Data and Statistics
Annual Crime Overview
The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) is the FBI’s modernized, incident-based crime data collection system, implemented to replace the, aggregate Summary Reporting System (SRS). It provides in-depth, actionable context for crime, including details on offenders, victims, and property.
Each year, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office submits data summaries to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) that reflect the number of violent crimes and property offenses reported in unincorporated Beaufort County.
Calls for Service
This data set reflects the types of incidents deputies respond to or initiate each month, including calls for service and activity based on their own observations, such as driving under the influence. It also includes proactive patrols, such as routine checks of businesses and residential areas, and extra patrols requested by residents and businesses.
Traffic Warnings
These reports reflect traffic stops made by Sheriff’s Office deputies in Beaufort County that resulted in written warnings. Written warnings do not lead to prosecution or fines.
Traffic Citations
These reports reflect traffic stops made by Sheriff’s Office deputies in Beaufort County that resulted in the issuance of a uniform traffic ticket, also known as a citation. Citations may result in court appearances, fines, and sanctions from the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles.
2026 | Monthly Traffic Citations Demographics Reports
Archive | Annual Traffic Citations Demographics Reports
- 2025 Annual Traffic Citations Demographics Report (PDF)
- 2024 Annual Traffic Citations Demographics Report (PDF)
- 2023 Annual Traffic Citations Demographics Report (PDF)
- 2022 Annual Traffic Citations Demographics Report (PDF)
- 2021 Annual Traffic Citations Demographics Report (PDF)
- 2020 Annual Traffic Citations Demographics Report (PDF)
Administrative Investigations
The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) — commonly known as “Internal Affairs — is responsible for all administrative investigations surrounding allegations of misconduct within Sheriff’s Office.
Administrative investigations and inquiries are initiated as the result of citizen complaints, information developed within the Sheriff’s Office or referred to by another agency.
The Sheriff’s Office publishes annual summaries of investigations and inquiries conducted by the Office of Professional Responsibility.
- 2025 Annual Activity Summary & Accountability Report (PDF)
- 2024 Annual Activity Summary & Accountability Report (PDF)
- 2023 Annual Activity Summary & Accountability Report (PDF)
- 2022 Annual Activity Summary & Accountability Report (PDF)
- 2021 Annual Activity Summary & Accountability Report (PDF)
- 2020 Annual Activity Summary & Accountability Report (PDF)
Annual Use of Force Reports
It is the policy of the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office to use the minimal amount of force necessary to deal with any given set of circumstances. In no instance shall any deputy sheriff exercise the use of force without due consideration for the safety of the general public, other deputies or the safety of suspects. The mission of the Sheriff’s Office is to apprehend criminal offenders and bring them before the proper court for the administration of justice according to law.