Rock Hill, SC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rock Hill, SC Summary

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

  • There were 2,339 total crimes committed in Rock Hill the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,158.8 total crimes per 100K people in Rock Hill.
  • The overall crime rate in Rock Hill is 35.91% above the national average.
  • Rock Hill ranks #79 safest out of 168 cities in South Carolina.
  • Rock Hill ranks #8,310 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

Rock Hill Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rock Hill is 3,158.8 per 100,000 people. That's 35.91% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -2.86% lower than the South Carolina total crime rate of 3,251.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rock Hill
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,339 3,158.8 3,251.8 2,324.2
Murder 8 10.8 10.5 6.3
Robbery 22 29.7 59.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 300 405.1 420.3 268.2
Violent Crime 355 479.4 530.7 369.8
Burglary 194 262.0 448.0 269.8
Larceny 1,627 2,197.3 1,991.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 163 220.1 282.1 282.7
Property Crime 1,984 2,679.4 2,721.1 1,954.4

Rock Hill 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 Rock Hill

355
Violent Crimes
479.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
29.64%
Above The National Average
  • There were 355 violent crimes in Rock Hill in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rock Hill is 479.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 208.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rock Hill each year. That compares to a 1 in 188.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 29.64% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -9.66% lower than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 530.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rock Hill

1,984
Property Crimes
2,679.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
37.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,984 property crimes in Rock Hill in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rock Hill is 2,679.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rock Hill each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 37.09% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -1.53% lower than the South Carolina property crime rate of 2,721.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rock Hill

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fort Mill, SC 31,023 251 809.1 741.4 67.7
Waxhaw, NC 22,613 185 818.1 734.1 84.0
Belmont, NC 15,297 574 3,752.4 3,556.3 196.1
Tega Cay, SC 13,607 147 1,080.3 1,036.2 44.1
Pineville, NC 10,718 1,022 9,535.4 9,022.2 513.2
Clover, SC 7,153 96 1,342.1 1,230.3 111.8

Rock Hill SnackAbility

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