Bamberg, SC Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bamberg, SC Summary

Crime in Bamberg research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bamberg over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bamberg:

  • There were 118 total crimes committed in Bamberg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,908.6 total crimes per 100K people in Bamberg.
  • The overall crime rate in Bamberg is 68.17% above the national average.
  • Bamberg ranks #96 safest out of 168 cities in South Carolina.
  • Bamberg ranks #8,898 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Bamberg Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bamberg is 3,908.6 per 100,000 people. That's 68.17% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 20.20% higher than the South Carolina total crime rate of 3,251.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bamberg
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 118 3,908.6 3,251.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 33.1 10.5 6.3
Robbery 4 132.5 59.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 27 894.3 420.3 268.2
Violent Crime 34 1,126.2 530.7 369.8
Burglary 5 165.6 448.0 269.8
Larceny 70 2,318.6 1,991.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 298.1 282.1 282.7
Property Crime 84 2,782.4 2,721.1 1,954.4

Bamberg Crime Compared To South Carolina Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in South Carolina.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Bamberg

34
Violent Crimes
1,126.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
204.54%
Above The National Average
  • There were 34 violent crimes in Bamberg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bamberg is 1,126.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 88.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bamberg each year. That compares to a 1 in 188.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 204.54% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 112.22% higher than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 530.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bamberg

84
Property Crimes
2,782.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
42.36%
Above The National Average
  • There were 84 property crimes in Bamberg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bamberg is 2,782.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bamberg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 42.36% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 2.25% higher than the South Carolina property crime rate of 2,721.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bamberg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Aiken, SC 31,985 1,303 4,073.8 3,479.8 594.0
Lexington, SC 24,880 469 1,885.0 1,643.9 241.2
West Columbia, SC 17,581 1,100 6,256.8 5,523.0 733.7
Cayce, SC 13,710 687 5,010.9 4,004.4 1,006.6
Orangeburg, SC 12,307 964 7,832.9 6,134.7 1,698.2
Walterboro, SC 5,432 449 8,265.8 7,308.5 957.3
Denmark, SC 2,847 102 3,582.7 2,318.2 1,264.5

Bamberg SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
6
Education
5
Commute
5
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