Florence, SC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Florence, SC Summary

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

  • There were 2,747 total crimes committed in Florence the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,868.0 total crimes per 100K people in Florence.
  • The overall crime rate in Florence is 195.50% above the national average.
  • Florence ranks #154 safest out of 168 cities in South Carolina.
  • Florence ranks #9,704 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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Florence Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Florence is 6,868.0 per 100,000 people. That's 195.50% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 111.21% higher than the South Carolina total crime rate of 3,251.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Florence
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,747 6,868.0 3,251.8 2,324.2
Murder 21 52.5 10.5 6.3
Robbery 49 122.5 59.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 431 1,077.6 420.3 268.2
Violent Crime 520 1,300.1 530.7 369.8
Burglary 203 507.5 448.0 269.8
Larceny 1,900 4,750.4 1,991.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 124 310.0 282.1 282.7
Property Crime 2,227 5,567.9 2,721.1 1,954.4

Florence 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 Florence

520
Violent Crimes
1,300.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
251.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 520 violent crimes in Florence in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Florence is 1,300.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 76.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Florence each year. That compares to a 1 in 188.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 251.57% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 144.99% higher than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 530.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Florence

2,227
Property Crimes
5,567.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
184.89%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,227 property crimes in Florence in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Florence is 5,567.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 18.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Florence each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 184.89% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 104.62% higher than the South Carolina property crime rate of 2,721.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Florence

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sumter, SC 42,613 1,748 4,102.0 3,219.7 882.4
Conway, SC 23,664 805 3,401.8 2,717.2 684.6
Laurinburg, NC 15,199 916 6,026.7 4,467.4 1,559.3
Camden, SC 8,044 482 5,992.0 4,898.1 1,094.0
Hartsville, SC 7,614 661 8,681.4 6,934.6 1,746.8
Bennettsville, SC 6,891 309 4,484.1 3,207.1 1,277.0
Marion, SC 6,232 400 6,418.5 5,407.6 1,010.9
Darlington, SC 6,051 507 8,378.8 6,974.1 1,404.7
Cheraw, SC 4,920 358 7,276.4 6,117.9 1,158.5
Timmonsville, SC 2,085 118 5,659.5 3,693.0 1,966.4

Florence SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
2
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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