Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2010

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2010, among South Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, Greenwood had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,902.29), followed by Spartanburg (1,597.11), Myrtle Beach (1,467.77), Lancaster (1,358.91), and Sumter (1,200.69).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2010, and the table below shows the ranking of South Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in South Carolina, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for South Carolina cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2010
Greenwood
Spartanburg
Myrtle Beach
Lancaster
Sumter
Beaufort
Florence
West Columbia
Cayce
Columbia
Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2010
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Greenwood 1902.29
2 Spartanburg 1597.11
3 Myrtle Beach 1467.77
4 Lancaster 1358.91
5 Sumter 1200.69
6 Beaufort 1117.92
7 Florence 1096.89
8 West Columbia 1081.65
9 Cayce 1063.75
10 Columbia 1000.78
11 Conway 949.71
12 North Charleston 855.73
13 Rock Hill 751.51
14 Greenville 750.39
15 Anderson 731.93
16 Orangeburg 724.42
17 Gaffney 668.95
18 North Myrtle Beach 600.05
19 Greer 515.70
20 Newberry 511.49
21 Simpsonville 452.56
22 Hanahan 420.70
23 Aiken 374.90
24 Charleston 364.95
25 Lexington 346.12
26 Easley 336.25
27 Fort Mill 335.63
28 Irmo 332.70
29 Summerville 330.67
30 Mauldin 323.02
31 North Augusta 249.51
32 Mount Pleasant 226.10
33 Bluffton 208.07
34 Clemson 205.57
35 Port Royal 171.48