Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2019

Updated on November 28, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, the South Carolina city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Columbia (8,079), followed by North Charleston (8,069), Myrtle Beach (4,337), Charleston (3,647), and Greenville (3,208).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2019, 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.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2019
Columbia
North Charleston
Myrtle Beach
Charleston
Greenville
Rock Hill
Florence
Spartanburg
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Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2019
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Columbia 8079
2 North Charleston 8069
3 Myrtle Beach 4337
4 Charleston 3647
5 Greenville 3208
6 Rock Hill 3029
7 Florence 2947
8 Spartanburg 2906
9 Sumter 2219
10 Summerville 1850
11 Aiken 1683
12 Greenwood 1653
13 West Columbia 1328
14 Mount Pleasant 1241
15 Easley 1199
16 North Myrtle Beach 1187
17 Greer 1167
18 Conway 997
19 Cayce 943
20 Gaffney 836
21 Hartsville 778
22 North Augusta 707
23 Lexington 705
24 Forest Acres 701
25 Simpsonville 684
26 Georgetown 652
27 Union 611
28 Darlington 594
29 Laurens 532
30 Beaufort 518
31 York 490
32 Newberry 480
33 Cheraw 476
34 Camden 473
35 Moncks Corner 472
36 Mauldin 471
37 Clemson 457
38 Irmo 453
39 Marion 420
40 Clinton 418
41 Hanahan 403
42 Manning 400
43 Lake City 399
44 Bennettsville 364
45 Walterboro 337
46 Travelers Rest 318
47 Barnwell 296
48 Chester 295
49 Batesburg-Leesville 282
50 Bishopville 280
51 Port Royal 275
52 Seneca 274
53 Bluffton 269
53 Mullins 269
54 Hardeeville 262
55 Fort Mill 255
56 Fountain Inn 246
57 Allendale 217
58 Pickens 206
59 Kingstree 197
60 Hampton 194
61 Clover 177
62 Belton 171
63 Abbeville 170
64 Tega Cay 169
65 Bamberg 164
66 Denmark 163
67 Williston 162
68 Honea Path 160
69 Blackville 153
70 Central 137
71 Estill 131
72 Ware Shoals 128
73 Loris 119
74 Williamston 117
75 Latta 116
76 St. Matthews 109
77 Springdale 107
78 McColl 104
79 Lyman 101
79 Winnsboro 101
80 Saluda 94
81 Liberty 91
82 Isle of Palms 87
82 St. Stephen 87
82 Westminster 87
83 Walhalla 83
84 Elgin 82
85 Great Falls 80
86 Blacksburg 78
87 South Congaree 75
88 Duncan 74
89 McCormick 64
90 Inman 63
90 Yemassee 63
91 Chesterfield 61
91 Cowpens 61
92 Chapin 59
93 Pacolet 57
94 Chesnee 56
94 Summerton 56
95 Whitmire 55
96 Bowman 54
96 Gaston 54
96 Holly Hill 54
97 Iva 46
98 Calhoun Falls 45
99 New Ellenton 43
99 Ninety Six 43
100 Swansea 42
101 Hemingway 39
102 Woodruff 38
103 Jackson 37
104 Sullivans Island 33
104 Wellford 33
105 Aynor 30
106 Johnsonville 26
106 Lamar 26
107 Burnettown 24
107 West Union 24
108 Pamplico 22
109 Branchville 20
109 Coward 20
109 Pelion 20
110 Jonesville 19
110 Ridge Spring 19
110 Scranton 19
111 Due West 18
111 Prosperity 18
112 Ehrhardt 16
113 Clio 15
114 Edisto Beach 11
115 Eutawville 9
116 Cameron 8
117 Wagener 7
118 Jamestown 5
119 Society Hill 4
120 Quinby 0
120 Salem 0