South Carolina Crime Statistics

Crime data for 149 cities and 45 counties in South Carolina (SC). Data from 551 law enforcement agencies.

Violent Crime Rate

7/100K

Property Crime Rate

31.7/100K

Population

343,551,384

Data Year

2024

Crime Trends

Year	Population	Violent Crime	Rate	Property Crime	Rate
2024	343,551,384	24,053	7	108,909	31.7
2023	338,357,687	25,618	7.6	120,475	35.6
2022	336,746,447	26,343	7.8	124,142	36.9
2021	335,395,039	26,634	7.9	130,272	38.8
2020	332,726,731	27,377	8.2	140,997	42.4
2019	331,433,049	25,851	7.8	148,813	44.9
2018	330,362,587	25,084	7.6	154,221	46.7
2017	329,056,355	25,150	7.6	159,010	48.3
2016	323,127,513	24,974	7.7	161,187	49.9
2015	321,418,820	24,025	7.5	161,063	50.1
2014	318,857,056	23,740	7.4	166,526	52.2

Cities in South Carolina

City	Population
Charleston	156,898
Columbia	144,559
North Charleston	123,511
Mount Pleasant	96,608
Rock Hill	75,975
Greenville	73,405
Summerville	52,148
Goose Creek	50,294
Greer	47,690
Sumter	42,551
Myrtle Beach	41,022
Florence	40,781
Spartanburg	39,186
Bluffton	37,927
Fort Mill	37,027
Aiken	33,221
Anderson	30,150
Mauldin	29,180
Conway	29,015
Simpsonville	28,952
Easley	27,617
North Augusta	26,377
Lexington	25,359
Greenwood	22,478
Hanahan	22,205
North Myrtle Beach	20,790
West Columbia	18,591
Clemson	17,867
Moncks Corner	17,854
Port Royal	16,931
Tega Cay	14,456
Fountain Inn	13,996
Beaufort	13,937
Hardeeville	13,740
Cayce	13,628
Orangeburg	13,320
Gaffney	12,399
Irmo	12,178
Newberry	10,926
Forest Acres	10,309
York	9,366
Lancaster	9,305
Laurens	9,263
Seneca	9,106
Travelers Rest	9,088
Georgetown	8,823
Camden	8,651
Union	7,795
Clinton	7,743
Clover	7,624
Hartsville	7,389
Lyman	6,886
Bennettsville	6,430
Dillon	6,240
Marion	6,123
Darlington	6,013
Lake City	5,937
Walterboro	5,465
Central	5,340
Batesburg-Leesville	5,309
Chester	5,212
Cheraw	4,984
Abbeville	4,863
Woodruff	4,689
Duncan	4,560
Barnwell	4,554
Isle of Palms	4,377
Surfside Beach	4,377
Williamston	4,275
Walhalla	4,239
Honea Path	3,902
Mullins	3,845
Manning	3,782
Ridgeland	3,751
Wellford	3,723
Pendleton	3,711
Pickens	3,388
Inman	3,334
Liberty	3,290
Burnettown	3,235
Denmark	3,077
Saluda	3,054
Kingstree	3,021
Bamberg	2,959
Loris	2,851
Williston	2,851
Bishopville	2,819
Landrum	2,769
Springdale	2,714
Hampton	2,579
Pacolet	2,543
Andrews	2,532
Pageland	2,514
Westminster	2,433
Allendale	2,430
South Congaree	2,389
New Ellenton	2,357
Pine Ridge	2,332
Cowpens	2,247
Timmonsville	2,106

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Counties in South Carolina