Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, among South Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, Myrtle Beach had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,688.43), followed by Cayce (1,085.29), Florence (1,063), North Charleston (898.72), and Columbia (829.81).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2016, 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 2016
Myrtle Beach
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Columbia
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Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Myrtle Beach 1688.43
2 Cayce 1085.29
3 Florence 1063.00
4 North Charleston 898.72
5 Columbia 829.81
6 Gaffney 827.50
7 Conway 795.47
8 Aiken 782.47
9 North Myrtle Beach 758.86
10 Forest Acres 722.73
11 Sumter 690.09
12 Beaufort 630.70
13 Newberry 628.75
14 Easley 626.47
15 Rock Hill 615.80
16 Greenville 607.43
17 Orangeburg 598.58
18 Irmo 539.22
19 Moncks Corner 485.53
20 Goose Creek 380.36
21 Lexington 344.71
22 Greer 335.33
23 Simpsonville 329.83
24 Summerville 319.02
25 Charleston 301.88
26 Port Royal 257.71
27 Fort Mill 240.28
28 North Augusta 215.34
29 Mauldin 211.43
30 Hanahan 196.81
31 Clemson 164.90
32 Mount Pleasant 150.69
33 Bluffton 142.87
34 Tega Cay 79.75