Uniform Patrol Division

The men and women assigned to the Uniform Patrol Division perform the most visible and recognizable functions of the Sheriff's Office.  They are the ones that respond to your calls for assistance.  You will find them in your neighborhoods behind the wheel of a patrol car, looking for a lost child, comforting the victim of a crime, or questioning someone who doesn't appear to belong in your neighborhood.  Deputies assigned to the Uniform Patrol Division are, quite often, the agency's first line of defense in the county's largest law enforcement agency.

Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office Uniform Patrol Division consist of 104 deputies. The Uniform Patrol Division is divided into 4 platoons: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, and Delta. Deputies work a 12-hour shift. Alpha and Bravo Platoons workday shift from 7am-7pm while Charlie and Delta Platoon work night shift from 7pm-7am.  Each Platoon consists of 1 Lieutenant, 1 First Sergeant, 3 Sergeant's, and approx. 20-24 deputies.

For operational purposes, the Sheriff's Office has divided Spartanburg County into four policing regions. For quicker response those regions have been divided into zones. While each region and zone has enforcement challenges unique to itself, all of Spartanburg County continues to experience rapid growth that requires the agency to continually re-evaluate its policies, procedures, and the way it does business.