State profile
South Carolina
622 animal cruelty offenses were reported in South Carolina in 2025, or 11.6 per 100,000 residents served by NIBRS agencies, the 14th highest rate of 49 comparable states.
Trend
Reported offenses over time
Lighter bars mark years when NIBRS agencies served less than 60% of residents.
Offenses per year
Monthly offenses
| Year | Total offenses |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 208 |
| 2018 | 304 |
| 2019 | 333 |
| 2020 | 323 |
| 2021 | 407 |
| 2022 | 500 |
| 2023 | 630 |
| 2024 | 601 |
| 2025 | 622 |
| Year | Offenses | Per 100,000 | Clearance rate | Coverage | Agencies in FBI tables | Agencies with cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 622 | 11.59 | 42% | 96.4% | 316 | 102 |
| 2024 | 601 | 11.00 | 43% | 99.7% | 327 | 105 |
| 2023 | 630 | 11.76 | 44% | 99.7% | 281 | 99 |
| 2022 | 500 | 9.49 | 40% | 99.8% | 337 | 89 |
| 2021 | 407 | 7.88 | 41% | 99.5% | 178 | 70 |
| 2020 | 323 | 6.23 | 46% | 99.3% | 241 | 57 |
| 2019 | 333 | 6.54 | 44% | 98.8% | — | — |
| 2018 | 304 | 6.04 | 40% | 99.0% | — | — |
| 2017 | 208 | 4.17 | 30% | 99.2% | — | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 99.5% | — | — |
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), via the Crime Data Explorer. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.
Agencies
Agencies reporting the most cases in 2025
| # | Agency | Type | County | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenville County Sheriff's Office SC0230000 | County | Greenville | 58 | 161 | |
| 2 | Myrtle Beach Police Department SC0260600 | City police | Horry | 40 | 243 | |
| 3 | Charleston Police Department SC0100100 | City police | Berkeley, Charleston | 34 | 117 | |
| 4 | Berkeley County Sheriff's Office SC0080000 | County | Berkeley | 30 | 61 | |
| 5 | York County Sheriff's Office SC0460000 | County | York | 26 | 102 | |
| 6 | Anderson County Sheriff's Office SC0040000 | County | Anderson | 22 | 101 | |
| 7 | Rock Hill Police Department SC0460300 | City police | York | 19 | 75 | |
| 8 | Cherokee County Sheriff's Office SC0110000 | County | Cherokee | 17 | 39 | |
| 9 | Horry County Police Department SC0260400 | County | Horry | 15 | 120 | |
| 10 | Sumter Police Department SC0430100 | City police | Sumter | 14 | 93 | |
| 11 | Laurens County Sheriff's Office SC0300000 | County | Laurens | 13 | 231 | |
| 12 | Richland County Sheriff's Office SC0400000 | County | Richland | 13 | 77 | |
| 13 | Florence County Sheriff's Office SC0210000 | County | Florence | 10 | 45 | |
| 14 | Darlington County Sheriff's Office SC0160000 | County | Darlington | 10 | 25 | |
| 15 | Oconee County Sheriff's Office SC0370000 | County | Oconee | 9 | 31 |
Source FBI NIBRS Tables: Offense Type by Agency, 2020–2025; ORIs from the FBI agency directory. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.
Official animal abuser registries
We are not aware of a government-run animal abuser registry in South Carolina. Know of one? Tell us.
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Agency directory
The FBI lists 552 law enforcement agencies in South Carolina, 506 of which report through NIBRS.
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