The York County Sheriff's Office is a full-service law enforcement agency. Established in 1786, there have been 34 people to serve as Sheriff of York County.  Kevin R. Tolson is the current Sheriff of York County. The YCSO serves a 682-square mile area including 10-square miles of waterways.  
• The YCSO employs approximately 350 Full and Part Time staff, sworn deputies and detention officers. 
• The York County Detention Center is a 565-bed direct supervision facility that holds individuals arrested by law enforcement agencies in York County. The Detention Center also houses inmates for the US Marshal Service and Immigration Customs Enforcement. 
• YCSO has four district offices in the York, Clover/Lake Wylie, Rock Hill, and Fort Mill areas to better serve the public.
• York County Sheriff’s Office has a SWAT Team, Dive Team, Lake Patrol, Bike Patrol, Mounted Patrol, Negotiators, SRO Unit and K-9 Unit.
• The YCSO has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) since 2008. In November 2017 the YCSO was awarded accreditation with excellence for the second time. This is the highest level of accreditation to be achieved by CALEA for any law enforcement organization.   
• YCSO has a law enforcement training center that is recognized by the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy as a Regional Training Facility.
• York County was the first county in South Carolina to implement the Immigration and Customs Enforcement 287(g) program, which, working with ICE, helps identify criminal illegal aliens that have been arrested locally. 
• The 287(g) program received a perfect inspection rating in 2013, 2014 & 2015 from Homeland Security.
• The Sheriff’s Office established a Forensic Biology/DNA labratory to be utilized by law enforcement agencies in York County; the lab is one of only five DNA labs in South Carolina.

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