Tega Cay, SC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Tega Cay, SC Summary

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

  • There were 147 total crimes committed in Tega Cay the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,080.3 total crimes per 100K people in Tega Cay.
  • The overall crime rate in Tega Cay is -53.52% below the national average.
  • Tega Cay ranks #19 safest out of 168 cities in South Carolina.
  • Tega Cay ranks #4,010 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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Tega Cay Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Tega Cay is 1,080.3 per 100,000 people. That's -53.52% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -66.78% lower than the South Carolina total crime rate of 3,251.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tega Cay
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 147 1,080.3 3,251.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 59.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 36.7 420.3 268.2
Violent Crime 6 44.1 530.7 369.8
Burglary 11 80.8 448.0 269.8
Larceny 129 948.0 1,991.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 7.3 282.1 282.7
Property Crime 141 1,036.2 2,721.1 1,954.4

Tega Cay 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 Tega Cay

6
Violent Crimes
44.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-88.08%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Tega Cay in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tega Cay is 44.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,267.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tega Cay each year. That compares to a 1 in 188.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -88.08% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -91.69% lower than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 530.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tega Cay

141
Property Crimes
1,036.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-46.98%
Below The National Average
  • There were 141 property crimes in Tega Cay in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tega Cay is 1,036.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 96.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Tega Cay each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -46.98% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -61.92% lower than the South Carolina property crime rate of 2,721.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Tega Cay

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rock Hill, SC 74,047 2,339 3,158.8 2,679.4 479.4
Fort Mill, SC 31,023 251 809.1 741.4 67.7
Matthews, NC 29,739 935 3,144.0 2,979.3 164.8
Waxhaw, NC 22,613 185 818.1 734.1 84.0
Mount Holly, NC 18,177 303 1,666.9 1,457.9 209.1
Belmont, NC 15,297 574 3,752.4 3,556.3 196.1
Pineville, NC 10,718 1,022 9,535.4 9,022.2 513.2
Clover, SC 7,153 96 1,342.1 1,230.3 111.8

Tega Cay SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
1
Affordability
1
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
10
Commute
4
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