How has crime changed in South Carolina since 1985?

Police in South Carolina reported about 389 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 1,055 in 1994, and 1,715 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 5,278 in 1996. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in South Carolina and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, South Carolina Violent, U.S. Property, South Carolina Property, U.S.
1985 631.5 570.3 4,243.9 4,780.0
1986 674.2 633.6 4,498.9 5,015.3
1987 665.2 624.9 4,531.1 5,090.1
1988 741.3 630.2 4,705.9 5,045.9
1989 813.8 680.5 4,838.0 5,211.5
1990 979.2 749.8 5,123.2 5,227.0
1991 972.3 798.1 5,206.2 5,388.4
1992 963.8 785.4 4,967.8 5,089.3
1993 1,035.3 764.1 4,926.0 4,814.1
1994 1,055.2 740.4 5,065.5 4,752.4
1995 1,010.3 720.6 5,158.3 4,796.6
1996 1,008.9 658.8 5,277.5 4,553.0
1997 1,001.1 644.9 5,235.2 4,494.7
1998 913.3 603.8 4,941.7 4,212.6
1999 861.7 545.8 4,564.4 3,872.6
2000 817.6 534.4 4,462.8 3,751.7
2001 815.8 529.5 4,608.2 3,801.5
2002 839.7 512.9 4,534.7 3,737.7
2003 806.6 493.7 4,543.4 3,704.0
2004 789.2 478.6 4,559.2 3,599.4
2005 765.8 483.0 4,384.7 3,518.3
2006 770.8 486.9 4,301.7 3,397.1
2007 784.3 477.9 4,313.0 3,316.1
2008 725.8 463.7 4,233.0 3,252.3
2009 674.2 436.8 3,905.0 3,076.7
2010 607.7 408.1 3,896.8 2,963.4
2011 595.8 390.1 3,932.9 2,925.7
2012 559.0 390.7 3,842.7 2,881.3
2013 507.1 378.2 3,636.2 2,759.3
2014 493.6 373.7 3,462.6 2,591.8
2015 492.3 384.6 3,300.2 2,495.2
2016 506.0 399.5 3,266.2 2,469.1
2017 504.8 397.5 3,191.7 2,372.4
2018 498.4 384.8 3,063.0 2,206.8
2019 508.0 381.0 2,924.2 2,109.0
2020 528.3 399.3 2,720.8 1,955.3
2021 516.1 360.9 2,523.7 1,762.2
2022 499.9 398.2 2,355.6 1,998.5
2023 478.1 385.6 2,249.2 1,950.5
2024 440.8 363.4 1,993.6 1,766.8
2025 389.3 329.3 1,714.8 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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