Bennettsville, SC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bennettsville, SC Summary

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

  • There were 309 total crimes committed in Bennettsville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,484.1 total crimes per 100K people in Bennettsville.
  • The overall crime rate in Bennettsville is 92.93% above the national average.
  • Bennettsville ranks #110 safest out of 168 cities in South Carolina.
  • Bennettsville ranks #9,213 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.

Additional research about crime in South Carolina

Bennettsville Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bennettsville is 4,484.1 per 100,000 people. That's 92.93% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 37.90% higher than the South Carolina total crime rate of 3,251.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bennettsville
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 309 4,484.1 3,251.8 2,324.2
Murder 2 29.0 10.5 6.3
Robbery 5 72.6 59.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 78 1,131.9 420.3 268.2
Violent Crime 88 1,277.0 530.7 369.8
Burglary 32 464.4 448.0 269.8
Larceny 177 2,568.6 1,991.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 174.1 282.1 282.7
Property Crime 221 3,207.1 2,721.1 1,954.4

Bennettsville 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 Bennettsville

88
Violent Crimes
1,277.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
245.33%
Above The National Average
  • There were 88 violent crimes in Bennettsville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bennettsville is 1,277.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 78.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bennettsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 188.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 245.33% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 140.64% higher than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 530.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bennettsville

221
Property Crimes
3,207.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
64.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 221 property crimes in Bennettsville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bennettsville is 3,207.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bennettsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 64.10% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 17.86% higher than the South Carolina property crime rate of 2,721.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bennettsville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Florence, SC 39,997 2,747 6,868.0 5,567.9 1,300.1
Lumberton, NC 18,583 2,533 13,630.7 11,230.7 2,400.0
Pinehurst, NC 18,426 75 407.0 374.5 32.6
Hope Mills, NC 17,843 744 4,169.7 3,727.0 442.8
Southern Pines, NC 16,388 366 2,233.3 1,989.3 244.1
Laurinburg, NC 15,199 916 6,026.7 4,467.4 1,559.3
Aberdeen, NC 9,528 287 3,012.2 2,718.3 293.9
Hartsville, SC 7,614 661 8,681.4 6,934.6 1,746.8
Darlington, SC 6,051 507 8,378.8 6,974.1 1,404.7
Cheraw, SC 4,920 358 7,276.4 6,117.9 1,158.5

Bennettsville SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
3
Commute
8.5
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