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Table 8

SOUTH CAROLINA

Offenses Known to Law Enforcement

by City, 2015

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 30,415 182 0 27 49 106 1,590 199 1,298 93 5
Atlantic Beach 369 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aynor 660 2 0 0 1 1 29 5 23 1 0
Barnwell 4,624 33 0 4 7 22 301 73 217 11 2
Batesburg-Leesville 5,438 84 1 4 11 68 309 49 244 16 3
Beaufort 13,296 121 6 7 34 74 741 117 606 18 1
Belton 4,324 14 0 1 0 13 212 34 152 26 1
Bennettsville 8,773 140 3 2 23 112 350 69 269 12 1
Bethune 345 1 0 0 0 1 7 4 3 0 0
Bishopville 3,260 38 0 0 3 35 169 37 124 8 4
Blacksburg 1,880 9 0 1 3 5 135 15 109 11 0
Blackville 2,307 13 0 0 1 12 109 59 48 2 0
Bluffton 15,689 36 1 3 6 26 292 65 211 16 0
Branchville 992 3 0 0 2 1 28 5 23 0 0
Briarcliffe Acres 524 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burnettown 2,782 3 0 1 1 1 33 3 23 7 0
Camden 7,075 81 1 4 9 67 562 67 478 17 0
Cameron 417 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0
Campobello 526 2 0 0 0 2 13 7 4 2 0
Cayce 13,055 106 0 6 13 87 683 86 520 77 4
Central 5,142 10 1 0 2 7 325 18 282 25 0
Chapin 1,551 2 0 1 1 0 45 9 35 1 0
Charleston 132,585 342 16 43 91 192 3,235 474 2,477 284 3
Cheraw 5,781 53 0 6 6 41 462 55 390 17 0
Chesnee 896 6 0 2 2 2 58 5 51 2 1
Chester 5,467 59 1 3 7 48 243 65 167 11 0
Chesterfield 1,452 4 0 0 0 4 37 3 32 2 0
Clemson 15,369 25 1 3 7 14 476 70 298 108 1
Clinton 8,648 82 1 7 7 67 383 90 280 13 3
Clio 689 5 0 1 0 4 22 3 19 0 0
Clover 5,696 28 0 4 3 21 156 23 128 5 3
Columbia 132,495 1,058 12 83 258 705 7,204 1,094 5,252 858 18
Conway 20,938 115 9 13 27 66 976 134 793 49 5
Cottageville 734 2 0 0 0 2 19 5 12 2 0
Coward 755 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 9 0 0
Cowpens 2,253 4 0 0 0 4 67 12 53 2 0
Darlington 6,186 62 0 0 5 57 500 55 427 18 0
Denmark 3,334 16 2 0 6 8 176 92 79 5 0
Dillon 6,618 137 2 10 24 101 811 181 615 15 2
Due West 1,256 1 0 0 1 0 8 2 6 0 0
Duncan 3,297 12 0 1 3 8 64 10 46 8 1
Easley 20,676 102 0 6 9 87 1,359 144 1,155 60 3
Edgefield 4,710 11 0 1 0 10 70 21 44 5 0
Edisto Beach 414 1 0 0 0 1 40 6 27 7 0
Ehrhardt 511 2 0 0 0 2 14 6 8 0 0
Elgin 1,452 16 0 0 0 16 68 10 54 4 0
Elloree 685 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 6 1 0
Estill 2,022 45 2 1 6 36 116 38 69 9 0
Eutawville 307 3 0 0 3 0 18 0 17 1 0
Florence 38,183 351 4 12 74 261 2,879 629 2,119 131 8
Folly Beach 2,769 8 0 3 1 4 106 24 77 5 0
Forest Acres 10,649 61 1 3 11 46 549 105 410 34 1
Fort Lawn 864 2 0 0 1 1 22 5 16 1 0
Fort Mill 13,532 25 1 6 1 17 199 21 174 4 4
Fountain Inn 8,254 26 0 5 5 16 156 28 119 9 1
Gaffney 12,608 87 1 12 14 60 584 107 442 35 1
Gaston 1,656 3 0 0 2 1 49 7 39 3 1
Georgetown 9,028 97 3 2 23 69 492 105 370 17 1
Gifford 274 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0
Goose Creek 41,430 137 1 13 22 101 1,051 200 807 44 5
Great Falls 1,926 12 0 0 1 11 107 19 84 4 1
Greenville 63,011 445 5 36 86 318 2,910 431 2,264 215 6
Greenwood 23,219 289 2 31 43 213 1,512 267 1,221 24 6
Greer 28,197 134 3 13 16 102 674 140 473 61 4
Hampton 2,678 31 0 3 0 28 181 62 113 6 0
Hanahan 20,337 49 0 7 11 31 379 93 260 26 1
Hardeeville 5,328 42 1 7 11 23 256 33 192 31 1
Harleyville 693 2 0 0 0 2 16 4 11 1 0
Hartsville 7,872 107 0 6 21 80 788 93 674 21 1
Hemingway 428 2 0 0 0 2 33 7 23 3 0
Holly Hill 1,243 9 0 1 4 4 87 24 61 2 1
Honea Path 3,697 13 0 0 0 13 188 36 145 7 1
Inman 2,239 11 0 0 2 9 92 37 47 8 0
Irmo 12,081 68 0 5 13 50 385 61 311 13 1
Isle of Palms 4,364 6 1 1 0 4 111 16 91 4 0
Iva 1,274 4 0 0 0 4 30 4 24 2 2
Jackson 1,765 4 0 0 1 3 25 7 14 4 0
Jamestown 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnsonville 1,515 3 0 0 1 2 19 6 12 1 0
Johnston 2,331 21 0 3 5 13 72 25 46 1 0
Jonesville 864 15 0 0 7 8 16 6 10 0 0
Kingstree 3,151 19 0 0 9 10 189 43 134 12 0
Lake City 6,744 97 3 7 20 67 514 99 393 22 3
Lake View 784 4 0 0 4 0 22 7 15 0 0
Lamar 974 3 0 1 1 1 29 7 22 0 0
Lancaster 9,065 75 0 9 15 51 412 100 309 3 3
Landrum 2,480 3 0 0 2 1 82 20 60 2 0
Lane 473 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 1
Latta 1,339 18 0 0 4 14 113 18 85 10 0
Laurens 9,194 108 0 7 11 90 542 100 422 20 2
Lexington 20,399 90 0 5 4 81 590 48 528 14 0
Liberty 3,227 8 0 2 0 6 150 39 105 6 0
Loris 2,573 9 0 1 1 7 95 12 81 2 2
Lyman 3,404 6 0 0 0 6 77 14 62 1 0
Manning 4,046 59 1 3 4 51 327 50 266 11 1
Marion 6,710 80 1 5 19 55 603 137 446 20 2
Mauldin 25,246 37 1 2 8 26 411 59 318 34 2
McBee 856 14 0 0 2 12 40 12 27 1 0
McColl 2,072 19 0 0 3 16 66 24 37 5 2
McCormick 2,685 5 0 0 0 5 78 33 42 3 0
Mount Pleasant 80,446 133 3 12 9 109 1,270 138 1,075 57 2
Mullins 4,503 35 0 3 7 25 354 131 204 19 0
Myrtle Beach 30,731 484 8 54 139 283 4,421 442 3,574 405 8
Newberry 10,263 64 2 6 7 49 548 50 489 9 1
New Ellenton 2,123 12 1 2 3 6 68 17 49 2 1
Nichols 357 5 0 2 2 1 11 6 5 0 0
Ninety Six 2,033 12 0 3 0 9 54 11 40 3 0
North 746 6 0 1 2 3 27 6 21 0 1
North Augusta 22,531 32 1 5 8 18 942 89 819 34 0
North Charleston 109,051 802 19 90 251 442 5,779 886 4,382 511 16
North Myrtle Beach 15,518 95 3 14 25 53 1,402 231 1,075 96 8
Olanta 574 2 0 1 0 1 15 4 10 1 0
Orangeburg 13,459 122 0 8 34 80 769 136 588 45 2
Pacolet 2,337 10 0 1 4 5 51 14 33 4 0
Pageland 2,742 30 1 2 2 25 185 52 123 10 0
Pelion 702 2 0 0 1 1 19 1 16 2 0
Pickens 3,155 32 1 2 1 28 231 18 201 12 1
Pine Ridge 2,226 9 0 2 0 7 28 5 21 2 0
Port Royal 12,167 34 1 4 17 12 294 50 224 20 1
Quinby 950 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0
Ridgeland 4,084 12 0 3 6 3 174 36 131 7 1
Ridge Spring 744 2 0 0 1 1 4 1 3 0 0
Salem 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saluda 3,618 15 0 1 4 10 54 7 45 2 0
Santee 940 9 0 1 5 3 78 17 52 9 0
Scranton 862 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 1 0
Seneca 8,274 17 0 6 1 10 233 40 171 22 1
Simpsonville3, 4 20,566 57 1 6 6 44 87 1
South Congaree 2,393 7 0 3 1 3 66 10 45 11 0
Spartanburg 37,707 380 6 26 95 253 2,383 338 1,916 129 14
Springdale 2,775 15 0 2 6 7 85 16 54 15 0
St. George 2,153 30 1 1 9 19 99 28 67 4 0
St. Stephen 1,797 7 1 1 1 4 50 7 41 2 0
Sullivans Island 1,922 1 0 1 0 0 36 5 31 0 0
Summerton 972 16 0 0 3 13 43 12 27 4 0
Summerville 48,071 114 3 14 21 76 1,712 224 1,368 120 2
Sumter 41,017 290 4 1 64 221 1,872 532 1,250 90 16
Surfside Beach 4,276 13 0 1 6 6 282 85 172 25 1
Swansea 890 15 0 1 6 8 41 3 33 5 0
Tega Cay 9,501 1 0 0 1 0 149 13 135 1 1
Turbeville 808 2 0 1 0 1 17 5 12 0 0
Union 7,960 77 0 4 18 55 422 104 308 10 3
Wagener 822 1 0 0 1 0 36 9 26 1 0
Walhalla 4,213 22 1 5 2 14 108 21 81 6 1
Walterboro 5,250 54 0 3 18 33 394 46 335 13 2
Ware Shoals 2,162 21 1 4 4 12 88 23 64 1 1
Wellford 2,538 11 0 1 0 10 55 21 30 4 1
Westminster 2,474 8 0 0 0 8 92 9 80 3 1
West Pelzer 903 4 0 0 0 4 45 4 35 6 0
West Union 312 1 0 1 0 0 22 1 20 1 0
Whitmire 1,456 2 0 0 0 2 39 5 34 0 0
Williamston 4,106 14 0 4 0 10 191 58 122 11 0
Williston 3,033 14 1 1 2 10 100 20 75 5 1
Winnsboro 3,348 38 2 0 7 29 178 21 146 11 0
Woodruff 4,117 20 2 1 4 13 135 43 89 3 0
Yemassee 986 14 0 0 2 12 31 6 22 3 1
York 8,107 73 0 7 17 49 297 44 247 6 0
  • 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 the 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 the 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.
  • 4 The FBI determined that the agency's data were underreported. 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.