Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2016

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, the South Carolina city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Columbia (1,116), followed by North Charleston (993), Myrtle Beach (538), Rock Hill (447), and Charleston (408).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2016, and the table below shows the ranking of South Carolina cities with high number of Violent crimes.

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.

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Related Topics: South Carolina FBI UCR 2016 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2016

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Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2016

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Columbia	1116
2	North Charleston	993
3	Myrtle Beach	538
4	Rock Hill	447
5	Charleston	408
5	Florence	408
6	Greenville	399
7	Sumter	282
8	Aiken	241
9	Conway	174
10	Summerville	160
11	Goose Creek	158
12	Hartsville	154
13	Cayce	149
14	Easley	131
15	Lake City	128
16	Dillon	127
16	Mount Pleasant	127
17	North Myrtle Beach	121
18	Camden	112
19	Gaffney	104
20	Clinton	101
21	Greer	97
22	Union	89
23	Beaufort	85
24	Bennettsville	83
25	York	82
26	Georgetown	81
27	Orangeburg	80
28	Batesburg-Leesville	79
29	Forest Acres	77
30	Lexington	71
31	Simpsonville	70
32	Darlington	68
33	Irmo	66
34	Newberry	65
35	Marion	61
36	Estill	60
37	Walterboro	59
38	Mauldin	54
39	Chester	52
40	Barnwell	51
41	Moncks Corner	50
42	Cheraw	49
42	Mullins	49
42	North Augusta	49
43	Hardeeville	48
44	Manning	46
45	Hanahan	44
46	Allendale	40
47	Bishopville	38
48	Seneca	35
49	Fort Mill	34
50	Loris	32
50	Port Royal	32
50	Winnsboro	32
51	Abbeville	30
52	Kingstree	29
53	Clemson	26
53	Pickens	26
54	Bluffton	25
54	Pageland	25
55	Hampton	24
55	Woodruff	24
56	Blackville	23
56	McColl	23
56	New Ellenton	23
57	Saluda	22
57	Springdale	22
58	Andrews	21
59	Latta	20
60	Denmark	19
60	Honea Path	19
60	Ware Shoals	19
60	Williamston	19
61	Jonesville	18
62	Bamberg	17
62	St. Stephen	17
63	Fountain Inn	16
64	Lyman	15
65	McCormick	14
65	Ridgeland	14
65	Walhalla	14
66	Blacksburg	13
67	Belton	12
67	St. Matthews	12
68	McBee	11
69	Clover	10
69	Great Falls	10
69	Landrum	10
69	St. George	10
69	Travelers Rest	10
70	Elgin	9
70	Iva	9
70	Johnston	9
70	Ninety Six	9
70	Williston	9
71	Liberty	8
71	Santee	8
71	Tega Cay	8
71	Westminster	8
72	Holly Hill	7
72	Summerton	7
72	West Pelzer	7
73	Duncan	6
73	Edgefield	6
73	Inman	6
73	North	6
73	Swansea	6
74	Burnettown	5
74	Lamar	5
74	Pine Ridge	5
74	Surfside Beach	5
75	Chapin	4
75	Cowpens	4
75	Ehrhardt	4
75	Gaston	4
75	Nichols	4
75	South Congaree	4
75	Wagener	4
75	Wellford	4
76	Aynor	3
76	Chesterfield	3
76	Cottageville	3
76	Fort Lawn	3
76	Greeleyville	3
76	Harleyville	3
76	Jackson	3
76	West Union	3
77	Johnsonville	2
77	Lane	2
77	Pacolet	2
77	Ridge Spring	2
77	Springfield	2
77	Sullivans Island	2
77	Turbeville	2
78	Branchville	1
78	Campobello	1
78	Chesnee	1
78	Elloree	1
78	Hemingway	1
78	Pelion	1
78	Whitmire	1
79	Atlantic Beach	0
79	Briarcliffe Acres	0
79	Cameron	0
79	Coward	0
79	Due West	0
79	Edisto Beach	0
79	Eutawville	0
79	Gifford	0
79	Isle of Palms	0
79	Jamestown	0
79	Olanta	0
79	Perry	0
79	Prosperity	0
79	Quinby	0
79	Salem	0
79	Scranton	0
79	Society Hill	0