Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018

Updated on September 25, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, among South Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, Greenwood had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,684.93), followed by Myrtle Beach (1,404.1), Orangeburg (1,326.05), West Columbia (1,042.15), and Florence (957.19).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2018, 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 2018
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Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Greenwood 1684.93
2 Myrtle Beach 1404.10
3 Orangeburg 1326.05
4 West Columbia 1042.15
5 Florence 957.19
6 North Charleston 920.77
7 Sumter 917.34
8 Newberry 884.10
9 Gaffney 811.49
10 Cayce 786.63
11 Columbia 738.36
12 North Myrtle Beach 629.20
13 Moncks Corner 592.13
14 Beaufort 581.90
15 Conway 568.92
16 Greenville 528.67
17 Irmo 515.59
18 Easley 495.21
19 Rock Hill 487.52
20 Forest Acres 481.93
21 Greer 422.42
22 Aiken 388.59
23 Lexington 364.39
24 Charleston 302.72
25 Summerville 271.50
26 Goose Creek 241.13
27 Hanahan 230.24
28 Bluffton 221.46
29 North Augusta 185.66
30 Simpsonville 181.09
31 Fort Mill 166.51
32 Mauldin 165.24
33 Mount Pleasant 153.79
34 Port Royal 120.97
35 Tega Cay 65.04