Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2022

Updated on November 17, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, among South Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, Orangeburg had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,698.22), followed by Florence (1,300.1), Spartanburg (1,194.12), Myrtle Beach (1,012.67), and Cayce (1,006.57).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2022, 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 2022
Orangeburg
Florence
Spartanburg
Myrtle Beach
Cayce
North Charleston
Sumter
Greenwood
West Columbia
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Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2022
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Orangeburg 1698.22
2 Florence 1300.10
3 Spartanburg 1194.12
4 Myrtle Beach 1012.67
5 Cayce 1006.57
6 North Charleston 942.13
7 Sumter 882.36
8 Greenwood 821.86
9 West Columbia 733.75
10 Conway 684.58
11 Newberry 647.19
12 Moncks Corner 618.44
13 Anderson 615.69
14 Columbia 598.83
15 Aiken 594.03
16 Greenville 541.53
17 Rock Hill 479.43
18 Irmo 460.75
19 Fountain Inn 451.27
20 North Myrtle Beach 447.51
21 Hanahan 394.27
22 Charleston 374.86
23 Summerville 365.60
24 Gaffney 357.99
25 Easley 357.35
26 Forest Acres 332.89
27 Beaufort 330.69
28 Simpsonville 313.38
29 Mauldin 293.50
30 Goose Creek 278.58
31 Port Royal 260.61
32 Greer 253.58
33 Lexington 241.16
34 Clemson 225.60
35 North Augusta 168.29
36 Mount Pleasant 126.66
37 Bluffton 69.32
38 Fort Mill 67.69
39 Tega Cay 44.10