Greenville, SC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Greenville, SC Summary

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

  • There were 3,093 total crimes committed in Greenville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,219.0 total crimes per 100K people in Greenville.
  • The overall crime rate in Greenville is 81.53% above the national average.
  • Greenville ranks #104 safest out of 168 cities in South Carolina.
  • Greenville ranks #9,084 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

Greenville Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Greenville is 4,219.0 per 100,000 people. That's 81.53% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 29.75% higher than the South Carolina total crime rate of 3,251.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Greenville
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,093 4,219.0 3,251.8 2,324.2
Murder 4 5.5 10.5 6.3
Robbery 55 75.0 59.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 314 428.3 420.3 268.2
Violent Crime 397 541.5 530.7 369.8
Burglary 274 373.8 448.0 269.8
Larceny 2,156 2,940.9 1,991.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 266 362.8 282.1 282.7
Property Crime 2,696 3,677.5 2,721.1 1,954.4

Greenville 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 Greenville

397
Violent Crimes
541.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
46.44%
Above The National Average
  • There were 397 violent crimes in Greenville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Greenville is 541.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 184.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Greenville each year. That compares to a 1 in 188.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 46.44% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 2.04% higher than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 530.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Greenville

2,696
Property Crimes
3,677.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
88.16%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,696 property crimes in Greenville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Greenville is 3,677.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Greenville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 88.16% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 35.15% higher than the South Carolina property crime rate of 2,721.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Greenville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Greer, SC 42,196 957 2,268.0 2,014.4 253.6
Mauldin, SC 26,576 576 2,167.4 1,873.9 293.5
Simpsonville, SC 25,847 1,030 3,985.0 3,671.6 313.4
Easley, SC 23,786 719 3,022.8 2,665.4 357.4
Fountain Inn, SC 11,523 258 2,239.0 1,787.7 451.3

Greenville SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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