Table 8
SOUTH CAROLINA
Offenses Known to Law Enforcement
by City, 2013
City | Population |
Violent crime |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter |
Rape (revised definition)1 |
Rape (legacy definition)2 |
Robbery |
Aggravated assault |
Property crime |
Burglary |
Larceny- theft |
Motor vehicle theft |
Arson |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abbeville | 5,163 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 215 | 72 | 135 | 8 | 1 | |
Aiken | 29,965 | 96 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 55 | 1,479 | 215 | 1,206 | 58 | 4 | |
Allendale | 3,272 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 150 | 79 | 64 | 7 | 1 | |
Anderson | 26,812 | 278 | 2 | 21 | 43 | 212 | 2,417 | 510 | 1,767 | 140 | 10 | |
Andrews | 2,823 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 193 | 51 | 134 | 8 | 0 | |
Aynor | 613 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
Bamberg | 3,556 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 134 | 28 | 101 | 5 | 0 | |
Barnwell | 4,657 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 365 | 124 | 237 | 4 | 1 | |
Batesburg-Leesville | 5,408 | 50 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 265 | 52 | 200 | 13 | 2 | |
Beaufort | 12,918 | 153 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 119 | 804 | 126 | 659 | 19 | 1 | |
Belton | 4,222 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 219 | 46 | 152 | 21 | 1 | |
Bennettsville | 8,809 | 115 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 98 | 454 | 95 | 354 | 5 | 4 | |
Bishopville | 3,336 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 242 | 43 | 185 | 14 | 0 | |
Blacksburg | 1,866 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 95 | 12 | 79 | 4 | 0 | |
Blackville | 2,344 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 89 | 25 | 56 | 8 | 0 | |
Bluffton | 13,047 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 379 | 61 | 300 | 18 | 4 | |
Burnettown | 2,734 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 0 | |
Camden | 6,923 | 97 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 76 | 463 | 92 | 356 | 15 | 1 | |
Central | 5,153 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 179 | 29 | 141 | 9 | 1 | |
Chapin | 1,506 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 0 | |
Charleston | 127,206 | 231 | 7 | 29 | 72 | 123 | 3,192 | 305 | 2,725 | 162 | 2 | |
Cheraw | 5,767 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 38 | 365 | 49 | 305 | 11 | 0 | |
Chesnee | 886 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 57 | 17 | 39 | 1 | 0 | |
Chester | 5,489 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 56 | 369 | 95 | 262 | 12 | 1 | |
Chesterfield | 1,446 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 50 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
Clemson | 14,136 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 494 | 141 | 303 | 50 | 1 | |
Clinton | 8,479 | 53 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 443 | 84 | 346 | 13 | 0 | |
Clover | 5,342 | 148 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 146 | 150 | 43 | 101 | 6 | 0 | |
Columbia | 132,240 | 952 | 8 | 58 | 331 | 555 | 7,989 | 1,398 | 5,800 | 791 | 9 | |
Conway | 19,121 | 113 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 80 | 880 | 111 | 727 | 42 | 2 | |
Cottageville | 746 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
Coward | 752 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
Cowpens | 2,209 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 12 | 44 | 4 | 0 | |
Darlington | 6,200 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 459 | 50 | 396 | 13 | 2 | |
Denmark | 3,475 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 193 | 72 | 108 | 13 | 2 | |
Dillon | 6,627 | 107 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 75 | 844 | 162 | 651 | 31 | 4 | |
Due West | 1,237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
Duncan | 3,253 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 11 | 66 | 5 | 0 | |
Easley | 20,115 | 75 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 60 | 1,291 | 165 | 1,066 | 60 | 1 | |
Edgefield | 4,670 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 47 | 12 | 31 | 4 | 0 | |
Edisto Beach | 411 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 7 | 58 | 1 | 1 | |
Ehrhardt | 538 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
Elgin | 1,350 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 80 | 13 | 63 | 4 | 0 | |
Estill | 1,996 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 97 | 45 | 51 | 1 | 1 | |
Florence | 37,611 | 293 | 2 | 29 | 69 | 193 | 2,936 | 456 | 2,376 | 104 | 6 | |
Folly Beach | 2,702 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 148 | 27 | 114 | 7 | 1 | |
Forest Acres | 10,516 | 72 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 50 | 603 | 133 | 446 | 24 | 0 | |
Fort Lawn | 871 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 0 | |
Fort Mill | 11,530 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 202 | 30 | 170 | 2 | 0 | |
Fountain Inn | 7,975 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 145 | 28 | 108 | 9 | 1 | |
Gaffney | 12,675 | 66 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 377 | 75 | 275 | 27 | 2 | |
Gaston | 1,662 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 13 | 67 | 9 | 0 | |
Georgetown | 9,072 | 111 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 84 | 514 | 101 | 395 | 18 | 2 | |
Goose Creek | 39,425 | 85 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 62 | 962 | 189 | 724 | 49 | 4 | |
Great Falls | 1,936 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 116 | 24 | 87 | 5 | 0 | |
Greenville | 61,185 | 455 | 3 | 35 | 118 | 299 | 3,261 | 666 | 2,384 | 211 | 6 | |
Greenwood | 23,334 | 300 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 231 | 1,493 | 336 | 1,127 | 30 | 7 | |
Greer | 26,955 | 125 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 89 | 768 | 140 | 578 | 50 | 2 | |
Hampton | 2,740 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 162 | 52 | 104 | 6 | 0 | |
Hanahan | 19,538 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 442 | 70 | 342 | 30 | 0 | |
Hardeeville | 4,064 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 246 | 51 | 179 | 16 | 0 | |
Harleyville | 696 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 49 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 0 | |
Hartsville | 7,877 | 87 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 61 | 792 | 120 | 639 | 33 | 1 | |
Hemingway | 442 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
Holly Hill | 1,259 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 129 | 22 | 95 | 12 | 0 | |
Honea Path | 3,613 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 156 | 53 | 95 | 8 | 3 | |
Inman | 2,392 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 70 | 18 | 50 | 2 | 0 | |
Irmo | 11,616 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 340 | 70 | 256 | 14 | 1 | |
Isle of Palms | 4,283 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 28 | 107 | 5 | 0 | |
Jackson | 1,738 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | |
Johnsonville | 1,498 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | |
Johnston | 2,286 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 69 | 20 | 44 | 5 | 0 | |
Kingstree | 3,239 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 299 | 59 | 224 | 16 | 0 | |
Lake City | 6,726 | 68 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 589 | 149 | 420 | 20 | 1 | |
Lake View | 792 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |
Lamar | 978 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 0 | |
Lancaster | 8,824 | 109 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 84 | 619 | 153 | 453 | 13 | 3 | |
Landrum | 2,433 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 13 | 49 | 2 | 0 | |
Latta | 1,349 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 97 | 16 | 76 | 5 | 2 | |
Laurens | 9,068 | 90 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 67 | 601 | 72 | 515 | 14 | 1 | |
Lexington | 19,547 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 697 | 60 | 624 | 13 | 2 | |
Liberty | 3,255 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 125 | 37 | 79 | 9 | 0 | |
Loris | 2,486 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 144 | 24 | 116 | 4 | 1 | |
Lyman | 3,318 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 143 | 17 | 126 | 0 | 0 | |
Lynchburg | 355 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
Manning | 4,034 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 49 | 413 | 62 | 335 | 16 | 0 | |
Marion | 6,813 | 91 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 59 | 595 | 168 | 401 | 26 | 1 | |
Mauldin | 24,099 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 410 | 75 | 302 | 33 | 3 | |
McBee | 857 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
McColl | 2,086 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 61 | 20 | 40 | 1 | 0 | |
McCormick | 2,720 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 78 | 19 | 52 | 7 | 0 | |
Moncks Corner | 8,913 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 542 | 92 | 415 | 35 | 0 | |
Mount Pleasant | 73,198 | 117 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 90 | 1,428 | 169 | 1,195 | 64 | 7 | |
Mullins | 4,574 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 51 | 447 | 185 | 252 | 10 | 4 | |
Myrtle Beach | 28,663 | 475 | 2 | 49 | 186 | 238 | 4,575 | 608 | 3,497 | 470 | 18 | |
Newberry | 10,246 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 59 | 493 | 84 | 401 | 8 | 0 | |
New Ellenton | 2,094 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 83 | 37 | 44 | 2 | 0 | |
Nichols | 362 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
North | 753 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
North Augusta | 22,033 | 41 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 829 | 102 | 701 | 26 | 4 | |
North Charleston | 103,324 | 693 | 13 | 56 | 196 | 428 | 5,804 | 892 | 4,409 | 503 | 21 | |
North Myrtle Beach | 14,672 | 120 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 86 | 1,568 | 279 | 1,153 | 136 | 4 | |
Orangeburg | 13,826 | 99 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 63 | 855 | 207 | 598 | 50 | 1 | |
Pacolet | 2,279 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 116 | 37 | 73 | 6 | 0 | |
Pageland | 2,716 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 169 | 27 | 133 | 9 | 0 | |
Pelion | 689 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | |
Pickens | 3,148 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 210 | 33 | 163 | 14 | 0 | |
Port Royal | 11,446 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 294 | 74 | 207 | 13 | 0 | |
Prosperity | 1,185 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
Ridgeland | 4,072 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 150 | 35 | 108 | 7 | 1 | |
Rock Hill | 68,617 | 372 | 4 | 49 | 78 | 241 | 2,583 | 396 | 2,066 | 121 | 12 | |
Salley | 412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Saluda | 3,565 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 86 | 20 | 63 | 3 | 0 | |
Santee | 952 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 134 | 30 | 96 | 8 | 0 | |
Scranton | 903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
Seneca | 8,096 | 60 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 43 | 261 | 55 | 195 | 11 | 0 | |
Spartanburg | 37,522 | 527 | 3 | 24 | 130 | 370 | 2,668 | 490 | 2,060 | 118 | 13 | |
Springdale | 2,698 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 125 | 14 | 95 | 16 | 1 | |
St. George | 2,139 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 131 | 18 | 104 | 9 | 0 | |
St. Matthews | 1,971 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 77 | 17 | 51 | 9 | 1 | |
Sullivans Island | 1,858 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 9 | 47 | 1 | 0 | |
Summerton | 972 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 16 | 34 | 2 | 0 | |
Summerville | 45,210 | 104 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 65 | 1,543 | 217 | 1,239 | 87 | 2 | |
Sumter | 40,928 | 387 | 2 | 13 | 72 | 300 | 2,014 | 637 | 1,249 | 128 | 18 | |
Surfside Beach | 4,061 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 260 | 68 | 174 | 18 | 2 | |
Swansea | 858 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 51 | 16 | 32 | 3 | 0 | |
Tega Cay | 8,028 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 10 | 115 | 1 | 0 | |
Travelers Rest | 4,803 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 309 | 19 | 280 | 10 | 1 | |
Turbeville | 816 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 0 | |
Union | 8,124 | 77 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 63 | 373 | 95 | 272 | 6 | 1 | |
Wagener | 812 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 18 | 24 | 4 | 0 | |
Walhalla | 4,243 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 103 | 33 | 66 | 4 | 0 | |
Walterboro | 5,281 | 46 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 548 | 63 | 471 | 14 | 1 | |
Ware Shoals | 2,162 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 160 | 42 | 108 | 10 | 1 | |
Wellford | 2,427 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 0 | |
West Columbia | 15,715 | 111 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 75 | 771 | 106 | 625 | 40 | 1 | |
Westminster | 2,433 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 103 | 17 | 81 | 5 | 1 | |
West Pelzer | 883 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 11 | 106 | 7 | 0 | |
West Union | 292 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 34 | 2 | 0 | |
Whitmire | 1,439 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 12 | 37 | 1 | 1 | |
Williamston | 4,008 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 181 | 31 | 140 | 10 | 0 | |
Williston | 3,067 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 112 | 39 | 67 | 6 | 0 | |
Winnsboro | 3,428 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 209 | 22 | 181 | 6 | 0 | |
Woodruff | 4,122 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 97 | 18 | 74 | 5 | 0 | |
York | 7,927 | 63 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 45 | 341 | 50 | 280 | 11 | 2 |
- 1 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the revised Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) definition of rape. See Data Declaration for further explanation.
- 2 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the legacy UCR definition of rape. See Data Declaration for further explanation.
Data Declaration
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