Georgetown, SC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Georgetown, SC Summary

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

  • There were 554 total crimes committed in Georgetown the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,656.3 total crimes per 100K people in Georgetown.
  • The overall crime rate in Georgetown is 186.39% above the national average.
  • Georgetown ranks #150 safest out of 168 cities in South Carolina.
  • Georgetown ranks #9,678 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

Georgetown Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Georgetown is 6,656.3 per 100,000 people. That's 186.39% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 104.70% higher than the South Carolina total crime rate of 3,251.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Georgetown
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 554 6,656.3 3,251.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 12.0 10.5 6.3
Robbery 8 96.1 59.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 131 1,574.0 420.3 268.2
Violent Crime 147 1,766.2 530.7 369.8
Burglary 49 588.7 448.0 269.8
Larceny 335 4,025.0 1,991.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 23 276.3 282.1 282.7
Property Crime 407 4,890.1 2,721.1 1,954.4

Georgetown 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 Georgetown

147
Violent Crimes
1,766.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
377.61%
Above The National Average
  • There were 147 violent crimes in Georgetown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Georgetown is 1,766.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Georgetown each year. That compares to a 1 in 188.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 377.61% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 232.82% higher than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 530.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Georgetown

407
Property Crimes
4,890.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
150.21%
Above The National Average
  • There were 407 property crimes in Georgetown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Georgetown is 4,890.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 20.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Georgetown each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 150.21% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 79.71% higher than the South Carolina property crime rate of 2,721.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Georgetown

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jackson, MS 163,297 6,555 4,014.2 4,014.2 0.0
Madison, MS 27,674 174 628.7 581.8 47.0
Clinton, MS 27,001 322 1,192.5 1,100.0 92.6
Brandon, MS 25,636 152 592.9 479.8 113.1
Ridgeland, MS 23,896 549 2,297.5 1,937.6 359.9
Byram, MS 12,299 174 1,414.7 1,179.0 235.8
Brookhaven, MS 11,901 513 4,310.6 3,747.6 563.0
Richland, MS 7,245 111 1,532.1 1,394.1 138.0
Florence, MS 4,680 11 235.0 149.6 85.5
Mendenhall, MS 2,159 19 880.0 648.4 231.6

Georgetown SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
6
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
2
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
7
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