Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Charleston, SC Crime Grade
How Charleston 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 Charleston, SC was 279.9 per 100,000 residents (446 incidents over a population of 159,360). That puts Charleston Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 14% below the South Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Charleston (red), South Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Charleston 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 | 438.7(622) | 374.9(571) | 405.4(629) | 358.8(563) | 279.9(446) |
| Murder | 12.0(17) | 5.3(8) | 5.8(9) | 4.5(7) | 6.3(10) |
| Rape | 53.6(76) | 34.8(53) | 30.9(48) | 28.0(44) | 20.1(32) |
| Robbery | 62.8(89) | 47.9(73) | 52.8(82) | 43.3(68) | 39.5(63) |
| Aggravated assault | 310.4(440) | 286.9(437) | 315.8(490) | 283.0(444) | 214.0(341) |
| Property crime | 2255.1(3,197) | 1897.3(2,890) | 1992.1(3,091) | 2035.1(3,193) | 1609.6(2,565) |
| Burglary | 181.3(257) | 150.3(229) | 165.0(256) | 139.6(219) | 107.9(172) |
| Larceny | 1728.2(2,450) | 1411.5(2,150) | 1504.3(2,334) | 1658.4(2,602) | 1352.3(2,155) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 332.2(471) | 330.2(503) | 311.9(484) | 226.9(356) | 143.1(228) |
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: Charleston'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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