Hartsville, SC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hartsville, SC Summary

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

  • There were 661 total crimes committed in Hartsville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 8,681.4 total crimes per 100K people in Hartsville.
  • The overall crime rate in Hartsville is 273.52% above the national average.
  • Hartsville ranks #163 safest out of 168 cities in South Carolina.
  • Hartsville ranks #9,790 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

Hartsville Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hartsville is 8,681.4 per 100,000 people. That's 273.52% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 166.97% higher than the South Carolina total crime rate of 3,251.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hartsville
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 661 8,681.4 3,251.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 13.1 10.5 6.3
Robbery 15 197.0 59.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 113 1,484.1 420.3 268.2
Violent Crime 133 1,746.8 530.7 369.8
Burglary 73 958.8 448.0 269.8
Larceny 435 5,713.2 1,991.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 20 262.7 282.1 282.7
Property Crime 528 6,934.6 2,721.1 1,954.4

Hartsville 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 Hartsville

133
Violent Crimes
1,746.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
372.36%
Above The National Average
  • There were 133 violent crimes in Hartsville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hartsville is 1,746.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hartsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 188.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 372.36% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 229.16% higher than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 530.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hartsville

528
Property Crimes
6,934.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
254.82%
Above The National Average
  • There were 528 property crimes in Hartsville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hartsville is 6,934.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 14.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hartsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 254.82% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 154.85% higher than the South Carolina property crime rate of 2,721.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hartsville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sumter, SC 42,613 1,748 4,102.0 3,219.7 882.4
Florence, SC 39,997 2,747 6,868.0 5,567.9 1,300.1
Laurinburg, NC 15,199 916 6,026.7 4,467.4 1,559.3
Camden, SC 8,044 482 5,992.0 4,898.1 1,094.0
Bennettsville, SC 6,891 309 4,484.1 3,207.1 1,277.0
Darlington, SC 6,051 507 8,378.8 6,974.1 1,404.7
Wadesboro, NC 5,036 523 10,385.2 7,764.1 2,621.1
Bishopville, SC 2,899 135 4,656.8 3,863.4 793.4
Timmonsville, SC 2,085 118 5,659.5 3,693.0 1,966.4

Hartsville SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
2
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
8.5
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