Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Gaffney, SC Crime Grade
How Gaffney 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
6/10
vs. South Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Gaffney, SC was 280.0 per 100,000 residents (35 incidents over a population of 12,499). That puts Gaffney 14% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 14% below the South Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
That ranks Gaffney #2,539 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 33% of them, and #22 of 41 in South Carolina. Violent crime is up 24% year over year and down 26% over the last five years.
Gaffney, SC crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- South Carolina Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 280.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,539 of 3,771
- SC rank
- #22 of 41
- Safer than
- 33% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 24%
- 5-year change
- down 26%
- Population
- 12,499
- Reporting agency
- Gaffney Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Gaffney Police Department (FBI ORI SC0110200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Gaffney, SC
Also known as
- Gaffneys Old Field
- Gaffneys Cross Roads
- Gaffney's Cross Roads
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. Gaffney (red), South Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Gaffney 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 | 377.7(48) | 358.0(44) | 186.7(23) | 225.8(28) | 280.0(35) |
| Murder | 39.3(5) | 8.1(1) | 8.1(1) | 16.1(2) | 24.0(3) |
| Rape | 39.3(5) | 73.2(9) | 24.4(3) | 56.5(7) | 32.0(4) |
| Robbery | 31.5(4) | 24.4(3) | 48.7(6) | 16.1(2) | 16.0(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 267.6(34) | 252.2(31) | 105.5(13) | 137.1(17) | 208.0(26) |
| Property crime | 5304.2(674) | 4263.3(524) | 3823.7(471) | 4274.5(530) | 2848.2(356) |
| Burglary | 912.9(116) | 496.3(61) | 479.0(59) | 653.3(81) | 768.1(96) |
| Larceny | 3856.1(490) | 3327.6(409) | 2995.6(369) | 3185.7(395) | 1912.2(239) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 519.4(66) | 423.1(52) | 324.7(40) | 403.3(50) | 128.0(16) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Gaffney, 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 Gaffney 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 Gaffney calculated?
- Gaffney'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 Gaffney 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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