Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2015
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2015, the South Carolina city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Columbia (8,280), followed by North Charleston (6,597), Myrtle Beach (4,913), Charleston (3,580), and Greenville (3,361).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2015, 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 | Columbia | 8280 |
| 2 | North Charleston | 6597 |
| 3 | Myrtle Beach | 4913 |
| 4 | Charleston | 3580 |
| 5 | Greenville | 3361 |
| 6 | Florence | 3238 |
| 7 | Spartanburg | 2777 |
| 8 | Sumter | 2178 |
| 9 | Summerville | 1828 |
| 10 | Greenwood | 1807 |
| 11 | Aiken | 1777 |
| 12 | North Myrtle Beach | 1505 |
| 13 | Easley | 1464 |
| 14 | Mount Pleasant | 1405 |
| 15 | Goose Creek | 1193 |
| 16 | Conway | 1096 |
| 17 | North Augusta | 974 |
| 18 | Dillon | 950 |
| 19 | Hartsville | 896 |
| 20 | Orangeburg | 893 |
| 21 | Beaufort | 863 |
| 22 | Greer | 812 |
| 23 | Cayce | 793 |
| 24 | Marion | 685 |
| 25 | Lexington | 680 |
| 26 | Gaffney | 672 |
| 27 | Laurens | 652 |
| 28 | Camden | 643 |
| 29 | Lake City | 614 |
| 30 | Newberry | 613 |
| 31 | Forest Acres | 611 |
| 32 | Georgetown | 590 |
| 33 | Darlington | 562 |
| 34 | Cheraw | 515 |
| 35 | Clemson | 502 |
| 35 | Union | 502 |
| 36 | Bennettsville | 491 |
| 37 | Lancaster | 490 |
| 38 | Clinton | 468 |
| 39 | Irmo | 454 |
| 40 | Mauldin | 450 |
| 40 | Walterboro | 450 |
| 41 | Hanahan | 429 |
| 42 | Batesburg-Leesville | 396 |
| 43 | Mullins | 389 |
| 44 | Manning | 387 |
| 45 | York | 370 |
| 46 | Barnwell | 336 |
| 47 | Central | 335 |
| 48 | Port Royal | 329 |
| 49 | Bluffton | 328 |
| 50 | Chester | 302 |
| 51 | Hardeeville | 299 |
| 52 | Surfside Beach | 296 |
| 53 | Pickens | 264 |
| 54 | Seneca | 251 |
| 55 | Fort Mill | 228 |
| 56 | Belton | 227 |
| 57 | Winnsboro | 216 |
| 58 | Pageland | 215 |
| 59 | Hampton | 212 |
| 60 | Bishopville | 211 |
| 61 | Kingstree | 208 |
| 62 | Williamston | 205 |
| 63 | Honea Path | 202 |
| 64 | Denmark | 192 |
| 65 | Clover | 187 |
| 65 | Ridgeland | 187 |
| 66 | Fountain Inn | 183 |
| 67 | Estill | 161 |
| 68 | Liberty | 158 |
| 69 | Woodruff | 155 |
| 70 | Tega Cay | 151 |
| 71 | Simpsonville3, | 145 |
| 72 | Blacksburg | 144 |
| 73 | Latta | 131 |
| 73 | Walhalla | 131 |
| 74 | St. George | 129 |
| 75 | Blackville | 122 |
| 76 | Great Falls | 120 |
| 77 | Isle of Palms | 117 |
| 78 | Williston | 115 |
| 79 | Folly Beach | 114 |
| 80 | Ware Shoals | 110 |
| 81 | Loris | 106 |
| 82 | Inman | 103 |
| 83 | Westminster | 101 |
| 84 | Springdale | 100 |
| 85 | Holly Hill | 97 |
| 86 | Johnston | 93 |
| 87 | McColl | 87 |
| 87 | Santee | 87 |
| 88 | Landrum | 85 |
| 89 | Elgin | 84 |
| 90 | Lyman | 83 |
| 90 | McCormick | 83 |
| 91 | Edgefield | 81 |
| 91 | New Ellenton | 81 |
| 92 | Duncan | 77 |
| 93 | South Congaree | 73 |
| 94 | Cowpens | 71 |
| 95 | Saluda | 69 |
| 96 | Wellford | 67 |
| 97 | Ninety Six | 66 |
| 98 | Chesnee | 65 |
| 99 | Pacolet | 61 |
| 100 | Summerton | 59 |
| 101 | St. Stephen | 57 |
| 102 | Swansea | 56 |
| 103 | McBee | 54 |
| 104 | Gaston | 53 |
| 105 | West Pelzer | 49 |
| 106 | Chapin | 47 |
| 107 | Yemassee | 46 |
| 108 | Chesterfield | 41 |
| 108 | Edisto Beach | 41 |
| 108 | Whitmire | 41 |
| 109 | Pine Ridge | 37 |
| 109 | Sullivans Island | 37 |
| 109 | Wagener | 37 |
| 110 | Burnettown | 36 |
| 110 | Iva | 36 |
| 111 | Hemingway | 35 |
| 112 | North | 34 |
| 113 | Lamar | 32 |
| 114 | Aynor | 31 |
| 114 | Branchville | 31 |
| 114 | Jonesville | 31 |
| 115 | Jackson | 29 |
| 116 | Clio | 27 |
| 117 | Lake View | 26 |
| 118 | Fort Lawn | 24 |
| 119 | West Union | 23 |
| 120 | Johnsonville | 22 |
| 121 | Cottageville | 21 |
| 121 | Eutawville | 21 |
| 121 | Pelion | 21 |
| 122 | Turbeville | 19 |
| 123 | Harleyville | 18 |
| 124 | Olanta | 17 |
| 125 | Ehrhardt | 16 |
| 125 | Nichols | 16 |
| 126 | Campobello | 15 |
| 127 | Coward | 12 |
| 128 | Elloree | 10 |
| 129 | Due West | 9 |
| 130 | Bethune | 8 |
| 131 | Ridge Spring | 6 |
| 132 | Lane | 5 |
| 133 | Quinby | 4 |
| 133 | Scranton | 4 |
| 134 | Cameron | 2 |
| 134 | Gifford | 2 |
| 135 | Atlantic Beach | 0 |
| 135 | Briarcliffe Acres | 0 |
| 135 | Jamestown | 0 |
| 135 | Salem | 0 |