Wellford, SC Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wellford, SC Summary

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

  • There were 33 total crimes committed in Wellford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 948.8 total crimes per 100K people in Wellford.
  • The overall crime rate in Wellford is -59.18% below the national average.
  • Wellford ranks #16 safest out of 168 cities in South Carolina.
  • Wellford ranks #3,545 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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Wellford Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wellford is 948.8 per 100,000 people. That's -59.18% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -70.82% lower than the South Carolina total crime rate of 3,251.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wellford
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 33 948.8 3,251.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 59.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 420.3 268.2
Violent Crime 3 86.3 530.7 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 448.0 269.8
Larceny 22 632.5 1,991.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 230.0 282.1 282.7
Property Crime 30 862.6 2,721.1 1,954.4

Wellford 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 Wellford

3
Violent Crimes
86.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-76.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Wellford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wellford is 86.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,159.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wellford each year. That compares to a 1 in 188.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -76.67% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -83.75% lower than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 530.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wellford

30
Property Crimes
862.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-55.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 30 property crimes in Wellford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wellford is 862.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 115.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wellford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -55.87% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -68.30% lower than the South Carolina property crime rate of 2,721.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wellford

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
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
Fountain Inn, SC 11,523 258 2,239.0 1,787.7 451.3
Lyman, SC 6,437 70 1,087.5 823.4 264.1
Duncan, SC 4,241 78 1,839.2 1,579.8 259.4
Inman, SC 3,111 56 1,800.1 1,446.5 353.6

Wellford SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
8
Amenities
5
Education
4
Commute
8.5
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