Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019

Updated on November 28, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, among South Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, Greenwood had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,494), followed by Myrtle Beach (1,190.48), Florence (1,187.57), Spartanburg (1,186.63), and Sumter (1,057).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2019, 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 2019
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Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Greenwood 1494.00
2 Myrtle Beach 1190.48
3 Florence 1187.57
4 Spartanburg 1186.63
5 Sumter 1057.00
6 Cayce 971.08
7 North Charleston 966.08
8 Gaffney 814.18
9 Columbia 775.10
10 West Columbia 706.11
11 Newberry 696.80
12 Rock Hill 660.99
13 Forest Acres 620.16
14 Greenville 575.68
15 Aiken 575.64
16 Moncks Corner 458.87
17 Easley 458.16
18 Fountain Inn 433.74
19 Greer 433.65
20 Beaufort 430.11
21 Conway 424.85
22 North Myrtle Beach 419.08
23 Charleston 373.23
24 Summerville 351.70
25 Lexington 324.91
26 Irmo 311.60
27 Port Royal 299.22
28 North Augusta 230.37
29 Mauldin 223.94
30 Hanahan 204.15
31 Simpsonville 194.24
32 Bluffton 185.39
33 Clemson 182.37
34 Mount Pleasant 113.58
35 Fort Mill 103.68
36 Tega Cay 44.16