Clemson, SC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Clemson, SC Summary

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

  • There were 395 total crimes committed in Clemson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,173.4 total crimes per 100K people in Clemson.
  • The overall crime rate in Clemson is -6.49% below the national average.
  • Clemson ranks #50 safest out of 168 cities in South Carolina.
  • Clemson ranks #6,900 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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Clemson Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clemson is 2,173.4 per 100,000 people. That's -6.49% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -33.16% lower than the South Carolina total crime rate of 3,251.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clemson
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 395 2,173.4 3,251.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.5 6.3
Robbery 5 27.5 59.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 143.1 420.3 268.2
Violent Crime 41 225.6 530.7 369.8
Burglary 20 110.0 448.0 269.8
Larceny 295 1,623.2 1,991.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 39 214.6 282.1 282.7
Property Crime 354 1,947.8 2,721.1 1,954.4

Clemson 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 Clemson

41
Violent Crimes
225.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-38.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 41 violent crimes in Clemson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clemson is 225.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 443.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clemson each year. That compares to a 1 in 188.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -38.99% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -57.49% lower than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 530.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clemson

354
Property Crimes
1,947.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-0.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 354 property crimes in Clemson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clemson is 1,947.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 51.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Clemson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -0.34% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.42% lower than the South Carolina property crime rate of 2,721.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Clemson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Anderson, SC 29,398 1,909 6,493.6 5,878.0 615.7
Easley, SC 23,786 719 3,022.8 2,665.4 357.4
Seneca, SC 8,964 251 2,800.1 2,141.9 658.2
Central, SC 5,335 96 1,799.4 1,780.7 18.7
Pendleton, SC 3,608 111 3,076.5 2,660.8 415.7
Liberty, SC 3,310 84 2,537.8 2,296.1 241.7

Clemson SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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