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.
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
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: West Columbia's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to South Carolina cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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