Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2015, among South Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, Myrtle Beach had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,574.96), followed by Greenwood (1,244.67), Spartanburg (1,007.77), Florence (919.26), and Beaufort (910.05).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2015, 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 2015
Myrtle Beach
Greenwood
Spartanburg
Florence
Beaufort
Orangeburg
Cayce
Columbia
North Charleston
Sumter
Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Myrtle Beach 1574.96
2 Greenwood 1244.67
3 Spartanburg 1007.77
4 Florence 919.26
5 Beaufort 910.05
6 Orangeburg 906.46
7 Cayce 811.95
8 Columbia 798.52
9 North Charleston 735.44
10 Sumter 707.02
11 Greenville 706.23
12 Gaffney 690.04
13 Newberry 623.60
14 North Myrtle Beach 612.19
15 Aiken 598.39
16 Forest Acres 572.82
17 Irmo 562.87
18 Conway 549.24
19 Easley 493.33
20 Greer 475.23
21 Lexington 441.20
22 Goose Creek 330.68
23 Port Royal 279.44
24 Simpsonville3, 277.16
25 Charleston 257.95
26 Hanahan 240.94
27 Summerville 237.15
28 Bluffton 229.46
29 Fort Mill 184.75
30 Mount Pleasant 165.33
31 Clemson 162.67
32 Mauldin 146.56
33 North Augusta 142.03