York County recorded a 9% decline in total offenses from 2024 to 2025, with vehicle break-ins in the Fort Mill area falling 16%, according to York County Sheriff's Office (YCSO) figures cited in a Tega Cay Sun report published Wednesday, Oct. 21.

Calls for service also fell 6% over the same period, the report said. The report attributed the vehicle break-in reduction to proactive policing and public education.

State Rep. Jackie Terribile, a Republican representing House District 66, which covers portions of Fort Mill and Tega Cay, highlighted the figures. "Those numbers mean fewer victims and safer neighborhoods for the families who call our community home," Terribile said in the Tega Cay Sun report. The statistics surfaced in a profile of Terribile published ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.

The specific figures have not been independently published in a primary YCSO document. The sheriff's office's online crime statistics archive lists annual reports only through 2022.

Operation Huntsman nets 11 arrests

Separately, the YCSO confirmed that a joint child-exploitation investigation called Operation Huntsman led to 11 arrests in August and September 2025. Deputies partnered with the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. Secret Service, the South Carolina Attorney General's Office and other agencies in the two-phase undercover operation, according to a YCSO press release.

All 11 suspects traveled to undercover locations in York County believing they were meeting minors for sexual encounters, the press release stated. The suspects believed the minors ranged in age from 10 to 16.

At any given time, 25 to 40 officers, analysts and staff monitored social media platforms during the operation.

Suspects face a range of charges including criminal sexual conduct with a minor, criminal solicitation of a minor, sexual exploitation of a minor and participation in the prostitution of a minor, according to the press release. One suspect was released to federal custody. The investigation remains ongoing, and the sheriff's office said additional suspects were still being identified.

Sheriff Tony Breeden leads the YCSO, which participates in the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) with the state attorney general's office. A similar operation in March 2021 resulted in 10 arrests.

Terribile, who serves on the House Education and Public Works Committee, said in the report that she has backed legislation providing tax relief for law enforcement officers and first responders and supported efforts to ease officer recruitment.

The YCSO has not announced a date for releasing its 2024 or 2025 annual crime reports.