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Seneca, SC has a slightly lower than average rate of violent crime compared to the national average. However, the property crime rate in Seneca is significantly higher than the national average. This could indicate that property crimes are more common in Seneca than other parts of the country. It is important to note that while these statistics paint an alarming picture, they do not tell the whole story and it is possible that Seneca has safer neighborhoods and a greater sense of security than these numbers suggest.

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

Seneca violent crime is 19.5. (The US average is 22.7)
Seneca property crime is 39.9. (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
Seneca, SC Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2002778.7038.376.6663.85846.3727.64837.9280.8
2003571.9012.776.2482.95960.1889.64752.8317.7
20041004.112.925.7167.4798.16513.91042.75239.4231.7
20051215062173.6979.46682.41177.85083.1421.5
20061187.2074.2160.8952.35713.61360.44019.3333.9
2007866.8037.199.1730.66698.9829.65460.6408.6
2010789.60114.663.7611.34062.7802.33196.663.7
2011927.3048.8134.2744.34599.8988.33367.5244
2012768.9012.297.66593624.6768.92587.3268.5
2013741.10135.974.1531.13223.8679.32408.6135.9
2014377048.648.6279.72469389.21958.2121.6
2015205.5072.512.1120.92816.1483.42066.7265.9
2016421.3084.360.2276.82732.3577.82010.1144.4
2017405.311.971.523.82982312.6393.41764.2155
2018477.811.959.783.6322.52568.4465.91947.2155.3
2019586.511.746.958.7469.22604.1469.21888.6246.3

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
West Union, SC0.07,384.629572019
Westminster, SC389.12,957.22,79382019
Clemson, SC182.42,422.112,53282019
Walhalla, SC159.71,733.63,68982019
Pendleton, SC280.11,556.23,004102017
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
West Union, SC0.07,384.629572019
Westminster, SC389.12,957.22,79382019
Walhalla, SC159.71,733.63,68982019
Pendleton, SC280.11,556.23,004102017
Central, SC18.62,527.95,219102019

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Our family has now been here for 2 years. There's nothing not to love about this city. Asides from the gorgeous scenery and a college town right up the road, Seneca has  More

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For one thing, the statistics that this website gives are wrong. Allow me to give you a true sense of what Seneca, SC is like. The people who live here are primarily  More

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I begged my ex husband to move out west, where I had family, because I needed help with our son who was just starting to show what we now realize were signs of  More

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