Beaufort, SC Crime Statistics For 2022

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Beaufort is 4,004.1 per 100,000 people. That's 70.68% higher than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and 23.14% higher than the South Carolina total crime rate of 3,251.8 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are 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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• You have a 1 in 205.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Beaufort each year. That compares to a 1 in 188.4 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Beaufort is 486.7 per 100,000 people.
• That's 25.50% higher than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
• -8.29% lower than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 530.7 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 28.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Beaufort each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Beaufort is 3,517.4 per 100,000 people.
• That's 79.63% higher than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
• And 29.27% higher than the South Carolina property crime rate of 2,721.1 per 100,000 people.