Greenwood, SC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Greenwood:

  • There were 1,080 total crimes committed in Greenwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,876.9 total crimes per 100K people in Greenwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Greenwood is 109.83% above the national average.
  • Greenwood ranks #122 safest out of 168 cities in South Carolina.
  • Greenwood ranks #9,370 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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Greenwood Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Greenwood is 4,876.9 per 100,000 people. That's 109.83% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 49.98% higher than the South Carolina total crime rate of 3,251.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Greenwood
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,080 4,876.9 3,251.8 2,324.2
Murder 58 261.9 10.5 6.3
Robbery 19 85.8 59.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 87 392.9 420.3 268.2
Violent Crime 182 821.9 530.7 369.8
Burglary 169 763.2 448.0 269.8
Larceny 689 3,111.3 1,991.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 40 180.6 282.1 282.7
Property Crime 898 4,055.1 2,721.1 1,954.4

Greenwood 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 Greenwood

182
Violent Crimes
821.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
122.24%
Above The National Average
  • There were 182 violent crimes in Greenwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Greenwood is 821.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 121.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Greenwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 188.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 122.24% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 54.87% higher than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 530.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Greenwood

898
Property Crimes
4,055.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
107.49%
Above The National Average
  • There were 898 property crimes in Greenwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Greenwood is 4,055.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 24.7 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 107.49% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 49.03% higher than the South Carolina property crime rate of 2,721.1 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 73,311 3,093 4,219.0 3,677.5 541.5
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
Abbeville, SC 4,868 122 2,506.2 1,931.0 575.2
Ware Shoals, SC 2,150 137 6,372.1 5,209.3 1,162.8
Ninety Six, SC 2,074 30 1,446.5 1,205.4 241.1

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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