Lexington, SC Crime


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Lexington, SC has a lower rate of violent crime than the US average. Specifically, Lexington has a violent crime rate of 19.9 per 100,000 people compared to the national average of 22.7 per 100,000 people. It's property crime rate is also lower than the national average - 45 per 100,000 people compared to 35.4 per 100,000 for the entire country. Overall, Lexington appears to be a relatively safe place to live when compared to other places in the US.

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

Lexington violent crime is 19.9. (The US average is 22.7)
Lexington property crime is 45.0. (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
Lexington, SC Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2001242030.390.81213892.3383.23337.7171.4
2002329.20069.8259.43710.7369.13241.999.8
2003181.709.647.8124.35268.7353.84695219.9
2004210.3016.892.5100.948783284415.5134.6
2005226.9015.639.1172.14068.53133528.7226.9
2006116021.77.287210.23181.9
2007387.4027.227.23333928312.63520.295.1
2008293.5019.189.31853515.6338.23056.2121.2
2009282.7030.148.1204.53680.5306.73265.6108.3
2010346.1011.746.9287.53214.8240.52862.8111.5
2011337.4016.649.82714137.6243.43706.2188.1
2012310.6027.238.1245.24124.9239.83689196.2
2013230.2015.315.3199.53565.83073192.366.5
2015441.2024.519.6397.12892.3235.32588.468.6
2016344.74.938.814.6286.42981310.72568.3102
2017307.901432.7261.32999.91822659.3158.6
2018364.4041.555.4267.53053.5290.62587.6175.3
2019324.9036.149.6239.22852130.92576.7144.4

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Springdale town (Lexington County), SC399.63,487.12,95672019
South Congaree, SC80.52,940.02,35482019
West Columbia, SC706.16,666.313,72982019
Irmo, SC311.63,299.811,36482019
Pine Ridge town (Lexington County), SC220.9839.62,26392016
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
West Columbia, SC706.16,666.313,72982019
Irmo, SC311.63,299.811,36482019
Cayce, SC971.15,657.612,625112019
Forest Acres, SC620.26,172.510,146152019
Newberry, SC696.83,929.210,738292019

   Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

   Crime by Location

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Over the years Lexington has grown and there are indeed good schools, low cost of living, chain stores & plenty of churches. However, there is a high percentage of  More

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Over 12 years ago

It's a great place to raise a  More

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Over 14 years ago

We moved down here from Pennsylvania almost 5 years ago and have enjoyed every minute. We really miss our friends from up there, but that's about it. Just like  More

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