North Charleston, SC Crime


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North Charleston, SC is a city that has significantly higher crime rates than the US average. The violent crime rate in North Charleston is 40.6, which is more than double the national average of 22.7. Likewise, the property crime rate in North Charleston is 76.1, which is over twice what it is on the national level at 35.4. This makes North Charleston a place where extra caution should be taken when it comes to personal safety and security.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

North Charleston violent crime is 40.6. (The US average is 22.7)
North Charleston property crime is 76.1. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
North Charleston, SC Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
20021660.719.6126.3540.9973.99235.91664.459991572.4
20031639.714.7117.8511.8995.48289.61686.45434.71168.4
20041557.37.378.7494.1977.27683.614755262.8945.8
20051724.512.996607.610088579.21598.15892.31088.8
20061689.631.992.4620.6944.685221518.55749.81253.8
20071765.229.4104705.6926.17653.41351.35269.61032.4
20081482.515.174.4614.6778.47229.212965090.1843.1
20091034.610.457.3391.7575.163971066.94698.8631.4
2010855.712.151.3294.6497.85993.1971.44493.9527.9
2011662.25.135.5186.6435.15657.91013.14149.8494.9
2012732.112.960.6210.64485718.4848.34333.7536.4
2013670.712.654.2189.7414.25617.3863.34267.2486.8
2014731.121.875.8228.2405.35437.8754.84205.7477.3
2015735.417.482.5230.2405.35299.4812.54018.3468.6
2016898.72980.6265.25245627.7830.84213.1583.8
2017921.831.466.5274549.85652825.74211615.4
2018920.822.268.2267.6562.75819.7779.94417.8622.1
2019966.122.589.3198.6655.66019.3739.74442.7836.9

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Hanahan, SC204.11,280.613,98332019
Goose Creek, SC241.12,193.132,13962018
Charleston, SC373.22,259.6121,48192019
Lincolnville, SC0.00.084092007
Summerville, SC351.73,142.632,124102019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Charleston, SC373.22,259.6121,48192019
Savannah, GA405.32,460.1236,682902018
Columbia, SC775.15,252.3118,798912019
Wilmington, NC608.42,880.292,5891542019
Fayetteville, NC875.43,526.0126,3541622019

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Truth in lending - I lived in North Charleston for 20+ years, but here's my fair assessment of an area I still consider my home. North Charleston has a great variety of  More

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I move to Charleston from Watertown NY, only move here because my husband wanted to be close to his parents, The heat is horrible, the majority of people are so rude and  More

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I recently relocated here from upstate New York. The crime is out of control at least in my personal opinion. There is a shooting/robbery/car-jacking on the news just  More

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