Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Beaufort, SC Crime Grade
How Beaufort grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of South Carolina — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
South Carolina
5/10
vs. South Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Beaufort, SC was 268.6 per 100,000 residents (39 incidents over a population of 14,521). That puts Beaufort 17% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 17% below the South Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Beaufort (red), South Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Beaufort vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 361.1(48) | 330.7(43) | 500.5(69) | 696.0(97) | 268.6(39) |
| Murder | 7.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 43.5(6) | 14.4(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 7.5(1) | 23.1(3) | 21.8(3) | 50.2(7) | 27.5(4) |
| Robbery | 75.2(10) | 46.1(6) | 101.6(14) | 107.6(15) | 55.1(8) |
| Aggravated assault | 270.8(36) | 261.5(34) | 333.7(46) | 523.8(73) | 185.9(27) |
| Property crime | 3565.8(474) | 3083.9(401) | 3742.9(516) | 3580.4(499) | 1797.4(261) |
| Burglary | 428.8(57) | 299.9(39) | 326.4(45) | 322.9(45) | 96.4(14) |
| Larceny | 2971.5(395) | 2668.6(347) | 3235.2(446) | 3078.1(429) | 1639.0(238) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 158.0(21) | 100.0(13) | 159.6(22) | 172.2(24) | 62.0(9) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Beaufort's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to South Carolina cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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