Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Tega Cay, SC Crime Grade
How Tega Cay 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
3/10
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 Tega Cay, SC was 75.0 per 100,000 residents (11 incidents over a population of 14,671). That puts Tega Cay 77% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 77% below the South Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
That ranks Tega Cay #838 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 78% of them, and #3 of 41 in South Carolina. Violent crime is up 171% year over year and up 30% over the last five years.
Tega Cay, SC crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- South Carolina Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 75.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #838 of 3,771
- SC rank
- #3 of 41
- Safer than
- 78% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 171%
- 5-year change
- up 30%
- Population
- 14,671
- Reporting agency
- Tega Cay Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Tega Cay Police Department (FBI ORI SC0460500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Tega Cay (red), South Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Tega Cay 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 | 57.5(7) | 44.1(6) | 21.3(3) | 27.7(4) | 75.0(11) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 7.3(1) | 0.0(0) | 6.9(1) | 20.4(3) |
| Robbery | 8.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 6.9(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 49.3(6) | 36.7(5) | 21.3(3) | 13.8(2) | 54.5(8) |
| Property crime | 1396.0(170) | 1036.2(141) | 922.8(130) | 325.1(47) | 606.6(89) |
| Burglary | 90.3(11) | 80.8(11) | 35.5(5) | 20.8(3) | 6.8(1) |
| Larceny | 1272.8(155) | 948.0(129) | 851.8(120) | 276.7(40) | 579.4(85) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 32.8(4) | 7.3(1) | 28.4(4) | 20.8(3) | 20.4(3) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Tega Cay, 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 Tega Cay 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 Tega Cay calculated?
- Tega Cay'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 Tega Cay 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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