Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Clemson, SC Crime Grade
How Clemson 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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
South Carolina
1/10
vs. South Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Clemson, SC was 127.4 per 100,000 residents (24 incidents over a population of 18,832). That puts Clemson 61% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 61% below the South Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Clemson (red), South Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Clemson 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 | 192.1(35) | 247.6(45) | 106.2(19) | 162.3(29) | 127.4(24) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 5.5(1) | 5.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 5.3(1) |
| Rape | 54.9(10) | 60.5(11) | 27.9(5) | 67.2(12) | 37.2(7) |
| Robbery | 16.5(3) | 27.5(5) | 5.6(1) | 11.2(2) | 10.6(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 120.7(22) | 154.1(28) | 67.1(12) | 84.0(15) | 74.3(14) |
| Property crime | 2129.5(388) | 2123.9(386) | 1972.8(353) | 1986.9(355) | 1370.0(258) |
| Burglary | 131.7(24) | 126.6(23) | 184.4(33) | 179.1(32) | 154.0(29) |
| Larceny | 1728.9(315) | 1755.3(319) | 1514.6(271) | 1421.6(254) | 961.1(181) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 258.0(47) | 242.1(44) | 273.9(49) | 386.2(69) | 254.9(48) |
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: Clemson'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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