Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Cayce, SC Crime Grade
How Cayce 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
South Carolina
8/10
vs. South Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Cayce, SC was 536.1 per 100,000 residents (73 incidents over a population of 13,617). That puts Cayce 65% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 65% above the South Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
That ranks Cayce #3,332 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 12% of them, and #31 of 41 in South Carolina. Violent crime is down 28% year over year and down 44% over the last five years.
Cayce, SC crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- South Carolina Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 536.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,332 of 3,771
- SC rank
- #31 of 41
- Safer than
- 12% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 28%
- 5-year change
- down 44%
- Population
- 13,617
- Reporting agency
- Cayce Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Cayce Police Department (FBI ORI SC0320200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Cayce, SC
Also known as
- Cayces Tavern
- Cayces Siding
- Granby
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Cayce (red), South Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Cayce 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 | 958.3(135) | 1021.2(140) | 809.1(110) | 741.1(101) | 536.1(73) |
| Murder | 14.2(2) | 21.9(3) | 14.7(2) | 7.3(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 56.8(8) | 36.5(5) | 66.2(9) | 29.4(4) | 22.0(3) |
| Robbery | 63.9(9) | 43.8(6) | 36.8(5) | 44.0(6) | 29.4(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 823.4(116) | 919.0(126) | 691.4(94) | 660.4(90) | 484.7(66) |
| Property crime | 4457.7(628) | 4033.6(553) | 2780.2(378) | 2832.4(386) | 2570.3(350) |
| Burglary | 660.1(93) | 634.6(87) | 470.7(64) | 418.3(57) | 345.2(47) |
| Larceny | 3350.4(472) | 2917.6(400) | 2000.6(272) | 1922.5(262) | 1975.5(269) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 440.1(62) | 459.5(63) | 286.8(39) | 491.6(67) | 198.3(27) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Cayce, SC Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Cayce Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Cayce calculated?
- Cayce's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the South Carolina state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to South Carolina cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Cayce Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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