Anderson, SC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Anderson:

  • There were 1,909 total crimes committed in Anderson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,493.6 total crimes per 100K people in Anderson.
  • The overall crime rate in Anderson is 179.39% above the national average.
  • Anderson ranks #146 safest out of 168 cities in South Carolina.
  • Anderson ranks #9,661 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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Anderson Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Anderson is 6,493.6 per 100,000 people. That's 179.39% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 99.70% higher than the South Carolina total crime rate of 3,251.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Anderson
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,909 6,493.6 3,251.8 2,324.2
Murder 2 6.8 10.5 6.3
Robbery 14 47.6 59.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 154 523.8 420.3 268.2
Violent Crime 181 615.7 530.7 369.8
Burglary 242 823.2 448.0 269.8
Larceny 1,353 4,602.4 1,991.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 133 452.4 282.1 282.7
Property Crime 1,728 5,878.0 2,721.1 1,954.4

Anderson 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 Anderson

181
Violent Crimes
615.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
66.49%
Above The National Average
  • There were 181 violent crimes in Anderson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Anderson is 615.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 162.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Anderson each year. That compares to a 1 in 188.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 66.49% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 16.02% higher than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 530.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Anderson

1,728
Property Crimes
5,878.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
200.75%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,728 property crimes in Anderson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Anderson is 5,878.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 17.0 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 200.75% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 116.02% higher than the South Carolina property crime rate of 2,721.1 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 18,174 395 2,173.4 1,947.8 225.6
Central, SC 5,335 96 1,799.4 1,780.7 18.7
Belton, SC 4,463 260 5,825.7 5,601.6 224.1
Williamston, SC 4,172 142 3,403.6 2,780.4 623.2
Pendleton, SC 3,608 111 3,076.5 2,660.8 415.7

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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