Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021

Updated on November 1, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, among South Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, Orangeburg had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,059.18), followed by Spartanburg (1,562.54), Florence (1,365.49), Myrtle Beach (1,234.16), and Greenwood (1,129.7).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2021, 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 2021
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Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Orangeburg 2059.18
2 Spartanburg 1562.54
3 Florence 1365.49
4 Myrtle Beach 1234.16
5 Greenwood 1129.70
6 North Charleston 1013.55
7 Cayce 958.26
8 Sumter 889.95
9 Newberry 741.18
10 Columbia 729.65
11 West Columbia 723.01
12 Greenville 684.29
13 Aiken 668.37
14 Anderson 635.98
15 Conway 590.33
16 North Myrtle Beach 572.30
17 Moncks Corner 526.40
18 Easley 468.13
19 Charleston 435.92
20 Forest Acres 389.83
21 Simpsonville 368.14
22 Beaufort 361.09
23 Fountain Inn 353.79
24 Port Royal 307.28
25 Irmo 286.78
26 Goose Creek 278.86
27 Lexington 276.33
28 Hanahan 256.91
29 Greer 244.35
30 Summerville 244.32
31 North Augusta 196.44
32 Mauldin 193.74
33 Clemson 186.61
34 Mount Pleasant 98.27
35 Bluffton 78.64
36 Fort Mill 70.57
37 Tega Cay 57.48