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South Carolina at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

States in this database with the most similarly-sized populations

Full-time law enforcement staff in South Carolina

  • 12,033 Officers
  • 3,632 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 2.2 National average

Federal grant funding

Data was last updated March 24, 2026

We identified over $418.3K in federal grant funding, FY 2016-2026

This amount represents funding at the state level, some of which may be passed on to cities and counties via sub-grants. It does not reflect any federal grant funding provided directly to cities or counties in South Carolina.

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: South Carolina
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$300,000.00 10/1/2025
9/30/2027		 SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCREDITATION, INC. SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCREDITATION, INC. WILL USE GRANT FUNDS TO COVER THE SALARIES OF THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR, LEAD ASSESSOR, AND THE FOUR ACCREDITATION ADVISORS. SCLEA WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE LEAD ASSESSOR POSITION AND BREAK IT INTO TWO POSITIONS FOR COMPLIANCE REVIEWS. THE INFLUX OF NEW… Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Prime
$50,000.00 10/1/2025
9/30/2027		 CITY OF MYRTLE BEACH THE CITY OF MYRTLE BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT (MBPD) IS REQUESTING A $50,000 COPS MICROGRANT GRANT TO CONTINUE IMPLEMENTING THE LEED PROGRAM: A NOVEL AND INNOVATIVE MIDDLE-LEVEL MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT COURSE THAT FOCUSES ON EQUIPPING POLICE OFFICERS WITH THE PRACTICAL AND ACADEMIC TOOLS NECESSARY TO B… Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Prime
$68,387.00 11/1/2024
10/31/2026		 PUBLIC SAFETY SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA PROPOSES THAT THE SC DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (SCDC) AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE (SCDJJ) WILL CONTINUE TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY IN ESTABLISHING ZERO TOLERANCE CULTURES FOR SEXUAL ABUSE ACROSS ALL OF THEIR FACILITIES THROUGH THE PREA COMPLIANCE A… Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Prime

Military equipment transfers

We were unable to locate any military equipment transfers for this location using the LESO Property Transferred to Participating Agencies database published by the Defense Logistics Agency, or transfer data for this state has not yet been reviewed by our staff. This state may have also acquired military equipment for policing via other sources or programs which is not reported here.

Counties and cities we’re monitoring in South Carolina

Data was last updated September 6, 2022

Counties

Counties monitored in: South Carolina
Funding Misconduct and Settlements
County Population Grant funding found Military equipment value Consent decree Public misconduct database Settlements
Charleston County 431001 $120,000.00 $0.00 No No None found
Orangeburg County 83129 $597,190.60 $1,952,999.09 No No None found

Cities

Cities monitored in: South Carolina
Funding Misconduct and Settlements
City Population Officers per 1000 people Grant funding found Military equipment value Consent decree Public misconduct database Settlements
Charleston 159011 N/A $1,586,093.56 $670,101.97 No No None found
Columbia 144281 N/A $5,016,558.37 $1,952,527.65 No No None found
Mount Pleasant 93993 N/A $64,501.24 $2,296,879.56 No No None found
North Charleston 126015 N/A $2,602,409.84 $1,519,431.00 No No None found
Summerville 51654 N/A $663,104.58 $707,095.00 No No None found
Travelers Rest 8370 N/A $113,840.00 $6,426.82 No No 1 settlement with undisclosed compensation to victims