Aiken County, SC Crime


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Aiken, SC County is slightly above the national average for both violent and property crimes. The violent crime rate in Aiken is 24.3, which is higher than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in Aiken is 50.4 compared with the US average of 35.4. This suggests that residents of Aiken may be more at risk to become victims of crimes than those living in other areas across the country. It can be concluded that law enforcement officials need to take extra steps to reduce crime rates in Aiken and ensure its citizens' safety and security.

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

Aiken County violent crime is 24.3. (The US average is 22.7)
Aiken County property crime is 50.4. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Aiken, South Carolina does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Greenville, South Carolina. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Greenville, South Carolina. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Aiken, SC Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2001393.63.927.389.6272.84513662.53605245.5
2002385.515.434.788.7246.74757.5628.43924.7204.3
2003285.2030.4110.3144.54338.4555.13547.5235.7
2004369.77.518.7123.2220.34966.2642.24077.5246.4
2005379.53.621.783.1271.14900.6693.93982.7224.1
2006530.13.628.7111386.94438.2734.33431.6272.2
2007543.56.844.488.9403.34388.8775.93373.7239.3
2008529.93.430.4165.4330.74647.3739.13661.8246.4
2009429.13.426.8150.9248.14076.6710.73194.9171
2010374.913.420.1127.2214.23986.65593277150.6
2011388.46.740.2120.52214309572.53572.4164.1
2012374.523.423.4133.7193.95396.4822.54313.1260.8
2013320.43.326.7106.8183.54935.8717.54024.7193.6
2014361.23.34682.1229.84980.6797.83995.7187.1
2015598.4088.8161.1348.55227.7654.34267.6305.8
2016782.53.274.7139.6564.95795.5931.84548.7314.9
2017529.612.889.973.8353269.6
2018388.66.561.5110.1210.5595.8207.2
2019575.612.974.4103.5384.84847.7523.94006.9316.9

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Aiken, SC575.64,847.729,25632019
Burnettown, SC36.4836.12,80752019
New Ellenton, SC932.41,072.32,251102019
North Augusta, SC230.42,726.720,270102019
Jackson, SC223.21,841.51,650142019
Edgefield, SC210.31,240.54,529192018
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Greenville, SC575.74,016.957,595962019
Summerville, SC351.73,142.632,124992019
Rock Hill, SC661.03,346.166,9241062019
Mount Pleasant, SC113.61,227.755,4611222019
Warner Robins, GA548.14,710.155,1681272019
Huntersville, NC135.01,620.225,3851392019

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