Richland County, SC Crime


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Richland, SC County has a higher than average rate of violent crime compared to the US average. Specifically, the violent crime rate in the county is 40.2, which is almost double the US average of 22.7. Similarly, Richland County also has a higher than average rate of property crime at 68, compared to the national average of 35.4. This suggests that there is a greater level of criminal activity occurring in this area than most other parts of the country.

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

Richland County violent crime is 40.2. (The US average is 22.7)
Richland County property crime is 68.0. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Richland, South Carolina does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Columbia, South Carolina. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Columbia, South Carolina. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Forest Acres, SC Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2002878.900268.3610.68233.91073.26818.4342.3
2003789.69.519256.8504.27781.6960.86373.7447.1
2004783.219.119.1362.93827908.39366475.6496.7
2005828.1048.7204.6574.87316.11139.85699477.4
2006837.8019.7236.5581.564361084.25154.7197.1
2007753.7030.6244.4478.76926.11059.35500.1366.7
2008728.100293.3434.86461.71102.25066.2293.3
20091024.4030.4263.7730.35822.11247.64320.9253.6
2010780.110.10263.4506.55764.41580.43920.6263.4
2011763.29.59.5295.7448.46554.11793.64407.6353
2012698.4047.2226.5424.77918.11708.25898.5311.4
2013684.7047.5161.7475.55734.11264.74241.2228.2
2014717.19.437.7198.2471.83906.4651.13066.6188.7
2015572.89.428.2103.34325155.49863850.1319.3
2016722.7028.2122572.65275835.43942.2497.5
2017558.6037.9123.1397.66011.5946.74733.5331.3
2018481.9067.5134.9279.56303.6877.14867.5559
2019620.2048.487.2484.56172.58434922.5407

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Forest Acres, SC620.26,172.510,14632019
Columbia, SC775.15,252.3118,79862019
West Columbia, SC706.16,666.313,72982019
Cayce, SC971.15,657.612,62592019
Springdale town (Lexington County), SC399.63,487.12,956102019
Irmo, SC311.63,299.811,364122019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Columbia, SC775.15,252.3118,79862019
North Charleston, SC966.16,019.398,606962019
Charleston, SC373.22,259.6121,4811052019
Fayetteville, NC875.43,526.0126,3541342019
Athens-Clarke County, GA415.53,146.4124,9031372017
Savannah, GA405.32,460.1236,6821432018

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