Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
West Columbia, SC Crime Grade
How West Columbia 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
South Carolina
8/10
vs. South Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in West Columbia, SC was 541.5 per 100,000 residents (101 incidents over a population of 18,652). That puts West Columbia 66% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 66% above the South Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
That ranks West Columbia #3,343 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 11% of them, and #32 of 41 in South Carolina. Violent crime is down 28% year over year and down 26% over the last five years.
West Columbia, SC crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- South Carolina Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 541.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,343 of 3,771
- SC rank
- #32 of 41
- Safer than
- 11% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 28%
- 5-year change
- down 26%
- Population
- 18,652
- Reporting agency
- West Columbia Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by West Columbia Police Department (FBI ORI SC0320500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About West Columbia, SC
Also known as
- Green Hill
- New Brookland
- Brookland
- Aretasville
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. West Columbia (red), South Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
West Columbia 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 | 728.5(133) | 733.7(129) | 655.1(116) | 747.7(139) | 541.5(101) |
| Murder | 21.9(4) | 11.4(2) | 0.0(0) | 16.1(3) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 38.3(7) | 28.4(5) | 90.4(16) | 48.4(9) | 32.2(6) |
| Robbery | 169.8(31) | 108.1(19) | 73.4(13) | 75.3(14) | 59.0(11) |
| Aggravated assault | 498.4(91) | 585.9(103) | 491.3(87) | 607.8(113) | 450.4(84) |
| Property crime | 5482.8(1,001) | 5551.4(976) | 4534.9(803) | 4448.4(827) | 4015.7(749) |
| Burglary | 553.2(101) | 534.7(94) | 417.9(74) | 371.1(69) | 225.2(42) |
| Larceny | 4316.2(788) | 4561.7(802) | 3710.4(657) | 3711.5(690) | 3586.7(669) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 597.0(109) | 449.3(79) | 406.6(72) | 355.0(66) | 182.3(34) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the West Columbia, 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 West Columbia 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 West Columbia calculated?
- West Columbia'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 West Columbia 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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