Crime in South Carolina: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in South Carolina since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

387.6 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
1,676.2 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
355murders2025: 6.4 per 100,000.

South Carolina since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, South Carolina 02715418121082 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, South Carolina 01370273941095478 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
202521,590387.63551,57417,80693,3691,676.213,3139,034
202424,122440.34261,94419,627108,5341,981.015,58611,895
202325,705477.14812,14720,997119,8462,224.417,59113,722
202226,361499.05592,14921,539123,1722,331.618,81413,359
202126,685513.85902,58021,208129,5092,493.820,12514,800
202027,691530.75493,12221,934141,9872,721.123,37714,718
201926,307510.14553,32519,999151,9702,946.527,43915,165
201825,463500.84113,59218,810156,3303,074.829,95714,946
201725,412506.13803,88418,572160,3683,193.831,16514,272
201625,137506.83584,07118,217161,5343,256.933,14913,930
201524,448499.54073,95017,652162,8303,326.634,94213,110
201424,038497.83224,01817,513168,2813,484.737,16312,945
201324,263508.53053,96517,760173,2613,630.840,93012,601
201226,474560.53324,51119,919181,0493,833.045,22213,487
201127,894596.93204,63121,265183,2433,921.047,35113,637
201027,923602.22655,01721,090181,0983,905.446,26113,293
200930,799675.23055,75323,078178,3103,909.245,44313,617
200832,746731.03076,59524,158189,9504,240.145,96417,670
200734,630785.73646,35426,139189,3044,294.845,39817,104
200633,322771.13625,90225,224184,7124,274.542,95216,685
200532,590767.43145,65724,757185,6064,370.442,74116,376
200433,160789.92865,46825,634190,4564,536.943,73915,726
200333,455806.43035,80125,399187,5924,521.743,99315,790
200233,761822.72985,77425,730183,8084,479.043,74516,867
200133,114815.23305,98725,028186,0544,580.242,61116,701
200033,225828.12916,22025,054181,2904,518.740,31915,586
199932,920847.22585,76025,315173,9874,477.639,63014,445
199834,647903.23065,94326,645186,9604,873.844,60015,948
199737,235990.33146,62428,460193,4025,143.746,32215,755
199636,875996.93326,36128,361192,9865,217.247,48715,849
199536,067981.92926,46127,577186,6565,081.846,08314,157
199437,7561,030.53536,81728,595182,1144,970.446,67813,184
199337,2811,023.43776,82528,174177,7794,880.047,69512,531
199234,029944.53736,14825,436178,2984,948.649,66912,443
199134,621972.54026,09226,029185,3595,206.751,79313,782
199034,050976.63905,31326,474176,7295,068.748,13213,453
198928,576813.73204,57422,050168,7724,805.648,91412,013
198825,889741.23254,35719,714163,1644,671.249,46710,642
198722,773664.93183,46317,495154,0214,497.046,5119,618
198622,789674.62913,36117,742150,7524,462.845,2769,344
198521,121631.03043,14316,289140,8924,209.541,9558,677
198420,607624.53053,40815,565133,2704,038.540,6467,871
198320,133616.83213,42515,243135,5904,154.142,2637,826
198223,061720.03483,92117,550148,6574,641.247,7528,896
198120,275640.43303,80514,992148,1274,678.750,5208,720
198020,225660.03483,62015,109146,4614,779.251,1779,379
197919,889678.33683,15615,359128,6514,387.844,1608,684

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Abbeville County2023234.71,552.16
Aiken County2023267.22,276.39
Allendale County2025791.11,019.03
Anderson County2025313.51,800.012
Bamberg County2025462.42,134.55
Barnwell County2024722.72,314.74
Beaufort County2025172.3922.46
Calhoun County2023273.81,460.23
Charleston County2025362.21,899.88
Cherokee County2025250.41,670.14
Chester County2023596.91,702.64
Chesterfield County2024727.02,473.27
Clarendon County2024658.02,562.94
Colleton County2024557.11,980.44
Darlington County2025876.22,734.65
Dillon County20251,047.42,573.04
Fairfield County2021528.11,731.13
Florence County2022898.63,532.910
Georgetown County2024348.91,501.94
Greenville County2025317.41,439.47
Greenwood County2024320.41,966.85
Hampton County2023758.22,332.06
Horry County2016594.94,457.09
Jasper County2025616.61,905.42
Kershaw County2025529.61,806.04
Lancaster County2025277.11,134.64
Laurens County2025379.51,679.25
Lee County2025707.22,208.63
Lexington County2024456.42,239.514
Marion County2025869.13,448.25
Marlboro County2024888.72,756.14
McCormick County2025188.11,296.92
Newberry County2025319.91,262.26
Oconee County2025262.61,318.86
Orangeburg County20221,397.63,682.713
Pickens County2025201.5810.45
Richland County2025437.21,788.73
Saluda County2024201.5843.03
Spartanburg County2016458.72,947.612
Sumter County2025645.62,146.14
Union County2025480.22,899.84
Williamsburg County2022736.42,271.76
York County2025233.51,236.96

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in South Carolina?
In 2025, 387.6 violent and 1,676.2 property crimes per 100,000 residents in South Carolina (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in South Carolina?
355 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 6.4 per 100,000.

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