Barnwell, SC Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Barnwell, SC Summary

Crime in Barnwell research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Barnwell 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 Barnwell:

  • There were 224 total crimes committed in Barnwell the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,013.4 total crimes per 100K people in Barnwell.
  • The overall crime rate in Barnwell is 115.71% above the national average.
  • Barnwell ranks #126 safest out of 168 cities in South Carolina.
  • Barnwell ranks #9,407 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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Barnwell Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Barnwell is 5,013.4 per 100,000 people. That's 115.71% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 54.18% higher than the South Carolina total crime rate of 3,251.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Barnwell
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 224 5,013.4 3,251.8 2,324.2
Murder 3 67.1 10.5 6.3
Robbery 2 44.8 59.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 42 940.0 420.3 268.2
Violent Crime 55 1,231.0 530.7 369.8
Burglary 34 761.0 448.0 269.8
Larceny 119 2,663.4 1,991.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 16 358.1 282.1 282.7
Property Crime 169 3,782.5 2,721.1 1,954.4

Barnwell 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 Barnwell

55
Violent Crimes
1,231.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
232.88%
Above The National Average
  • There were 55 violent crimes in Barnwell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Barnwell is 1,231.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 81.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Barnwell each year. That compares to a 1 in 188.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 232.88% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 131.96% higher than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 530.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Barnwell

169
Property Crimes
3,782.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
93.54%
Above The National Average
  • There were 169 property crimes in Barnwell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Barnwell is 3,782.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Barnwell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 93.54% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 39.01% higher than the South Carolina property crime rate of 2,721.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Barnwell

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
North Augusta, SC 24,957 612 2,452.2 2,283.9 168.3
Orangeburg, SC 12,307 964 7,832.9 6,134.7 1,698.2
Waynesboro, GA 5,576 198 3,550.9 2,708.0 842.9
Batesburg-Leesville, SC 5,249 228 4,343.7 3,619.7 723.9
Williston, SC 2,882 146 5,065.9 4,510.8 555.2
Denmark, SC 2,847 102 3,582.7 2,318.2 1,264.5
Blackville, SC 1,952 37 1,895.5 1,383.2 512.3

Barnwell SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
2
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
8
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