Anderson, SC Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Anderson, SC Summary

Crime in Anderson research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Anderson over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Anderson:

  • There were 1,889 total crimes committed in Anderson in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,265.3 total crimes per 100K people in Anderson.
  • The overall crime rate in Anderson is 195.64% above the national average.
  • Anderson ranks #135 safest out of 158 cities in South Carolina.
  • Anderson ranks #9,724 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in South Carolina

Anderson Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Anderson is 6,265.3 per 100,000 people. That's 195.64% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 160.79% higher than the South Carolina total crime rate of 2,402.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Anderson
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,889 6,265.3 2,402.5 2,119.2
Murder 1 3.3 7.5 5.0
Robbery 13 43.1 35.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 138 457.7 357.1 256.0
Violent Crime 169 560.5 436.7 359.0
Burglary 146 484.2 282.4 229.0
Larceny 1,461 4,845.8 1,468.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 113 374.8 215.1 259.0
Property Crime 1,720 5,704.8 1,965.8 1,760.0

Anderson Crime Compared To South Carolina Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in South Carolina.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Anderson

169
Violent Crimes
560.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
56.14%
Above The National Average
  • There were 169 violent crimes in Anderson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Anderson is 560.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 178.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Anderson each year. That compares to a 1 in 229.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 56.14% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 28.35% higher than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 436.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Anderson

1,720
Property Crimes
5,704.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
224.14%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,720 property crimes in Anderson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Anderson is 5,704.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 17.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Anderson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 224.14% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 190.21% higher than the South Carolina property crime rate of 1,965.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Anderson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Clemson, SC 17,867 384 2,149.2 1,986.9 162.3
Central, SC 5,340 70 1,310.9 1,254.7 56.2
Belton, SC 4,463 260 5,825.7 5,601.6 224.1
Williamston, SC 4,275 119 2,783.6 2,105.3 678.4
Pendleton, SC 3,711 70 1,886.3 1,589.9 296.4

Anderson SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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