Medical University of South Carolina Public Safety
- Bob Jones University Dept of Public Safety
- University of South Carolina at Beaufort Police Department
- Trident Technical College Police Department
- College of Charlestons Police Department
- Furman University Police Department
- York Tech College Public Safety Department
- Office of the United States Marshal for the District of South Carolina
- Denmark Technical College Department of Public Safety