Bluffton, SC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bluffton, SC Summary

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

  • There were 236 total crimes committed in Bluffton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 654.4 total crimes per 100K people in Bluffton.
  • The overall crime rate in Bluffton is -71.84% below the national average.
  • Bluffton ranks #10 safest out of 168 cities in South Carolina.
  • Bluffton ranks #2,458 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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Bluffton Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bluffton is 654.4 per 100,000 people. That's -71.84% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -79.88% lower than the South Carolina total crime rate of 3,251.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bluffton
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 236 654.4 3,251.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.8 10.5 6.3
Robbery 4 11.1 59.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 47.1 420.3 268.2
Violent Crime 25 69.3 530.7 369.8
Burglary 30 83.2 448.0 269.8
Larceny 160 443.7 1,991.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 21 58.2 282.1 282.7
Property Crime 211 585.1 2,721.1 1,954.4

Bluffton 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 Bluffton

25
Violent Crimes
69.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-81.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 25 violent crimes in Bluffton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bluffton is 69.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,442.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bluffton each year. That compares to a 1 in 188.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -81.25% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -86.94% lower than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 530.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bluffton

211
Property Crimes
585.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-70.06%
Below The National Average
  • There were 211 property crimes in Bluffton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bluffton is 585.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 170.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bluffton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -70.06% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -78.50% lower than the South Carolina property crime rate of 2,721.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bluffton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Port Royal, SC 13,430 203 1,511.5 1,250.9 260.6
Port Wentworth, GA 12,684 249 1,963.1 1,813.3 149.8
Rincon, GA 11,050 169 1,529.4 1,366.5 162.9
Hardeeville, SC 9,995 277 2,771.4 2,531.3 240.1
Tybee Island, GA 3,075 88 2,861.8 2,634.1 227.6
Thunderbolt, GA 2,513 64 2,546.8 2,069.2 477.5

Bluffton SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
7
Education
9
Commute
7
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