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The Charleston crime rate is lower than the South Carolina average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #71

Charleston, SC	1,921.84
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.

Charleston, SC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Charleston, SC	Count	8	25	70	167	350	2,442	179	6
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	6.2	19.3	53.9	128.6	269.5	1,880.4	137.8	4.6	1,072
	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	Charleston, SC	Count	7	29	72	123	305	2,725	162	2
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	5.5	22.8	56.6	96.7	239.8	2,142.2	127.4	1.6	1,097
	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	Charleston, SC	Count	12	19	104	161	374	2,764	235	6
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	9.7	15.3	84.0	130.0	302.0	2,231.6	189.7	4.8	1,282
	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	Charleston, SC	Count	11	30	162	195	527	2,957	270	6
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	9.1	24.7	133.4	160.5	433.8	2,434.1	222.3	4.9	1,557
	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	Charleston, SC	Count	10	18	151	250	601	3,150	229	3
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	8.5	15.3	128.5	212.7	511.3	2,679.7	194.8	2.6	1,633
	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	Charleston, SC	Count	9	31	218	337	566	3,152	273	11
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	7.9	27.3	191.8	296.4	497.9	2,772.7	240.1	9.7	1,902
	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	Charleston, SC	Count	14	60	288	438	724	3,399	412	19
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	12.5	53.7	258.0	392.3	648.5	3,044.5	369.0	17.0	2,507
	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	Charleston, SC	Count	15	56	269	569	746	3,056	444	11
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	13.7	51.2	245.9	520.2	682.0	2,793.9	405.9	10.1	2,594
	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	Charleston, SC	Count	23	45	245	647	707	3,108	543	17
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	21.2	41.5	226.1	597.0	652.4	2,867.9	501.1	15.7	2,757
	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	Charleston, SC	Count	10	49	290	654	810	3,464	482	11
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	9.4	46.1	272.8	615.2	761.9	3,258.5	453.4	10.3	2,819
	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

Charleston, SC	6.78
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.

Charleston, SC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Charleston, SC	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	1.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	15
	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	Charleston, SC	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	15
	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	Charleston, SC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8
	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	Charleston, SC	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	1.6	0.8	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	16
	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	Charleston, SC	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	0.9	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	8
	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	Charleston, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charleston, 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	Charleston, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charleston, 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	Charleston, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charleston, 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	Charleston, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

Charleston, SC	3.78
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.

Charleston, SC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Charleston, SC	Count	542	439	103
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	417.4	338.0	79.3	3.78
	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	Charleston, SC	Count	549	433	116
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	431.6	340.4	91.2	3.86
	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	Charleston, SC	Count	523	402	121
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	422.3	324.6	97.7	3.73
	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	Charleston, SC	Count	526	396	130
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	433.0	326.0	107.0	3.79
	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	Charleston, SC	Count	535	398	137
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	455.1	338.6	116.5	3.97
	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	Charleston, SC	Count	537	390	147
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	472.4	343.1	129.3	4.08
	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	Charleston, SC	Count	514	381	133
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	460.4	341.3	119.1	4.01
	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	Charleston, SC	Count	513	368	145
	Charleston, SC	Per 100,000	469.0	336.4	132.6	4.03
	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	Charleston, SC	Count	503	367	136
2005	Charleston, SC	Count	492	356	136