York, SC Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In York, SC Summary

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

  • There were 355 total crimes committed in York in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,790.3 total crimes per 100K people in York.
  • The overall crime rate in York is 78.85% above the national average.
  • York ranks #100 safest out of 158 cities in South Carolina.
  • York ranks #9,172 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

York Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in York is 3,790.3 per 100,000 people. That's 78.85% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 57.77% higher than the South Carolina total crime rate of 2,402.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
York
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 355 3,790.3 2,402.5 2,119.2
Murder 1 10.7 7.5 5.0
Robbery 9 96.1 35.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 55 587.2 357.1 256.0
Violent Crime 68 726.0 436.7 359.0
Burglary 31 331.0 282.4 229.0
Larceny 238 2,541.1 1,468.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 18 192.2 215.1 259.0
Property Crime 287 3,064.3 1,965.8 1,760.0

York 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 York

68
Violent Crimes
726.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
102.24%
Above The National Average
  • There were 68 violent crimes in York in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in York is 726.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 137.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in York each year. That compares to a 1 in 229.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 102.24% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 66.25% higher than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 436.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In York

287
Property Crimes
3,064.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
74.11%
Above The National Average
  • There were 287 property crimes in York in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in York is 3,064.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in York each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 74.11% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 55.88% higher than the South Carolina property crime rate of 1,965.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around York

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Gastonia, NC 85,112 3,714 4,363.7 3,514.2 849.5
Rock Hill, SC 75,975 2,119 2,789.1 2,348.1 440.9
Fort Mill, SC 37,027 251 677.9 632.0 45.9
Belmont, NC 15,672 504 3,215.9 2,833.1 382.8
Tega Cay, SC 14,456 47 325.1 297.5 27.7
Kings Mountain, NC 12,045 351 2,914.1 2,266.5 647.6
Clover, SC 7,624 86 1,128.0 983.7 144.3

York SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
6
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