Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020

Updated on October 22, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, among South Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, Orangeburg had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,731.98), followed by Florence (1,456.07), Spartanburg (1,430.52), Myrtle Beach (1,379.78), and Greenwood (1,272.31).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2020, 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 2020
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Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Orangeburg 1731.98
2 Florence 1456.07
3 Spartanburg 1430.52
4 Myrtle Beach 1379.78
5 Greenwood 1272.31
6 Sumter 1241.72
7 North Charleston 1144.65
8 Newberry 1011.69
9 Aiken 806.27
10 West Columbia 777.16
11 Columbia 752.03
12 Greenville 697.09
13 Cayce 665.86
14 North Myrtle Beach 576.15
15 Fountain Inn 573.01
16 Beaufort 486.69
17 Charleston 465.68
18 Moncks Corner 421.30
19 Easley 418.37
20 Conway 405.61
21 Forest Acres 398.72
22 Summerville 340.71
23 Simpsonville 336.54
24 Irmo 324.39
25 Greer 282.63
26 Port Royal 273.00
27 Mauldin 261.09
28 Hanahan 216.75
29 Lexington 208.04
30 North Augusta 198.85
31 Clemson 144.84
32 Fort Mill 133.52
33 Mount Pleasant 99.26
34 Bluffton 90.75
35 Tega Cay 42.33