Safest Cities in South Carolina

Top 40 cities (≥10,000 pop) by lowest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Tega Cay at 27.7/100K.

FBI UCR Safest-Cities Snapshot: South Carolina

South Carolina lists 40 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Tega Cay at 27.7/100K violent down to Spartanburg at 1480.1/100K on this cut. That is a 1452.4/100K spread inside the safest cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 444.1 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Tega Cay reported 4 violent and 43 property offenses on a 14,456 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 297.5/100K sits beside the 27.7/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Tega Cay, North Augusta, Fort Mill, Fountain Inn, Lexington.

Tega Cay offense desk

Tega Cay leans on aggravated assault at 50% of violent offenses, with a moderate mix index of 3,750.

Tega Cay's violent rate rose 29.9% vs 2023 (21.3 → 27.7 per 100K) while staying #1 on this South Carolina list.

Tega Cay violent offense mix (2024)

Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.

# Grade City Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
1 A+ Tega Cay 14,456 27.7/100K 297.5/100K
2 A+ North Augusta 26,377 34.1/100K 409.4/100K
3 A+ Fort Mill 37,027 45.9/100K 632/100K
4 A Fountain Inn 13,996 78.6/100K 978.9/100K
5 A Lexington 25,359 118.3/100K 1565.5/100K
6 A Bluffton 37,927 118.6/100K 825.3/100K
7 A Mount Pleasant 96,608 128.4/100K 1171.7/100K
8 A Port Royal 16,931 129.9/100K 1222.6/100K
9 B Hardeeville 13,740 160.1/100K 1506.6/100K
10 B Clemson 17,867 162.3/100K 1986.9/100K
11 C Simpsonville 28,952 214.1/100K 2607.8/100K
12 B Mauldin 29,180 219.3/100K 1381.1/100K
13 B Summerville 52,148 222.4/100K 1768/100K
14 B Hanahan 22,205 225.2/100K 1418.6/100K
15 C Gaffney 12,399 225.8/100K 4177.8/100K
16 B Irmo 12,178 238.1/100K 1568.4/100K
17 B Easley 27,617 239/100K 1796/100K
18 B Goose Creek 50,294 256.5/100K 1465.4/100K
19 C Forest Acres 10,309 291/100K 3404.8/100K
20 C Moncks Corner 17,854 336.1/100K 2022/100K
21 C Greer 47,690 343.9/100K 1727.8/100K
22 C Charleston 156,898 357.6/100K 2021.7/100K
23 D North Myrtle Beach 20,790 360.8/100K 3222.7/100K
24 D Rock Hill 75,975 440.9/100K 2348.1/100K
25 D Conway 29,015 444.6/100K 1974.8/100K
26 F Greenwood 22,478 484.9/100K 3323.2/100K
27 F Anderson 30,150 560.5/100K 5704.8/100K
28 F Aiken 33,221 568.9/100K 3958.3/100K
29 F Newberry 10,926 585.8/100K 3111.8/100K
30 F Greenville 73,405 644.4/100K 3468.4/100K
31 F Beaufort 13,937 696/100K 3573.2/100K
32 F Cayce 13,628 733.8/100K 2781/100K
33 F West Columbia 18,591 747.7/100K 4437.6/100K
34 F Columbia 144,559 769.9/100K 3232.6/100K
35 F Florence 40,781 806.7/100K 3918.5/100K
36 F North Charleston 123,511 810.5/100K 3955.9/100K
37 F Sumter 42,551 1097.5/100K 3706.1/100K
38 F Myrtle Beach 41,022 1111.6/100K 5655.5/100K
39 F Orangeburg 13,320 1246.2/100K 6208.7/100K
40 F Spartanburg 39,186 1480.1/100K 5228.9/100K

South Carolina overview · Most dangerous cities · National safest cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.