While FBI data shows violent crime in South Carolina went down by 8.5% from 2024 to 2025, the state still has the 12th highest rate in the nation.
In 2025, 436.7 violent crimes were committed for every 100,000 citizens, 22% above the national average. Property crime sat at 1965.8 crimes per 100,000 citizens, 11.67% above that national rate, according to the report.
The most current available annual data from the Bureau of Justice and Statistics LEARCAT tool, which allows users to search through and filter crime data from across the country, showed the top 10 most common crimes within South Carolina and where those crimes ranked nationally in 2024:…