Seneca, SC Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Seneca, SC Summary

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

  • There were 213 total crimes committed in Seneca in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,339.1 total crimes per 100K people in Seneca.
  • The overall crime rate in Seneca is 10.38% above the national average.
  • Seneca ranks #63 safest out of 158 cities in South Carolina.
  • Seneca ranks #7,801 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.

Additional research about crime in South Carolina

Seneca Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Seneca is 2,339.1 per 100,000 people. That's 10.38% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -2.64% lower than the South Carolina total crime rate of 2,402.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Seneca
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 213 2,339.1 2,402.5 2,119.2
Murder 1 11.0 7.5 5.0
Robbery 2 22.0 35.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 51 560.1 357.1 256.0
Violent Crime 56 615.0 436.7 359.0
Burglary 29 318.5 282.4 229.0
Larceny 116 1,273.9 1,468.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 12 131.8 215.1 259.0
Property Crime 157 1,724.1 1,965.8 1,760.0

Seneca 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 Seneca

56
Violent Crimes
615.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
71.30%
Above The National Average
  • There were 56 violent crimes in Seneca in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Seneca is 615.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 162.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Seneca each year. That compares to a 1 in 229.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 71.30% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 40.82% higher than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 436.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Seneca

157
Property Crimes
1,724.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-2.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 157 property crimes in Seneca in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Seneca is 1,724.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Seneca each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -2.04% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -12.29% lower than the South Carolina property crime rate of 1,965.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Seneca

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mauldin, SC 29,180 467 1,600.4 1,381.1 219.3
Simpsonville, SC 28,952 817 2,821.9 2,607.8 214.1
Clemson, SC 17,867 384 2,149.2 1,986.9 162.3
Toccoa, GA 9,348 279 2,984.6 2,759.9 224.6
Brevard, NC 7,848 152 1,936.8 1,669.2 267.6
Central, SC 5,340 70 1,310.9 1,254.7 56.2
Walhalla, SC 4,239 44 1,038.0 802.1 235.9
Pendleton, SC 3,711 70 1,886.3 1,589.9 296.4

Seneca SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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