Bluffton, SC Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bluffton, SC Summary

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

  • There were 358 total crimes committed in Bluffton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 943.9 total crimes per 100K people in Bluffton.
  • The overall crime rate in Bluffton is -55.46% below the national average.
  • Bluffton ranks #14 safest out of 158 cities in South Carolina.
  • Bluffton ranks #4,177 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.

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Bluffton Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bluffton is 943.9 per 100,000 people. That's -55.46% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -60.71% lower than the South Carolina total crime rate of 2,402.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bluffton
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 358 943.9 2,402.5 2,119.2
Murder 2 5.3 7.5 5.0
Robbery 8 21.1 35.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 29 76.5 357.1 256.0
Violent Crime 45 118.6 436.7 359.0
Burglary 26 68.6 282.4 229.0
Larceny 258 680.3 1,468.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 29 76.5 215.1 259.0
Property Crime 313 825.3 1,965.8 1,760.0

Bluffton 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 Bluffton

45
Violent Crimes
118.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-66.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 45 violent crimes in Bluffton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bluffton is 118.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 842.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bluffton each year. That compares to a 1 in 229.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -66.95% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -72.83% lower than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 436.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bluffton

313
Property Crimes
825.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 313 property crimes in Bluffton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bluffton is 825.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 121.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bluffton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.11% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -58.02% lower than the South Carolina property crime rate of 1,965.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bluffton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Savannah, GA 241,780 49 20.3 0.0 20.3
Port Royal, SC 16,931 229 1,352.5 1,222.6 129.9
Port Wentworth, GA 15,911 232 1,458.1 1,288.4 169.7
Hardeeville, SC 13,740 229 1,666.7 1,506.6 160.1
Tybee Island, GA 3,145 52 1,653.4 1,081.1 572.3

Bluffton SnackAbility

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