Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Goose Creek, SC Crime Grade
How Goose Creek 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 Goose Creek, SC was 250.8 per 100,000 residents (129 incidents over a population of 51,433). That puts Goose Creek Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 23% below the South Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
That ranks Goose Creek #2,379 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 37% of them, and #17 of 41 in South Carolina. Violent crime is up 2% year over year and down 7% over the last five years.
Goose Creek, SC crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- South Carolina Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 250.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,379 of 3,771
- SC rank
- #17 of 41
- Safer than
- 37% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 2%
- 5-year change
- down 7%
- Population
- 51,433
- Reporting agency
- Goose Creek Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Goose Creek Police Department (FBI ORI SC0080300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Goose Creek (red), South Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Goose Creek 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 | 270.1(124) | 261.4(122) | 244.2(118) | 246.6(124) | 250.8(129) |
| Murder | 8.7(4) | 4.3(2) | 0.0(0) | 8.0(4) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 47.9(22) | 34.3(16) | 39.3(19) | 29.8(15) | 33.1(17) |
| Robbery | 43.6(20) | 21.4(10) | 29.0(14) | 29.8(15) | 21.4(11) |
| Aggravated assault | 169.9(78) | 201.4(94) | 175.9(85) | 178.9(90) | 196.4(101) |
| Property crime | 1695.0(778) | 1746.5(815) | 1502.4(726) | 1465.4(737) | 1240.4(638) |
| Burglary | 193.9(89) | 255.0(119) | 155.2(75) | 250.5(126) | 147.8(76) |
| Larceny | 1333.3(612) | 1285.8(600) | 1173.4(567) | 1073.7(540) | 950.8(489) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 159.0(73) | 195.0(91) | 163.5(79) | 137.2(69) | 136.1(70) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Goose Creek, 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 Goose Creek 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 Goose Creek calculated?
- Goose Creek'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 Goose Creek 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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