Seneca, SC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Seneca:

  • There were 251 total crimes committed in Seneca the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,800.1 total crimes per 100K people in Seneca.
  • The overall crime rate in Seneca is 20.48% above the national average.
  • Seneca ranks #68 safest out of 168 cities in South Carolina.
  • Seneca ranks #7,884 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

Seneca Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Seneca is 2,800.1 per 100,000 people. That's 20.48% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -13.89% lower than the South Carolina total crime rate of 3,251.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Seneca
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 251 2,800.1 3,251.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.5 6.3
Robbery 4 44.6 59.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 47 524.3 420.3 268.2
Violent Crime 59 658.2 530.7 369.8
Burglary 30 334.7 448.0 269.8
Larceny 144 1,606.4 1,991.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 200.8 282.1 282.7
Property Crime 192 2,141.9 2,721.1 1,954.4

Seneca 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 Seneca

59
Violent Crimes
658.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
77.98%
Above The National Average
  • There were 59 violent crimes in Seneca in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Seneca is 658.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 151.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Seneca each year. That compares to a 1 in 188.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 77.98% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 24.03% higher than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 530.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Seneca

192
Property Crimes
2,141.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
9.59%
Above The National Average
  • There were 192 property crimes in Seneca in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Seneca is 2,141.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.7 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 9.59% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -21.28% lower than the South Carolina property crime rate of 2,721.1 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 26,576 576 2,167.4 1,873.9 293.5
Simpsonville, SC 25,847 1,030 3,985.0 3,671.6 313.4
Clemson, SC 18,174 395 2,173.4 1,947.8 225.6
Toccoa, GA 9,218 345 3,742.7 3,373.8 368.8
Brevard, NC 7,778 124 1,594.2 1,414.2 180.0
Central, SC 5,335 96 1,799.4 1,780.7 18.7
Walhalla, SC 4,121 72 1,747.1 1,480.2 266.9
Pendleton, SC 3,608 111 3,076.5 2,660.8 415.7
Westminster, SC 2,374 108 4,549.3 4,001.7 547.6

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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