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South Carolina crime rate

The FBI estimates 387.6 violent crimes and 1,676.2 property crimes per 100,000 residents of South Carolina in 2025. The violent crime rate is above the US rate of 327.6 and fell 12.0% from 2024.

Data as of 2025 (FBI estimate), checked October 29, 2026. How we got these numbers

Average share of the population covered by reporting agencies each month, 202596%
Violent crime per 100k, 2025 (FBI estimate)
387.6
US 327.6
Property crime per 100k, 2025 (FBI estimate)
1,676.2
US 1,534.8

Which South Carolina cities are covered?

South Carolina cities with residents and crime rates per 100,000
CityResidentsViolent per 100kProperty per 100k2025 coverage
Charleston159,360280.51,613.312 of 12 months
Columbia147,021791.03,156.712 of 12 months

Alphabetical, on purpose: the FBI advises against ranking places by these figures. A year that is not complete has no rate here, and its page explains the gap.

What are the South Carolina crime rates by offense, 2025?

South Carolina crime by offense, 2025
OffenseSouth CarolinaUSvs 2024
Violent crime
Violent crime387.6327.612.0%
Murder6.44.117.9%
Rape33.336.114.2%
Robbery28.349.420.3%
Aggravated assault319.7238.010.7%
Property crime
Property crime1,676.21,534.815.4%
Burglary239.0193.616.0%
Larceny-theft1,275.01,144.113.8%
Motor vehicle theft162.2197.025.3%
ArsonNot estimatedNot estimatedNot estimated

Per 100,000 residents. The FBI does not estimate arson for states or the nation.

About this state's data

On average, agencies covering 96% of South Carolina's population reported each month in 2025 (lowest month: 93%). State rates are FBI estimates that fill in for agencies that did not report; city pages never are.

How we count

Violent crime rate, 2021 to 2025

South CarolinaUnited States
015030045060020212022202320242025South Carolina 2021: 513.8South Carolina 2022: 499.0South Carolina 2023: 477.1South Carolina 2024: 440.3South Carolina 2025: 387.6United States 2021: 387.0United States 2022: 388.7United States 2023: 379.5United States 2024: 362.9United States 2025: 327.6South Carolina 387.6United States 327.6
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Violent crime rate by year, South Carolina
YearSouth CarolinaUnited States
2021513.8387.0
2022499.0388.7
2023477.1379.5
2024440.3362.9
2025387.6327.6

Property crime rate, 2021 to 2025

South CarolinaUnited States
07501,5002,2503,00020212022202320242025South Carolina 2021: 2,493.8South Carolina 2022: 2,331.6South Carolina 2023: 2,224.4South Carolina 2024: 1,981.0South Carolina 2025: 1,676.2United States 2021: 1,832.3United States 2022: 1,973.8United States 2023: 1,934.1United States 2024: 1,761.1United States 2025: 1,534.8South Carolina 1,676.2United States 1,534.8
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Property crime rate by year, South Carolina
YearSouth CarolinaUnited States
20212,493.81,832.3
20222,331.61,973.8
20232,224.41,934.1
20241,981.01,761.1
20251,676.21,534.8

Sources

  • FBI Crime Data Explorer, South Carolina and United States estimated crime (Summary Reporting System estimates), 2021 to 2025; population coverage from the CDE crime trend data. FBI refresh October 15, 2026.
  • FBI, "UCR Statistics: Their Proper Use" (why we don't rank cities).
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  • FBI estimated crimes, nation and states, 1979 to 2025 (Summary Reporting System estimates), fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/bulk/estimated_crimes_1979_2025.csv)
  • South Carolina: violent crime reported by agencies, with population coverage, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_state_SC_V__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)