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The Anderson crime rate is much higher than the South Carolina average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #144

Anderson, SC	3,619.92
South Carolina	2,253.24
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Anderson, SC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Anderson, SC	Count	3	22	51	187	447	1,546	164	7
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	11.1	81.1	188.0	689.3	1,647.6	5,698.5	604.5	25.8	4,095
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.4	30.6	82.7	365.8	759.9	2,433.4	267.0	NA	1,861
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Anderson, SC	Count	2	21	43	212	510	1,767	140	10
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	7.5	78.3	160.4	790.7	1,902.1	6,590.3	522.2	37.3	4,396
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.2	31.8	83.2	373.6	857.8	2,502.9	263.5	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Anderson, SC	Count	7	10	38	195	386	1,458	126	7
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	25.8	36.9	140.1	718.8	1,422.9	5,374.7	464.5	25.8	3,789
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.9	35.5	95.0	421.4	954.5	2,588.3	279.5	NA	2,109
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Anderson, SC	Count	3	9	50	147	481	1,405	142	11
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	11.1	33.3	185.2	544.5	1,781.7	5,204.3	526.0	40.7	3,613
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.8	34.5	92.2	438.4	1,002.8	2,609.4	292.0	NA	2,151
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Anderson, SC	Count	6	15	36	143	466	1,342	116	5
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	22.0	54.9	131.7	523.3	1,705.4	4,911.3	424.5	18.3	3,618
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.1	31.7	107.7	452.3	997.9	2,617.2	285.3	NA	2,159
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Anderson, SC	Count	1	8	57	139	408	1,361	110	8
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	3.7	29.5	210.0	512.1	1,503.1	5,014.0	405.2	29.5	3,239
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.3	35.3	125.7	503.4	992.8	2,598.4	297.4	NA	2,258
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Anderson, SC	Count	4	14	62	115	341	1,344	152	12
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	15.1	52.8	234.0	434.0	1,286.9	5,072.1	573.6	45.3	3,476
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.8	36.6	147.3	539.1	1,026.1	2,814.1	394.0	NA	2,459
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Anderson, SC	Count	1	15	43	221	361	1,161	130	8
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	3.8	57.0	163.3	839.5	1,371.3	4,410.1	493.8	30.4	3,463
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	8.0	39.5	144.0	596.9	1,025.8	2,859.6	386.3	NA	2,551
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Anderson, SC	Count	4	22	39	191	324	1,144	133	7
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	15.2	83.6	148.3	726.2	1,231.8	4,349.5	505.7	26.6	3,552
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	8.3	40.8	136.5	579.9	989.8	2,873.0	379.6	NA	2,516
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Anderson, SC	Count	2	10	32	122	334	1,145	135	4
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	7.7	38.4	122.8	468.1	1,281.5	4,393.0	518.0	15.3	2,958
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	7.4	42.5	132.1	579.0	1,000.9	2,954.1	384.4	NA	2,532
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Anderson, SC	45.11
South Carolina	24.00
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Anderson, SC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Anderson, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Anderson, SC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	3.7	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	37
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Anderson, SC	Count	7	7	0	0	0	0
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	25.8	25.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	258
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	3.1	1.5	0.9	0.6	0.2	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Anderson, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.9	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Anderson, SC	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	3.7	0.0	0.0	3.7	0.0	0.0	36
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.4	1.2	0.4	0.6	0.1	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Anderson, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.7	1.4	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.1	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Anderson, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	3.4	2.0	0.6	0.5	0.2	0.1	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Anderson, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.9	1.6	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.1	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Anderson, SC	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	7.6	7.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	76
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.5	1.4	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.2	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Anderson, SC	3.98
South Carolina	2.89
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Anderson, SC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Anderson, SC	Count	136	95	41
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	501.3	350.2	151.1	4.26
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	291.8	218.9	72.9	2.55
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Anderson, SC	Count	129	94	35
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	481.1	350.6	130.5	4.16
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	319.1	244.3	74.8	2.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Anderson, SC	Count	129	89	40
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	475.5	328.1	147.5	4.02
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	329.4	235.8	93.6	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Anderson, SC	Count	126	86	40
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	466.7	318.6	148.2	3.93
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	335.3	247.7	87.6	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Anderson, SC	Count	130	95	35
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	475.8	347.7	128.1	4.12
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	332.4	245.3	87.1	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Anderson, SC	Count	133	96	37
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	490.0	353.7	136.3	4.22
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	340.8	253.0	87.8	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Anderson, SC	Count	121	93	28
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	456.6	351.0	105.7	4.04
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	341.9	253.4	88.6	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Anderson, SC	Count	124	91	33
	Anderson, SC	Per 100,000	471.0	345.7	125.4	4.08
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	340.4	250.4	90.0	2.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Anderson, SC	Count	122	87	35
2005	Anderson, SC	Count	114	86	28