Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012

Updated on February 8, 2024.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, among South Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, Myrtle Beach had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,680.61), followed by Greenwood (1,459.85), Spartanburg (1,424.82), Beaufort (1,098.55), and Sumter (985.07).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of South Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in South Carolina, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for South Carolina cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
Myrtle Beach
Greenwood
Spartanburg
Beaufort
Sumter
West Columbia
Anderson
Florence
Greenville
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Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Myrtle Beach 1680.61
2 Greenwood 1459.85
3 Spartanburg 1424.82
4 Beaufort 1098.55
5 Sumter 985.07
6 West Columbia 935.30
7 Anderson 921.59
8 Florence 870.47
9 Greenville 835.07
10 Newberry 814.96
11 Cayce 800.68
12 North Charleston 732.06
13 Forest Acres 698.38
14 Rock Hill 656.74
15 Gaffney 612.38
16 Easley 523.48
17 Greer 460.97
18 Orangeburg 420.92
19 Aiken 374.47
20 Port Royal 330.49
21 Goose Creek 312.94
22 Lexington 310.59
23 Bluffton 303.38
24 Simpsonville 302.73
25 Clemson 298.32
26 Charleston 238.99
27 Fort Mill 224.58
28 Mount Pleasant 218.52
29 North Augusta 212.58
30 Mauldin 203.12
31 Summerville 183.59