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Table 6

SOUTH CAROLINA

Offenses Known to Law Enforcement

by City, 2016

City Population Violent
crime		 Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter		 Rape
(revised
definition1)		 Rape
(legacy
definition2)		 Robbery Aggravated
assault		 Property
crime		 Burglary Larceny-
theft		 Motor
vehicle
theft		 Arson
Abbeville 5,177 30 0 6 2 22 199 59 131 9 1
Aiken 30,800 241 1 23 43 174 1,785 287 1,401 97 6
Allendale 3,064 40 2 0 7 31 116 55 57 4 1
Andrews 2,894 21 0 3 5 13 160 59 95 6 0
Atlantic Beach 394 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aynor 689 3 0 0 0 3 32 3 24 5 0
Bamberg 3,341 17 0 0 5 12 136 42 89 5 0
Barnwell 4,561 51 1 1 6 43 278 107 160 11 2
Batesburg-Leesville 5,457 79 0 4 11 64 275 40 226 9 3
Beaufort 13,477 85 1 3 21 60 857 100 729 28 1
Belton 4,374 12 2 1 3 6 216 42 147 27 0
Bennettsville 8,514 83 1 2 19 61 321 60 244 17 0
Bishopville 3,237 38 1 4 1 32 166 27 132 7 0
Blacksburg 1,889 13 0 2 2 9 92 15 68 9 0
Blackville 2,273 23 2 1 1 19 92 40 50 2 0
Bluffton 17,498 25 2 6 5 12 267 39 217 11 0
Branchville 983 1 0 0 0 1 17 3 11 3 0
Briarcliffe Acres 544 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burnettown 2,795 5 0 0 1 4 48 8 34 6 1
Camden 7,132 112 1 4 21 86 569 67 485 17 0
Cameron 414 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
Campobello 532 1 0 0 0 1 13 2 9 2 0
Cayce 13,729 149 0 8 22 119 662 104 462 96 2
Chapin 1,578 4 0 0 2 2 47 4 43 0 0
Charleston 135,153 408 11 44 107 246 3,359 417 2,681 261 8
Cheraw 5,766 49 0 3 8 38 395 59 325 11 0
Chesnee 907 1 0 0 0 1 38 5 31 2 1
Chester 5,462 52 0 0 12 40 291 92 188 11 1
Chesterfield 1,450 3 0 0 0 3 45 8 36 1 0
Clemson 15,767 26 0 6 7 13 463 57 309 97 1
Clinton 8,664 101 1 7 12 81 353 82 252 19 1
Clover 5,874 10 0 2 4 4 128 16 106 6 0
Columbia 134,489 1,116 10 99 286 721 7,374 1,114 5,357 903 18
Conway 21,874 174 3 20 24 127 1,016 138 805 73 0
Cottageville 733 3 0 0 1 2 22 6 16 0 0
Coward 749 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 7 1 0
Cowpens 2,288 4 0 0 0 4 27 5 18 4 1
Darlington 6,130 68 0 2 9 57 530 60 455 15 0
Denmark 3,274 19 0 0 7 12 146 56 79 11 1
Dillon 6,648 127 8 2 22 95 725 119 584 22 1
Due West 1,238 0 0 0 0 0 26 1 25 0 0
Duncan 3,350 6 0 3 1 2 97 9 83 5 0
Easley 20,911 131 1 5 13 112 1,165 114 992 59 2
Edgefield 4,762 6 0 0 2 4 39 12 24 3 0
Edisto Beach 415 0 0 0 0 0 39 15 24 0 0
Ehrhardt 499 4 0 0 2 2 15 7 8 0 0
Elgin 1,510 9 0 1 2 6 75 5 69 1 1
Elloree 677 1 0 0 0 1 11 5 6 0 0
Estill 1,933 60 2 0 6 52 80 26 53 1 0
Eutawville 305 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0
Florence 38,382 408 1 20 73 314 2,563 407 2,026 130 5
Forest Acres 10,654 77 0 3 13 61 562 89 420 53 1
Fort Lawn 862 3 0 0 0 3 34 12 20 2 2
Fort Mill 14,150 34 0 2 10 22 304 27 267 10 2
Fountain Inn 8,450 16 0 2 3 11 159 20 126 13 1
Gaffney 12,568 104 1 14 28 61 622 117 479 26 1
Gaston 1,662 4 0 0 2 2 48 14 30 4 0
Georgetown 9,044 81 0 7 10 64 322 50 257 15 0
Gifford 270 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Goose Creek 41,540 158 4 13 22 119 915 159 710 46 6
Great Falls 1,923 10 0 1 0 9 119 16 100 3 1
Greeleyville 405 3 0 0 2 1 8 3 5 0 0
Greenville 65,686 399 2 33 98 266 2,823 366 2,259 198 10
Greer 28,927 97 0 19 22 56 733 102 575 56 1
Hampton 2,637 24 0 6 5 13 165 51 107 7 1
Hanahan 22,357 44 2 6 16 20 419 124 258 37 4
Hardeeville 5,893 48 0 3 20 25 224 58 148 18 1
Harleyville 699 3 0 0 2 1 15 3 12 0 0
Hartsville 7,837 154 2 9 13 130 817 116 674 27 3
Hemingway 427 1 0 1 0 0 29 5 23 1 0
Holly Hill 1,230 7 0 1 0 6 59 9 49 1 0
Honea Path 3,737 19 0 4 1 14 254 27 200 27 3
Inman 2,294 6 0 1 3 2 68 8 58 2 0
Irmo 12,240 66 0 3 5 58 414 62 332 20 0
Isle of Palms 4,419 0 0 0 0 0 118 28 83 7 0
Iva 1,288 9 0 0 0 9 55 10 42 3 1
Jackson 1,774 3 0 1 1 1 29 7 18 4 0
Jamestown 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnsonville 1,509 2 0 0 0 2 28 9 18 1 0
Johnston 2,345 9 0 0 1 8 40 12 25 3 0
Jonesville 856 18 1 1 5 11 27 8 18 1 0
Kingstree 3,155 29 0 6 7 16 248 57 177 14 0
Lake City 6,809 128 0 8 25 95 439 100 307 32 3
Lamar 968 5 0 0 0 5 25 7 17 1 0
Landrum 2,517 10 0 3 1 6 82 25 52 5 0
Lane 471 2 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0
Latta 1,345 20 0 0 3 17 104 19 77 8 1
Lexington 20,597 71 1 8 3 59 614 64 529 21 1
Liberty 3,242 8 0 5 0 3 155 37 112 6 0
Loris 2,630 32 1 4 3 24 160 28 117 15 0
Lyman 3,456 15 0 1 2 12 71 11 57 3 0
Manning 4,023 46 0 4 6 36 360 59 291 10 3
Marion 6,674 61 4 6 8 43 598 157 411 30 5
Mauldin 25,540 54 2 5 9 38 507 56 405 46 4
McBee 853 11 0 0 1 10 21 5 16 0 0
McColl 2,049 23 1 0 5 17 92 28 61 3 1
McCormick 2,540 14 0 0 1 13 74 23 47 4 3
Moncks Corner 10,298 50 1 4 11 34 530 51 464 15 0
Mount Pleasant 84,277 127 0 6 20 101 1,433 169 1,200 64 2
Mullins 4,491 49 0 4 14 31 268 82 168 18 1
Myrtle Beach 31,864 538 5 46 139 348 4,395 469 3,555 371 10
Newberry 10,338 65 0 3 12 50 438 52 380 6 2
New Ellenton 2,134 23 0 2 8 13 37 10 20 7 0
Nichols 356 4 0 0 4 0 32 20 12 0 0
Ninety Six 2,050 9 0 0 0 9 60 9 47 4 0
North 737 6 0 0 4 2 40 8 30 2 0
North Augusta 22,755 49 0 8 25 16 989 124 821 44 2
North Charleston 110,490 993 32 89 293 579 6,218 918 4,655 645 16
North Myrtle Beach 15,945 121 2 21 28 70 1,227 194 918 115 4
Olanta 571 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 11 0 0
Orangeburg 13,365 80 0 10 19 51 980 173 748 59 2
Pacolet 2,373 2 0 0 1 1 55 9 42 4 1
Pageland 2,745 25 1 1 3 20 143 46 91 6 2
Pelion 708 1 0 1 0 0 20 8 8 4 0
Perry 236 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pickens 3,183 26 0 5 4 17 239 31 199 9 0
Pine Ridge 2,263 5 0 1 1 3 19 4 13 2 0
Port Royal 12,417 32 0 2 11 19 281 56 202 23 1
Prosperity 1,204 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 10 0 0
Quinby 947 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0
Ridgeland 3,991 14 2 0 9 3 129 12 108 9 0
Ridge Spring 748 2 1 0 1 0 4 1 3 0 0
Rock Hill 72,589 447 5 61 60 321 2,544 336 2,054 154 10
Salem 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saluda 3,603 22 0 0 2 20 50 10 35 5 0
Santee 930 8 0 1 0 7 103 22 78 3 0
Scranton 864 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0
Seneca 8,308 35 0 7 5 23 227 48 167 12 0
Simpsonville 21,223 70 0 15 14 41 766 69 650 47 1
Society Hill 545 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0
South Congaree 2,404 4 0 1 1 2 33 1 27 5 1
Springdale 2,814 22 0 4 9 9 123 20 84 19 0
Springfield 499 2 0 0 1 1 10 5 4 1 0
St. George 2,197 10 0 1 3 6 130 41 80 9 0
St. Matthews 1,978 12 0 1 4 7 81 19 60 2 0
St. Stephen 1,829 17 0 0 5 12 49 13 30 6 0
Sullivans Island 1,940 2 0 0 2 0 28 6 22 0 0
Summerton 959 7 0 1 1 5 53 14 34 5 0
Summerville 50,154 160 5 14 29 112 1,802 188 1,509 105 0
Sumter 40,864 282 3 9 50 220 1,666 390 1,216 60 10
Surfside Beach 4,372 5 0 1 2 2 211 45 143 23 1
Swansea 904 6 0 0 1 5 43 8 32 3 0
Tega Cay 10,032 8 0 4 2 2 193 8 184 1 0
Travelers Rest 5,074 10 1 1 6 2 228 10 207 11 1
Turbeville 798 2 0 0 0 2 19 3 13 3 1
Union 7,981 89 0 4 11 74 473 89 374 10 2
Wagener 827 4 0 0 3 1 25 10 13 2 0
Walhalla 4,254 14 0 1 2 11 102 19 78 5 0
Walterboro 5,253 59 2 4 5 48 449 35 393 21 5
Ware Shoals 2,175 19 0 1 2 16 106 22 81 3 0
Wellford 2,549 4 0 1 2 1 53 14 36 3 0
Westminster 2,493 8 0 1 0 7 97 21 72 4 0
West Pelzer 914 7 0 1 0 6 36 1 28 7 0
West Union 313 3 0 1 1 1 27 1 26 0 0
Whitmire 1,466 1 0 0 0 1 50 13 35 2 0
Williamston 4,161 19 0 1 1 17 144 34 95 15 4
Williston 3,007 9 1 1 2 5 93 15 69 9 2
Winnsboro 3,316 32 0 2 3 27 200 37 155 8 0
Woodruff 4,137 24 1 1 4 18 105 22 73 10 2
York 8,058 82 2 8 14 58 350 48 291 11 3
  • 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.

Data Declaration

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