Newberry, SC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Newberry, SC Summary

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

  • There were 359 total crimes committed in Newberry the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,416.8 total crimes per 100K people in Newberry.
  • The overall crime rate in Newberry is 47.01% above the national average.
  • Newberry ranks #84 safest out of 168 cities in South Carolina.
  • Newberry ranks #8,547 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.

Additional research about crime in South Carolina

Newberry Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Newberry is 3,416.8 per 100,000 people. That's 47.01% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 5.07% higher than the South Carolina total crime rate of 3,251.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Newberry
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 359 3,416.8 3,251.8 2,324.2
Murder 5 47.6 10.5 6.3
Robbery 3 28.6 59.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 52 494.9 420.3 268.2
Violent Crime 68 647.2 530.7 369.8
Burglary 38 361.7 448.0 269.8
Larceny 241 2,293.7 1,991.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 114.2 282.1 282.7
Property Crime 291 2,769.6 2,721.1 1,954.4

Newberry 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 Newberry

68
Violent Crimes
647.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
75.01%
Above The National Average
  • There were 68 violent crimes in Newberry in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Newberry is 647.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 154.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Newberry each year. That compares to a 1 in 188.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 75.01% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 21.95% higher than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 530.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Newberry

291
Property Crimes
2,769.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
41.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 291 property crimes in Newberry in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Newberry is 2,769.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Newberry each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 41.71% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 1.78% higher than the South Carolina property crime rate of 2,721.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Newberry

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Simpsonville, SC 25,847 1,030 3,985.0 3,671.6 313.4
Lexington, SC 24,880 469 1,885.0 1,643.9 241.2
West Columbia, SC 17,581 1,100 6,256.8 5,523.0 733.7
Cayce, SC 13,710 687 5,010.9 4,004.4 1,006.6
Irmo, SC 11,937 451 3,778.2 3,317.4 460.8
Forest Acres, SC 10,514 416 3,956.6 3,623.7 332.9
Clinton, SC 7,663 395 5,154.6 3,954.1 1,200.6
Chapin, SC 1,876 39 2,078.9 1,705.8 373.1
Whitmire, SC 1,418 57 4,019.7 3,667.1 352.6
Prosperity, SC 1,219 16 1,312.6 984.4 328.1

Newberry SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
8
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