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Table 8

SOUTH CAROLINA

Offenses Known to Law Enforcement

by City, 2014

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
Aiken 30,458 110 1 14 25 70 1,517 243 1,217 57 3
Allendale 3,218 31 2 1 5 23 119 50 66 3 2
Anderson 27,130 263 3 22 51 187 2,157 447 1,546 164 7
Andrews 2,844 9 0 0 1 8 189 42 143 4 0
Bamberg 3,489 24 0 0 3 21 120 27 87 6 1
Barnwell 4,676 55 0 1 17 37 270 56 210 4 0
Batesburg-Leesville 5,435 52 0 1 6 45 327 64 257 6 0
Beaufort 13,090 97 0 5 27 65 903 155 716 32 2
Belton 4,276 12 0 2 4 6 189 41 126 22 0
Bennettsville 8,811 111 0 2 16 93 374 62 305 7 2
Bishopville 3,291 51 0 2 9 40 205 41 161 3 1
Blacksburg 1,875 11 0 1 1 9 129 19 98 12 2
Blackville 2,332 17 0 2 3 12 114 45 60 9 0
Bluffton 13,755 33 1 4 9 19 461 79 360 22 3
Burnettown 2,761 4 0 0 0 4 43 15 22 6 0
Camden 7,003 56 0 2 7 47 484 53 417 14 0
Cayce 12,939 95 0 9 13 73 685 104 519 62 0
Central 5,185 10 0 4 1 5 231 21 201 9 0
Chapin 1,533 0 0 0 0 0 59 7 52 0 0
Charleston 129,867 270 8 25 70 167 2,971 350 2,442 179 6
Cheraw 5,834 42 2 2 7 31 384 54 316 14 0
Chesnee 892 3 0 0 0 3 29 6 21 2 1
Chester 5,529 58 2 2 10 44 312 90 210 12 0
Chesterfield 1,458 13 0 0 2 11 52 8 44 0 0
Clemson 14,357 26 2 1 3 20 497 91 341 65 0
Clinton 8,561 71 0 1 4 66 400 93 295 12 0
Clio 699 7 1 1 4 1 28 16 12 0 0
Columbia 134,124 1,004 8 71 320 605 7,191 1,102 5,416 673 11
Cottageville 737 3 0 0 1 2 18 5 10 3 0
Coward 750 3 0 0 0 3 18 4 13 1 0
Cowpens 2,230 4 0 0 0 4 42 11 30 1 0
Darlington 6,223 80 1 4 11 64 517 56 450 11 2
Dillon 6,671 94 2 3 16 73 689 141 537 11 4
Duncan 3,290 3 0 1 0 2 83 9 66 8 0
Edgefield 4,707 4 0 2 2 0 54 12 41 1 0
Edisto Beach 414 2 0 0 1 1 78 7 63 8 0
Ehrhardt 526 0 0 0 0 0 14 3 11 0 0
Elgin 1,407 13 0 0 9 4 51 10 41 0 0
Estill 1,968 38 0 2 1 35 81 40 38 3 0
Florence 37,951 332 2 18 60 252 2,800 481 2,196 123 23
Folly Beach 2,730 12 0 3 1 8 87 16 63 8 0
Forest Acres 10,598 76 1 4 21 50 414 69 325 20 0
Fort Lawn 871 6 1 1 0 4 25 7 17 1 0
Fort Mill 12,659 33 0 3 8 22 233 42 185 6 2
Fountain Inn 8,073 29 0 4 3 22 199 22 161 16 0
Gaffney 12,682 85 0 16 19 50 499 115 335 49 2
Gaston 1,648 1 0 0 0 1 66 26 38 2 0
Great Falls 1,950 9 1 0 1 7 104 22 77 5 0
Greeleyville 411 6 0 1 0 5 10 5 3 2 0
Greenville 61,924 502 2 56 121 323 2,877 475 2,214 188 9
Greenwood 23,396 233 2 26 46 159 1,435 276 1,123 36 7
Hampton 2,699 19 0 2 5 12 154 46 103 5 0
Hanahan 19,999 48 1 7 15 25 334 61 252 21 0
Hardeeville 4,688 36 0 0 11 25 290 52 205 33 0
Harleyville 694 4 0 1 0 3 26 4 20 2 0
Hartsville 7,914 74 0 4 17 53 859 149 698 12 4
Holly Hill 1,254 10 1 0 2 7 101 27 68 6 1
Inman 2,423 5 0 2 0 3 71 14 53 4 0
Isle of Palms 4,333 3 0 1 0 2 138 28 94 16 0
Johnston 2,324 18 0 0 2 16 60 7 47 6 0
Lake City 6,735 97 3 8 19 67 629 180 431 18 2
Lake View 787 1 0 0 0 1 30 10 19 1 0
Latta 1,356 20 0 0 2 18 108 31 75 2 0
Lyman 3,358 1 0 0 1 0 69 5 63 1 4
Marion 6,774 91 0 2 36 53 684 163 500 21 4
Mauldin 24,869 45 0 9 4 32 532 77 420 35 0
McBee 858 1 0 0 0 1 29 10 17 2 1
McColl 2,079 13 0 0 2 11 68 24 42 2 0
McCormick 2,729 9 0 0 1 8 81 30 48 3 0
Moncks Corner 9,471 57 1 4 9 43 416 33 362 21 1
Mount Pleasant 76,702 139 2 9 19 109 1,351 140 1,138 73 1
Myrtle Beach 29,686 424 8 43 153 220 4,736 511 3,681 544 6
Newberry 10,247 50 1 6 7 36 556 71 477 8 2
New Ellenton 2,110 12 0 1 3 8 94 51 40 3 0
Nichols 355 0 0 0 0 0 21 15 6 0 0
North 752 3 0 0 0 3 30 12 17 1 0
North Augusta 22,440 29 1 11 15 2 833 91 704 38 0
North Charleston 105,594 772 23 80 241 428 5,742 797 4,441 504 13
Orangeburg 13,878 92 3 5 13 71 667 147 476 44 1
Pacolet 2,297 12 1 0 3 8 48 16 28 4 1
Pageland 2,743 33 0 0 4 29 166 27 136 3 1
Pelion 695 1 0 1 0 0 25 3 21 1 0
Pine Ridge 2,184 10 1 3 0 6 28 6 20 2 0
Port Royal 11,749 36 1 3 15 17 306 60 231 15 0
Prosperity 1,185 1 0 0 0 1 26 9 17 0 0
Ridgeland 4,128 7 0 0 2 5 169 34 127 8 2
Rock Hill 69,754 357 5 32 64 256 2,371 370 1,932 69 17
Saluda 3,609 12 0 1 1 10 58 10 45 3 0
Santee 950 13 0 0 2 11 116 17 89 10 0
Scranton 867 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0
Seneca 8,222 31 0 4 4 23 203 32 161 10 1
Simpsonville 19,918 58 0 10 6 42 825 95 693 37 0
Spartanburg 37,795 365 2 25 101 237 2,436 415 1,878 143 26
Springdale 2,730 11 0 1 2 8 84 16 61 7 0
St. Matthews 2,019 17 0 0 3 14 67 18 46 3 0
Summerton3 980 9 0 0 1 8 8 30 0
Summerville 46,801 139 0 9 23 107 1,619 203 1,291 125 2
Sumter 41,341 326 1 11 67 247 1,933 550 1,277 106 8
Surfside Beach 4,189 7 0 0 4 3 221 57 156 8 0
Swansea 872 2 0 0 0 2 40 7 29 4 0
Tega Cay 8,625 4 0 0 1 3 117 12 105 0 0
Travelers Rest 4,901 2 0 0 1 1 308 17 285 6 1
Turbeville 815 2 0 0 0 2 21 3 16 2 0
Union 8,092 64 3 6 13 42 374 49 314 11 3
Wagener 817 0 0 0 0 0 35 11 23 1 0
Walhalla 4,258 17 0 3 1 13 80 26 51 3 0
Walterboro 5,287 49 1 4 12 32 546 62 473 11 3
Ware Shoals 2,171 26 0 3 3 20 139 26 102 11 0
Westminster 2,469 10 0 0 1 9 98 15 83 0 0
West Pelzer 890 3 0 0 0 3 88 1 81 6 0
Whitmire 1,443 4 0 1 0 3 32 8 24 0 0
Williamston 4,062 18 0 1 2 15 150 20 119 11 0
Williston 3,066 22 1 0 1 20 84 21 60 3 1
Winnsboro 3,395 13 1 0 1 11 188 32 151 5 2
Woodruff 4,136 23 0 1 5 17 136 33 99 4 2
York 8,001 76 0 9 18 49 361 39 307 15 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.
  • 3 The FBI determined that the agency's data were overreported. Consequently, those data are not included in this table.

Data Declaration

Provides the methodology used in constructing this table and other pertinent information about this table.