Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2012
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, the South Carolina city with the highest number of Total Crimes was North Charleston (6,511), followed by Myrtle Beach (4,798), Greenville (3,744), Charleston (3,675), and Spartanburg (3,245).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of South Carolina cities with high number of Total crimes.
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 Total 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.
Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
---|---|---|
1 | North Charleston | 6511 |
2 | Myrtle Beach | 4798 |
3 | Greenville | 3744 |
4 | Charleston | 3675 |
5 | Spartanburg | 3245 |
6 | Florence | 3231 |
7 | Rock Hill | 3031 |
8 | Sumter | 2565 |
9 | Anderson | 2227 |
10 | Greenwood | 2066 |
11 | Aiken | 1727 |
12 | Easley | 1436 |
13 | Summerville | 1402 |
14 | Mount Pleasant | 1386 |
15 | Goose Creek | 1049 |
16 | Hartsville | 1038 |
17 | West Columbia | 979 |
18 | Orangeburg | 970 |
19 | Beaufort | 965 |
20 | Greer | 951 |
21 | North Augusta | 930 |
22 | Forest Acres | 913 |
23 | Georgetown | 844 |
24 | Lexington | 814 |
25 | Lancaster | 800 |
26 | Cayce | 792 |
27 | Laurens | 765 |
28 | Marion | 743 |
29 | Simpsonville | 705 |
30 | Bennettsville | 689 |
31 | Lake City | 611 |
32 | Newberry | 587 |
33 | Darlington | 582 |
34 | Camden | 577 |
35 | Moncks Corner | 572 |
36 | Walterboro | 566 |
37 | Mullins | 533 |
38 | Gaffney | 530 |
39 | Clinton | 524 |
40 | Union | 515 |
41 | Mauldin | 510 |
42 | Clemson | 508 |
43 | York | 505 |
44 | Bluffton | 504 |
45 | Barnwell | 475 |
46 | Manning | 429 |
47 | Cheraw | 419 |
48 | Surfside Beach | 415 |
49 | Bishopville | 394 |
50 | Chester | 392 |
51 | Kingstree | 373 |
52 | Seneca | 361 |
53 | Batesburg-Leesville | 360 |
54 | Travelers Rest | 354 |
55 | Honea Path | 310 |
56 | Clover | 307 |
57 | Central | 288 |
58 | Port Royal | 282 |
59 | Abbeville | 264 |
60 | Fort Mill | 249 |
61 | Winnsboro | 247 |
62 | Hardeeville | 236 |
63 | Pageland | 234 |
64 | Denmark | 232 |
65 | Andrews | 227 |
66 | Williamston | 219 |
67 | Fountain Inn | 203 |
68 | Ware Shoals | 199 |
69 | Belton | 195 |
70 | Pickens | 185 |
71 | Latta | 180 |
72 | Allendale | 175 |
73 | Isle of Palms | 171 |
74 | Bamberg | 165 |
75 | West Pelzer | 159 |
76 | Saluda | 153 |
77 | Ridgeland | 152 |
78 | Westminster | 149 |
79 | Hampton | 146 |
80 | St. Stephen | 144 |
81 | St. George | 143 |
81 | Walhalla | 143 |
82 | Blackville | 137 |
83 | Estill | 134 |
84 | Blacksburg | 132 |
85 | Williston | 131 |
86 | Pacolet | 124 |
87 | Fairfax | 123 |
88 | Liberty | 122 |
89 | Lyman | 119 |
90 | McColl | 118 |
91 | Holly Hill | 114 |
92 | Folly Beach | 109 |
93 | Great Falls | 97 |
94 | Tega Cay | 96 |
95 | Edgefield | 93 |
96 | Inman | 89 |
97 | McCormick | 87 |
98 | Duncan | 86 |
99 | Elgin | 85 |
100 | Springdale | 83 |
101 | Chesterfield | 81 |
102 | Santee | 80 |
103 | St. Matthews | 78 |
104 | Gaston | 74 |
104 | New Ellenton | 74 |
105 | Edisto Beach | 73 |
106 | Chapin | 69 |
107 | Burnettown | 67 |
108 | Chesnee | 65 |
109 | Johnston | 63 |
110 | Calhoun Falls | 59 |
111 | Lake View | 58 |
112 | Johnsonville | 57 |
113 | Wellford | 56 |
113 | Whitmire | 56 |
114 | Hemingway | 53 |
114 | Summerton | 53 |
115 | Landrum | 51 |
116 | Cowpens | 50 |
116 | Harleyville | 50 |
117 | Clio | 49 |
118 | Lamar | 48 |
119 | Fort Lawn | 47 |
120 | West Union | 46 |
121 | Ninety Six | 41 |
122 | Swansea | 39 |
122 | Wagener | 39 |
123 | Jackson | 35 |
124 | Prosperity | 31 |
125 | Sullivans Island | 26 |
125 | Turbeville | 26 |
126 | Cottageville | 25 |
127 | Lynchburg | 24 |
128 | Greeleyville | 22 |
129 | Jonesville | 21 |
129 | Society Hill | 21 |
130 | Ehrhardt | 20 |
131 | Branchville | 19 |
131 | Pelion | 19 |
132 | Scranton | 14 |
133 | Elloree | 13 |
134 | Coward | 12 |
135 | Mayesville | 11 |
136 | Nichols | 9 |
137 | Salley | 7 |
138 | Jamestown | 3 |
139 | Salem | 0 |