Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2023

Updated on September 30, 2024.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, the South Carolina city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was North Charleston (1,110), followed by Columbia (1,071), Charleston (624), Spartanburg (614), and Florence (464).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2023, and the table below shows the ranking of South Carolina cities with high number of Violent 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 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 Number of Violent Crimes in 2023
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Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2023
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 North Charleston 1110
2 Columbia 1071
3 Charleston 624
4 Spartanburg 614
5 Florence 464
6 Greenville 443
7 Myrtle Beach 398
8 Rock Hill 387
9 Sumter 376
10 Summerville 224
11 Orangeburg 211
12 Anderson 179
13 Greenwood 151
14 Mount Pleasant 139
15 Hartsville 134
16 Goose Creek 129
17 Dillon 117
18 West Columbia 115
19 Lake City 109
20 Conway 108
21 Aiken 105
22 Darlington 93
23 North Myrtle Beach 91
24 Bennettsville 90
24 Camden 90
25 Walterboro 86
26 Union 82
27 Allendale 78
28 Easley 70
29 Beaufort 69
30 Lancaster 67
30 Laurens 67
30 Moncks Corner 67
31 Simpsonville 66
32 Newberry 65
33 Marion 60
34 Clinton 59
35 Mauldin 48
35 York 48
36 Mullins 46
37 Cheraw 45
37 Forest Acres 45
38 Pageland 44
39 Hanahan 43
40 Fountain Inn 41
41 Barnwell 37
41 Manning 37
42 Bamberg 36
42 Seneca 36
43 Estill 35
44 Timmonsville 33
45 Denmark 31
45 Woodruff 31
46 Bluffton 29
46 Hampton 29
46 Kingstree 29
47 Fort Mill 28
48 Pickens 27
49 Andrews 25
49 Batesburg-Leesville 25
50 McColl 24
51 Port Royal 23
51 Springdale 23
52 Honea Path 21
53 Travelers Rest 20
53 Williamston 20
54 Clemson 19
54 Great Falls 19
54 Hardeeville 19
55 Iva 16
55 Walhalla 16
55 Ware Shoals 16
56 Isle of Palms 15
57 Clover 14
57 Duncan 14
58 Pendleton 13
59 Cowpens 12
59 Latta 12
59 St. Matthews 12
59 Williston 12
60 Abbeville 11
60 Bishopville 11
60 Holly Hill 11
60 Loris 11
60 Pacolet 11
60 Saluda 11
61 Elgin 10
61 Gaston 10
62 Atlantic Beach 9
62 Swansea 9
63 Calhoun Falls 8
63 Landrum 8
63 South Congaree 8
64 Blacksburg 7
64 Ninety Six 7
64 Surfside Beach 7
65 Edgefield 6
65 Folly Beach 6
65 New Ellenton 6
66 Chesnee 5
66 Edisto Beach 5
66 Hemingway 5
66 Inman 5
67 Central 4
67 Chapin 4
67 Eutawville 4
67 Lexington 4
67 Prosperity 4
68 Pelion 3
68 Ridgeland 3
68 Ridge Spring 3
68 Tega Cay 3
69 Chesterfield 2
69 McCormick 2
70 Branchville 1
70 Burnettown 1
70 Cameron 1
70 Elloree 1
70 Jamestown 1
70 Lake View 1
70 Lyman 1
70 Pine Ridge 1
70 Sullivan's Island 1
71 Due West 0
71 Jackson 0
71 Ridgeway 0
71 Salem 0
71 Salley 0