Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
North Augusta, SC Crime Grade
How North Augusta 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
South Carolina
2/10
vs. South Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in North Augusta, SC was 145.0 per 100,000 residents (39 incidents over a population of 26,895). That puts North Augusta Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 55% below the South Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
That ranks North Augusta #1,578 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 58% of them, and #8 of 41 in South Carolina. Violent crime is up 248% year over year and down 26% over the last five years.
North Augusta, SC crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- South Carolina Grade
- A (2/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 145.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,578 of 3,771
- SC rank
- #8 of 41
- Safer than
- 58% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 248%
- 5-year change
- down 26%
- Population
- 26,895
- Reporting agency
- North Augusta Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by North Augusta Police Department (FBI ORI SC0020300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. North Augusta (red), South Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
North Augusta 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 | 196.4(48) | 172.3(43) | 93.5(24) | 41.7(11) | 145.0(39) |
| Murder | 16.4(4) | 8.0(2) | 3.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 7.4(2) |
| Rape | 36.8(9) | 32.1(8) | 23.4(6) | 11.4(3) | 48.3(13) |
| Robbery | 49.1(12) | 52.1(13) | 19.5(5) | 3.8(1) | 7.4(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 94.1(23) | 80.1(20) | 46.8(12) | 26.5(7) | 81.8(22) |
| Property crime | 2353.2(575) | 2300.0(574) | 1789.1(459) | 504.2(133) | 1543.0(415) |
| Burglary | 233.3(57) | 248.4(62) | 179.3(46) | 11.4(3) | 133.9(36) |
| Larceny | 1943.9(475) | 1915.3(478) | 1453.9(373) | 470.1(124) | 1293.9(348) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 176.0(43) | 132.2(33) | 124.7(32) | 22.7(6) | 107.8(29) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the North Augusta, 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 North Augusta 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 North Augusta calculated?
- North Augusta'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 North Augusta 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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