South Carolina Crime Grades A-F (2024)

Statewide grade D

134 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 39/100 (Below Average).

What is South Carolina’s crime safety grade?

South Carolina earned an overall safety grade of D (score: 39/100, Below Average) based on 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 439.3 per 100,000 and property crime rate of 1988.2 per 100,000. PlainCrime graded 134 South Carolina cities with reportable crime data against national benchmarks, producing an A+ through F score for each jurisdiction. Grades weigh violent and property crime rates: cities more than 50% below the national average typically earn A or A+, while cities significantly above average receive D or F ratings.

Across the 134 graded South Carolina cities, 3 earned A+, 11 earned A, 21 received B, 21 landed at C, 10 received D, and 68 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Tega Cay with an A+ grade (score: 95/100, violent rate 27.7/100K). The lowest-rated city is Summerton with a F grade (score: 0/100, violent rate 2813.3/100K).

Roughly 10% of graded cities in South Carolina achieved an A or A+ rating, while 58% received a D or F. Cities missing from this table either did not submit complete 2024 UCR data, fell below the minimum population threshold for reliable rate calculation, or report through consolidated agencies that aggregate into county or regional totals instead of individual city figures. Grade boundaries use the national violent and property crime rate averages for 2024 as the reference point, so grades are directly comparable between South Carolina and other states on the site.

A safety grade condenses several FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) measures into a single letter, ranking each state's violent and property crime rates against the national distribution rather than a fixed cutoff. A high grade therefore means a state compares well to its peers in a given year, not that it is free of crime. Grades move as the underlying rates move and as agency reporting completeness shifts from year to year. Two states with the same letter can have very different profiles: one may carry a higher violent-crime rate offset by low property crime, the other the reverse. Use the grade as a quick orientation, then read the component rates beneath it to see what is actually driving the number for this state.

A+

3 cities

11 cities

21 cities

10 cities

68 cities

Tega Cay

28
North Augusta

34
Fort Mill

46
Burnettown

31
Pine Ridge

43
Fountain Inn

79
Central

56
Wellford

107

What this shows Tega Cay reports the lowest violent-crime rate in South Carolina. At 27.7 per 100K, it runs well below the South Carolina average of 439.3. These eight cities anchor the safe end of the state.

#	Grade	City	Score	Violent Rate	Property Rate	Population
1	A+	Tega Cay	95	27.7/100K	297.5/100K	14,456
2	A+	North Augusta	93	34.1/100K	409.4/100K	26,377
3	A+	Fort Mill	90	45.9/100K	632/100K	37,027
4	A	Burnettown	89	30.9/100K	958.3/100K	3,235
5	A	Pine Ridge	87	42.9/100K	986.3/100K	2,332
6	A	Fountain Inn	84	78.6/100K	978.9/100K	13,996
7	A	Central	83	56.2/100K	1254.7/100K	5,340
8	A	Wellford	81	107.4/100K	913.2/100K	3,723
9	A	Bluffton	81	118.6/100K	825.3/100K	37,927
10	A	Mount Pleasant	77	128.4/100K	1171.7/100K	96,608
11	A	Clover	77	144.3/100K	983.7/100K	7,624
12	A	Port Royal	76	129.9/100K	1222.6/100K	16,931
13	A	Lexington	75	118.3/100K	1565.5/100K	25,359
14	A	Isle of Palms	75	137.1/100K	1325.1/100K	4,377
15	B	Lake View	73	131.9/100K	1583.1/100K	758
16	B	Lyman	73	203.3/100K	755.2/100K	6,886
17	B	Hardeeville	71	160.1/100K	1506.6/100K	13,740
18	B	Walhalla	70	235.9/100K	802.1/100K	4,239
19	B	Landrum	69	216.7/100K	1047.3/100K	2,769
20	B	Ninety Six	68	243.1/100K	875.1/100K	2,057
21	B	Clemson	66	162.3/100K	1986.9/100K	17,867
22	B	Westminster	66	205.5/100K	1603/100K	2,433
23	B	New Ellenton	66	212.1/100K	1527.4/100K	2,357
24	B	Mauldin	66	219.3/100K	1381.1/100K	29,180
25	B	South Congaree	65	209.3/100K	1632.5/100K	2,389
26	B	Hanahan	65	225.2/100K	1418.6/100K	22,205
27	B	Prosperity	64	244.9/100K	1306.1/100K	1,225
28	B	Jonesville	64	246.3/100K	1354.7/100K	812
29	B	Irmo	63	238.1/100K	1568.4/100K	12,178
30	B	Summerville	62	222.4/100K	1768/100K	52,148
31	B	Goose Creek	62	256.5/100K	1465.4/100K	50,294
32	B	Surfside Beach	61	228.5/100K	1850.6/100K	4,377
33	B	Blacksburg	60	208.2/100K	2186.4/100K	1,921
34	B	Easley	60	239/100K	1796/100K	27,617
35	B	Liberty	60	304/100K	1155/100K	3,290
36	C	Pendleton	57	296.4/100K	1589.9/100K	3,711
37	C	Pacolet	57	314.6/100K	1337/100K	2,543
38	C	Simpsonville	56	214.1/100K	2607.8/100K	28,952
39	C	St. Matthews	55	329.3/100K	1427/100K	1,822
40	C	Saluda	54	327.4/100K	1539/100K	3,054
41	C	Travelers Rest	52	264.1/100K	2486.8/100K	9,088
42	C	Cowpens	52	356/100K	1468.6/100K	2,247
43	C	Abbeville	52	370.1/100K	1316.1/100K	4,863
44	C	Greer	51	343.9/100K	1727.8/100K	47,690
45	C	Inman	51	359.9/100K	1469.7/100K	3,334
46	C	Moncks Corner	49	336.1/100K	2022/100K	17,854
47	C	Gaffney	48	225.8/100K	4177.8/100K	12,399
48	C	Chapin	48	412.6/100K	1237.8/100K	1,939
49	C	Folly Beach	47	335.9/100K	2255.3/100K	2,084
50	C	Charleston	47	357.6/100K	2021.7/100K	156,898
51	C	Iva	45	252.3/100K	3868.8/100K	1,189
52	C	Pickens	44	295.2/100K	3069.7/100K	3,388
53	C	Woodruff	44	383.9/100K	2090/100K	4,689
54	C	McCormick	43	393.1/100K	2014.7/100K	2,035
55	C	Duncan	43	416.7/100K	1754.4/100K	4,560
56	C	Forest Acres	41	291/100K	3404.8/100K	10,309
57	D	Chesnee	38	322.9/100K	7857.9/100K	929
58	D	Conway	38	444.6/100K	1974.8/100K	29,015
59	D	North Myrtle Beach	36	360.8/100K	3222.7/100K	20,790
60	D	Ridgeland	36	426.6/100K	2452.7/100K	3,751
61	D	Rock Hill	36	440.9/100K	2348.1/100K	75,975
62	D	Gaston	35	366.1/100K	3233.7/100K	1,639
63	D	Elloree	34	367.6/100K	3308.8/100K	544
64	D	Loris	32	420.9/100K	2981.4/100K	2,851
65	D	Elgin	28	424.2/100K	5393.9/100K	1,650
66	D	Chesterfield	25	513.2/100K	2712.6/100K	1,364
67	F	Timmonsville	24	569.8/100K	2231.7/100K	2,106
68	F	Seneca	24	615/100K	1724.1/100K	9,106
69	F	Greenwood	23	484.9/100K	3323.2/100K	22,478
70	F	Springdale	22	552.7/100K	2616.1/100K	2,714
71	F	Fort Lawn	21	512.3/100K	3176.2/100K	976
72	F	Swansea	18	518.1/100K	4274.6/100K	772
73	F	Pamplico	16	760.5/100K	1616/100K	1,052
74	F	Yemassee	15	556.6/100K	4545.5/100K	1,078
75	F	Hampton	15	620.4/100K	2714.2/100K	2,579
76	F	Clio	15	1043.5/100K	1739.1/100K	575
77	F	Anderson	14	560.5/100K	5704.8/100K	30,150
78	F	Williston	14	561.2/100K	3928.4/100K	2,851
79	F	Newberry	14	585.8/100K	3111.8/100K	10,926
80	F	Williamston	14	678.4/100K	2105.3/100K	4,275
81	F	Aiken	13	568.9/100K	3958.3/100K	33,221
82	F	Ware Shoals	12	822.1/100K	1996.5/100K	1,703
83	F	Denmark	10	650/100K	2892.4/100K	3,077
84	F	Blackville	10	946.9/100K	2262/100K	1,901
85	F	Honea Path	9	692/100K	2588.4/100K	3,902
86	F	Ehrhardt	8	684.9/100K	2739.7/100K	438
87	F	Greenville	6	644.4/100K	3468.4/100K	73,405
88	F	Cayce	6	733.8/100K	2781/100K	13,628
89	F	Batesburg-Leesville	6	772.3/100K	2768.9/100K	5,309
90	F	Laurens	4	928.4/100K	3001.2/100K	9,263
91	F	York	3	726/100K	3064.3/100K	9,366
92	F	Columbia	2	769.9/100K	3232.6/100K	144,559
93	F	Estill	2	2168.9/100K	3139.3/100K	1,752
94	F	Beaufort	1	696/100K	3573.2/100K	13,937
95	F	Latta	1	968.5/100K	3309.1/100K	1,239
96	F	Chester	1	1554.1/100K	3280.9/100K	5,212
97	F	Andrews	0	710.9/100K	3791.5/100K	2,532
98	F	West Columbia	0	747.7/100K	4437.6/100K	18,591
99	F	West Union	0	771.2/100K	6683.8/100K	389
100	F	Pelion	0	801.3/100K	6730.8/100K	624
101	F	Holly Hill	0	805.8/100K	4996/100K	1,241
102	F	Florence	0	806.7/100K	3918.5/100K	40,781
103	F	North Charleston	0	810.5/100K	3955.9/100K	123,511
104	F	Bishopville	0	815.9/100K	4363.2/100K	2,819
105	F	Georgetown	0	850.1/100K	3604.2/100K	8,823
106	F	St. George	0	872.9/100K	4691.8/100K	1,833
107	F	Marion	0	881.9/100K	5307.9/100K	6,123
108	F	Camden	0	947.9/100K	3860.8/100K	8,651
109	F	Union	0	975/100K	6555.5/100K	7,795
110	F	Bennettsville	0	995.3/100K	3561.4/100K	6,430
111	F	Walterboro	0	1006.4/100K	5379.7/100K	5,465
112	F	Manning	0	1031.2/100K	7958.8/100K	3,782
113	F	Lancaster	0	1063.9/100K	6179.5/100K	9,305
114	F	Sumter	0	1097.5/100K	3706.1/100K	42,551
115	F	Myrtle Beach	0	1111.6/100K	5655.5/100K	41,022
116	F	Darlington	0	1130.9/100K	5887.2/100K	6,013
117	F	Cheraw	0	1163.7/100K	7283.3/100K	4,984
118	F	Kingstree	0	1191.7/100K	7580.3/100K	3,021
119	F	Barnwell	0	1207.7/100K	3381.6/100K	4,554
120	F	Santee	0	1240.7/100K	6079.4/100K	806
121	F	Orangeburg	0	1246.2/100K	6208.7/100K	13,320
122	F	McColl	0	1269.7/100K	4926.4/100K	1,969
123	F	Clinton	0	1278.6/100K	4029.4/100K	7,743
124	F	Spartanburg	0	1480.1/100K	5228.9/100K	39,186
125	F	Mullins	0	1586.5/100K	4993.5/100K	3,845
126	F	Bamberg	0	1723.6/100K	6285.9/100K	2,959
127	F	Hartsville	0	1745.8/100K	4845/100K	7,389
128	F	Lake City	0	1802.3/100K	4749.9/100K	5,937
129	F	Pageland	0	1949.1/100K	4256.2/100K	2,514
130	F	Atlantic Beach	0	2093/100K	3953.5/100K	430
131	F	Allendale	0	2263.4/100K	4897.1/100K	2,430
132	F	Dillon	0	2371.8/100K	6666.7/100K	6,240
133	F	Hemingway	0	2375.8/100K	13822.9/100K	463
134	F	Summerton	0	2813.3/100K	7800.5/100K	782

Frequently Asked Questions

What is South Carolina's overall crime safety grade?

South Carolina has an overall safety grade of D (score: 39/100). This is based on the state's aggregate violent crime rate of 439.3 per 100K and property crime rate of 1988.2 per 100K compared to national averages.

How many cities in South Carolina have an A+ safety grade?

3 cities in South Carolina earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 11 additional cities earned an A grade.

Which is the safest city in South Carolina?

Tega Cay is the highest-rated city in South Carolina with an A+ grade (score: 95/100). Its violent crime rate is 27.7 per 100K.

Nationwide states with similar crime grades

FBI UCR peer sets for South Carolina grade pages, ranked across all states so these neighborhoods are not the alphabetically adjacent list below.

Similar safety score

Nearest states by statewide safety score (39/100 here, grade D).

Similar graded-city count

Nearest states by cities with A–F grades (134 here); safety-score peers above are excluded.

Nearby States, Crime Grades

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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, 2024. Safety scores based on violent and property crime rates vs. national averages published in FBI Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 8. Population figures reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.

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