Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2017

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the South Carolina city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was North Charleston (1,026), followed by Columbia (991), Myrtle Beach (523), Florence (487), and Rock Hill (469).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2017, 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 2017 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2017

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Ranking of South Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2017

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	North Charleston	1026
2	Columbia	991
3	Myrtle Beach	523
4	Florence	487
5	Rock Hill	469
6	Greenville	415
7	Charleston	388
8	Sumter	333
9	Greenwood	316
10	Anderson	181
11	West Columbia	177
12	Aiken	165
12	Mount Pleasant	165
13	Goose Creek	162
14	Dillon	155
15	Summerville	147
16	Conway	142
17	Hartsville	134
18	Georgetown	128
19	Easley	125
20	Orangeburg	124
21	Greer	123
22	Cayce	114
23	Camden	112
24	Lake City	109
24	Laurens	109
25	Gaffney	93
26	Beaufort	92
27	Clinton	88
28	Union	83
29	Hanahan	74
30	North Myrtle Beach	72
31	York	71
32	Cheraw	70
33	Newberry	68
33	Simpsonville	68
34	Bennettsville	67
35	Darlington	66
35	Lexington	66
36	Mauldin	65
37	Mullins	62
38	Estill	60
39	Forest Acres	59
39	North Augusta	59
40	Irmo	55
41	Walterboro	54
42	Pageland	52
43	Moncks Corner	48
43	Port Royal	48
44	Marion	47
45	Batesburg-Leesville	43
45	Chester	43
46	Fort Mill	42
47	Bluffton	41
48	Manning	39
49	Allendale	37
49	Hardeeville	37
50	Hampton	34
50	Seneca	34
51	Abbeville	33
52	Fountain Inn	30
53	Barnwell	29
54	Bishopville	28
55	Pickens	27
55	Winnsboro	27
56	Latta	26
56	Williamston	26
57	Clover	25
57	Kingstree	25
58	Loris	24
58	Ware Shoals	24
59	McColl	23
60	Andrews	22
60	Blacksburg	22
61	Bamberg	21
61	Lyman	21
62	Woodruff	20
63	Blackville	19
63	Springdale	19
64	Belton	17
64	Honea Path	17
64	Liberty	17
65	Saluda	16
66	New Ellenton	12
66	St. George	12
66	St. Matthews	12
66	Yemassee	12
67	Denmark	11
67	Holly Hill	11
68	Landrum	10
68	Surfside Beach	10
68	Wellford	10
68	Westminster	10
69	Elgin	9
69	Pendleton	9
69	Santee	9
69	Turbeville	9
70	Clemson	8
70	Travelers Rest	8
70	Williston	8
71	Johnston	7
71	Ninety Six	7
71	North	7
71	Swansea	7
71	Walhalla	7
72	Central	6
72	Iva	6
72	McCormick	6
73	Cowpens	5
73	Duncan	5
73	South Congaree	5
73	Tega Cay	5
73	West Pelzer	5
74	Branchville	4
74	Edgefield	4
74	Fort Lawn	4
74	Great Falls	4
74	Summerton	4
75	Elloree	3
75	Prosperity	3
75	Ridgeland	3
75	St. Stephen	3
75	Whitmire	3
76	Aynor	2
76	Burnettown	2
76	Cameron	2
76	Chapin	2
76	Chesnee	2
76	Harleyville	2
76	Johnsonville	2
76	Pacolet	2
77	Due West	1
77	Edisto Beach	1
77	Eutawville	1
77	Gaston	1
77	Hemingway	1
77	Jackson	1
77	Jonesville	1
77	Society Hill	1
77	Sullivans Island	1
78	Coward	0
78	Gifford	0
78	Greeleyville	0
78	Isle of Palms	0
78	Lane	0
78	Quinby	0
78	Ridge Spring	0
78	Salem	0
78	Salley	0
78	Scranton	0