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

Crime Index, #169

Florence, SC	4,580.75
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.

Florence, SC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Florence, SC	Count	2	18	60	252	481	2,196	123	23
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	5.3	47.4	158.1	664.0	1,267.4	5,786.4	324.1	60.6	3,463
	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	Florence, SC	Count	2	29	69	193	456	2,376	104	6
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	5.3	77.1	183.5	513.1	1,212.4	6,317.3	276.5	16.0	3,578
	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	Florence, SC	Count	3	25	83	217	566	2,190	141	6
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	8.0	66.3	220.3	575.9	1,502.1	5,811.9	374.2	15.9	3,749
	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	Florence, SC	Count	3	16	76	256	537	2,530	163	6
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	8.0	42.7	202.7	682.9	1,432.5	6,748.8	434.8	16.0	3,942
	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	Florence, SC	Count	2	8	108	236	546	2,215	130	5
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	6.2	24.8	334.6	731.3	1,691.8	6,863.3	402.8	15.5	4,214
	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	Florence, SC	Count	5	14	92	259	549	2,378	144	5
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	15.8	44.2	290.8	818.5	1,735.0	7,515.3	455.1	15.8	4,688
	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	Florence, SC	Count	8	27	111	387	526	2,374	188	16
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	25.4	85.7	352.3	1,228.3	1,669.4	7,534.6	596.7	50.8	5,585
	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	Florence, SC	Count	5	31	117	399	586	2,000	171	30
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	15.9	98.8	372.9	1,271.6	1,867.6	6,374.1	545.0	95.6	5,369
	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	Florence, SC	Count	4	17	155	347	461	2,542	223	24
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	12.6	53.5	488.1	1,092.7	1,451.7	8,005.0	702.3	75.6	5,364
	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	Florence, SC	Count	4	18	201	332	592	2,582	213	31
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	12.8	57.5	642.1	1,060.6	1,891.3	8,248.7	680.5	99.0	5,856
	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

Florence, SC	55.78
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.

Florence, SC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Florence, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Florence, 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	Florence, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Florence, SC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	2.7	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	26
	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	Florence, SC	Count	5	3	0	2	0	0
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	13.3	8.0	0.0	5.3	0.0	0.0	133
	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	Florence, SC	Count	3	0	3	0	0	0
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	9.3	0.0	9.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	92
	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	Florence, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Florence, 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	Florence, SC	Count	3	0	0	3	0	0
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	9.5	0.0	0.0	9.5	0.0	0.0	95
	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	Florence, SC	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	9.6	9.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	95
	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	Florence, SC	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	6.3	3.1	0.0	3.1	0.0	0.0	62
	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

Florence, SC	3.27
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.

Florence, SC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Florence, SC	Count	132	100	32
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	347.8	263.5	84.3	3.06
	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	Florence, SC	Count	135	121	14
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	358.9	321.7	37.2	3.40
	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	Florence, SC	Count	132	105	27
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	350.3	278.7	71.7	3.14
	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	Florence, SC	Count	136	111	25
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	362.8	296.1	66.7	3.29
	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	Florence, SC	Count	130	103	27
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	402.8	319.2	83.7	3.61
	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	Florence, SC	Count	127	100	27
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	401.4	316.0	85.3	3.59
	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	Florence, SC	Count	122	96	26
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	387.2	304.7	82.5	3.46
	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	Florence, SC	Count	124	100	24
	Florence, SC	Per 100,000	395.2	318.7	76.5	3.57
	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	Florence, SC	Count	121	100	21
2005	Florence, SC	Count	118	103	15