Greenwood, SC Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Greenwood, SC Summary

Crime in Greenwood research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Greenwood over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Greenwood:

  • There were 856 total crimes committed in Greenwood in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,808.2 total crimes per 100K people in Greenwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Greenwood is 79.70% above the national average.
  • Greenwood ranks #101 safest out of 158 cities in South Carolina.
  • Greenwood ranks #9,178 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in South Carolina

Greenwood Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Greenwood is 3,808.2 per 100,000 people. That's 79.70% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 58.51% higher than the South Carolina total crime rate of 2,402.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Greenwood
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 856 3,808.2 2,402.5 2,119.2
Murder 3 13.3 7.5 5.0
Robbery 13 57.8 35.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 79 351.5 357.1 256.0
Violent Crime 109 484.9 436.7 359.0
Burglary 164 729.6 282.4 229.0
Larceny 569 2,531.4 1,468.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 14 62.3 215.1 259.0
Property Crime 747 3,323.2 1,965.8 1,760.0

Greenwood Crime Compared To South Carolina Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in South Carolina.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Greenwood

109
Violent Crimes
484.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
35.07%
Above The National Average
  • There were 109 violent crimes in Greenwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Greenwood is 484.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 206.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Greenwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 229.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 35.07% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 11.04% higher than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 436.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Greenwood

747
Property Crimes
3,323.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
88.82%
Above The National Average
  • There were 747 property crimes in Greenwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Greenwood is 3,323.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 30.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Greenwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 88.82% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 69.06% higher than the South Carolina property crime rate of 1,965.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Greenwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Greenville, SC 73,405 3,019 4,112.8 3,468.4 644.4
Mauldin, SC 29,180 467 1,600.4 1,381.1 219.3
Simpsonville, SC 28,952 817 2,821.9 2,607.8 214.1
Easley, SC 27,617 562 2,035.0 1,796.0 239.0
Abbeville, SC 4,863 82 1,686.2 1,316.1 370.1

Greenwood SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
2
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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