Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017

Updated on October 15, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, among South Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, Myrtle Beach had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,576.87), followed by Greenwood (1,354.54), Florence (1,266.61), West Columbia (1,077.56), and Orangeburg (948.3).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2017, 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 2017
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Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Myrtle Beach 1576.87
2 Greenwood 1354.54
3 Florence 1266.61
4 West Columbia 1077.56
5 Orangeburg 948.30
6 North Charleston 921.79
7 Sumter 817.24
8 Cayce 789.80
9 Columbia 734.31
10 Gaffney 716.38
11 Beaufort 675.87
12 Newberry 655.55
13 Anderson 652.77
14 Rock Hill 633.33
15 Greenville 602.13
16 Conway 596.49
17 Easley 592.22
18 Forest Acres 558.55
19 Aiken 529.56
20 Irmo 445.24
21 Moncks Corner 443.71
22 North Myrtle Beach 438.44
23 Greer 415.75
24 Goose Creek 376.69
25 Port Royal 364.71
26 Simpsonville 311.51
27 Lexington 307.92
28 Hanahan 302.20
29 Summerville 291.10
30 Charleston 283.53
31 Fort Mill 266.89
32 Mauldin 254.55
33 North Augusta 254.33
34 Bluffton 204.75
35 Mount Pleasant 189.19
36 Clemson 48.66
37 Tega Cay 48.23