What is the safest city in South Carolina?

Based on 2024 FBI data, Sullivan's Island is the safest city in South Carolina with a violent crime rate of 0.0 per 100,000 residents.

What is the most dangerous city in South Carolina?

Summerton has the highest violent crime rate in South Carolina at 2813.3 per 100,000 residents in 2024.

How many cities in South Carolina report crime data?

158 cities in South Carolina reported crime data to the FBI in 2024.

Safest Cities in South Carolina (2024)

Ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents from 2024 FBI data. South Carolina has 158 cities reporting crime data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 436.7 per 100K.

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Cities Tracked

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Safest City Rate

393.1

Median City Rate

2813.3

Highest Rate

Top 25 Safest Cities in South Carolina

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Property Rate	Grade
1	Sullivan's Island	1,930	0.0	1139.9	A+
2	Jackson	1,607	0.0	809.0	A+
3	Whitmire	1,434	0.0	2440.7	A+
4	Due West	1,216	0.0	493.4	A+
5	Aynor	1,075	0.0	837.2	A+
6	Edisto Beach	1,056	0.0	1231.1	A+
7	Quinby	902	0.0	0.0	A+
8	Lamar	839	0.0	4052.4	A+
9	McBee	793	0.0	0.0	A+
10	North	671	0.0	4620.0	A
11	Ridge Spring	583	0.0	1715.3	A
12	Olanta	540	0.0	555.6	A
13	Lane	448	0.0	0.0	A
14	Society Hill	428	0.0	1869.2	A
15	Salley	343	0.0	291.5	A
16	Ridgeway	254	0.0	0.0	A
17	Eutawville	234	0.0	8547.0	A
18	Salem	122	0.0	819.7	A
19	Jamestown	71	0.0	2816.9	A
20	Tega Cay	14,456	27.7	297.5	A
21	Burnettown	3,235	30.9	958.3	A
22	North Augusta	26,377	34.1	409.4	A
23	Pine Ridge	2,332	42.9	986.3	B+
24	Fort Mill	37,027	45.9	632.0	B+
25	Central	5,340	56.2	1254.7	B+

Most Dangerous Cities in South Carolina

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Grade
1	Summerton	782	2813.3	0.0	F
2	Hemingway	463	2375.8	0.0	F
3	Dillon	6,240	2371.8	0.0	F
4	Allendale	2,430	2263.4	0.0	F
5	Estill	1,752	2168.9	114.2	F
6	Atlantic Beach	430	2093.0	0.0	F
7	Pageland	2,514	1949.1	0.0	F
8	Lake City	5,937	1802.3	16.8	F
9	Hartsville	7,389	1745.8	13.5	F
10	Bamberg	2,959	1723.6	33.8	F
11	Mullins	3,845	1586.5	104.0	F
12	Chester	5,212	1554.1	76.8	F
13	Spartanburg	39,186	1480.1	5.1	F
14	Clinton	7,743	1278.6	25.8	F
15	McColl	1,969	1269.7	0.0	F

All 158 Cities in South Carolina

Complete list ranked from safest to most dangerous.

Show all 158 cities

#	City	Pop.	Violent Rate	Grade
1	Sullivan's Island	1,930	0.0	A+
2	Jackson	1,607	0.0	A+
3	Whitmire	1,434	0.0	A+
4	Due West	1,216	0.0	A+
5	Aynor	1,075	0.0	A+
6	Edisto Beach	1,056	0.0	A+
7	Quinby	902	0.0	A+
8	Lamar	839	0.0	A+
9	McBee	793	0.0	A+
10	North	671	0.0	A
11	Ridge Spring	583	0.0	A
12	Olanta	540	0.0	A
13	Lane	448	0.0	A
14	Society Hill	428	0.0	A
15	Salley	343	0.0	A
16	Ridgeway	254	0.0	A
17	Eutawville	234	0.0	A
18	Salem	122	0.0	A
19	Jamestown	71	0.0	A
20	Tega Cay	14,456	27.7	A
21	Burnettown	3,235	30.9	A
22	North Augusta	26,377	34.1	A
23	Pine Ridge	2,332	42.9	B+
24	Fort Mill	37,027	45.9	B+
25	Central	5,340	56.2	B+
26	Fountain Inn	13,996	78.6	B
27	Branchville	964	103.7	B
28	Wellford	3,723	107.4	C+
29	Lexington	25,359	118.3	C+
30	Bluffton	37,927	118.6	C+
31	Mount Pleasant	96,608	128.4	C+
32	Port Royal	16,931	129.9	C+
33	Lake View	758	131.9	C+
34	Isle of Palms	4,377	137.1	C+
35	Clover	7,624	144.3	C+
36	Hardeeville	13,740	160.1	C
37	Clemson	17,867	162.3	C
38	Lyman	6,886	203.3	D+
39	Westminster	2,433	205.5	D+
40	Blacksburg	1,921	208.2	D+
41	South Congaree	2,389	209.3	D+
42	New Ellenton	2,357	212.1	D+
43	Simpsonville	28,952	214.1	D+
44	Landrum	2,769	216.7	D+
45	Mauldin	29,180	219.3	D+
46	Summerville	52,148	222.4	D+
47	Hanahan	22,205	225.2	D+
48	Gaffney	12,399	225.8	D+
49	Surfside Beach	4,377	228.5	D+
50	Walhalla	4,239	235.9	D+
51	Irmo	12,178	238.1	D+
52	Easley	27,617	239.0	D+
53	Ninety Six	2,057	243.1	D+
54	Edgefield	2,467	243.2	D+
55	Prosperity	1,225	244.9	D+
56	Jonesville	812	246.3	D+
57	Iva	1,189	252.3	D+
58	Goose Creek	50,294	256.5	D+
59	Travelers Rest	9,088	264.1	D+
60	Cameron	371	269.5	D
61	Forest Acres	10,309	291.0	D
62	Pickens	3,388	295.2	D
63	Pendleton	3,711	296.4	D
64	Liberty	3,290	304.0	D
65	Pacolet	2,543	314.6	D
66	Chesnee	929	322.9	D
67	Saluda	3,054	327.4	D
68	St. Matthews	1,822	329.3	D
69	Folly Beach	2,084	335.9	D
70	Moncks Corner	17,854	336.1	D
71	Greer	47,690	343.9	D
72	Cowpens	2,247	356.0	D
73	Charleston	156,898	357.6	D
74	Inman	3,334	359.9	D
75	North Myrtle Beach	20,790	360.8	D
76	Gaston	1,639	366.1	D
77	Elloree	544	367.6	D
78	Abbeville	4,863	370.1	D
79	Woodruff	4,689	383.9	F
80	McCormick	2,035	393.1	F
81	Chapin	1,939	412.6	F
82	Duncan	4,560	416.7	F
83	Loris	2,851	420.9	F
84	Elgin	1,650	424.2	F
85	Ridgeland	3,751	426.6	F
86	Rock Hill	75,975	440.9	F
87	Conway	29,015	444.6	F
88	Calhoun Falls	1,727	463.2	F
89	Greenwood	22,478	484.9	F
90	Fort Lawn	976	512.3	F
91	Chesterfield	1,364	513.2	F
92	Swansea	772	518.1	F
93	Springdale	2,714	552.7	F
94	Yemassee	1,078	556.6	F
95	Anderson	30,150	560.5	F
96	Williston	2,851	561.2	F
97	Aiken	33,221	568.9	F
98	Timmonsville	2,106	569.8	F
99	Newberry	10,926	585.8	F
100	Seneca	9,106	615.0	F
101	Hampton	2,579	620.4	F
102	Greenville	73,405	644.4	F
103	Denmark	3,077	650.0	F
104	Williamston	4,275	678.4	F
105	Ehrhardt	438	684.9	F
106	Honea Path	3,902	692.0	F
107	Beaufort	13,937	696.0	F
108	Andrews	2,532	710.9	F
109	York	9,366	726.0	F
110	Cayce	13,628	733.8	F
111	West Columbia	18,591	747.7	F
112	Pamplico	1,052	760.5	F
113	Columbia	144,559	769.9	F
114	West Union	389	771.2	F
115	Batesburg-Leesville	5,309	772.3	F
116	Pelion	624	801.3	F
117	Holly Hill	1,241	805.8	F
118	Florence	40,781	806.7	F
119	North Charleston	123,511	810.5	F
120	Bishopville	2,819	815.9	F
121	Ware Shoals	1,703	822.1	F
122	Georgetown	8,823	850.1	F
123	St. George	1,833	872.9	F
124	Marion	6,123	881.9	F
125	Laurens	9,263	928.4	F
126	Blackville	1,901	946.9	F
127	Camden	8,651	947.9	F
128	Latta	1,239	968.5	F
129	Union	7,795	975.0	F
130	Bennettsville	6,430	995.3	F
131	Great Falls	1,898	1001.1	F
132	Walterboro	5,465	1006.4	F
133	Manning	3,782	1031.2	F
134	Clio	575	1043.5	F
135	Lancaster	9,305	1063.9	F
136	Sumter	42,551	1097.5	F
137	Myrtle Beach	41,022	1111.6	F
138	Darlington	6,013	1130.9	F
139	Cheraw	4,984	1163.7	F
140	Kingstree	3,021	1191.7	F
141	Barnwell	4,554	1207.7	F
142	Santee	806	1240.7	F
143	Orangeburg	13,320	1246.2	F
144	McColl	1,969	1269.7	F
145	Clinton	7,743	1278.6	F
146	Spartanburg	39,186	1480.1	F
147	Chester	5,212	1554.1	F
148	Mullins	3,845	1586.5	F
149	Bamberg	2,959	1723.6	F
150	Hartsville	7,389	1745.8	F
151	Lake City	5,937	1802.3	F
152	Pageland	2,514	1949.1	F
153	Atlantic Beach	430	2093.0	F
154	Estill	1,752	2168.9	F
155	Allendale	2,430	2263.4	F
156	Dillon	6,240	2371.8	F
157	Hemingway	463	2375.8	F
158	Summerton	782	2813.3	F

About This Data

Crime rates are from the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Report, the most recent data available. Rates are per 100,000 residents. Safety grades are based on national percentile ranking — an "A" means the city is safer than 80%+ of all US cities in our database.

Not all cities report to the FBI. Small agencies may have incomplete data. Always consider multiple years of data before drawing conclusions about a city's safety.

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National demographic context: Crime and safety vary across racial and ethnic groups. Per-city demographic data is not published by the FBI, but national patterns show significant disparities. Full demographics | Racial disparities

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