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

Crime Index, #129

Greenville, SC	3,177.97
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.

Greenville, SC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Greenville, SC	Count	2	56	121	323	475	2,214	188	9
	Greenville, SC	Per 100,000	3.2	90.4	195.4	521.6	767.1	3,575.4	303.6	14.5	2,745
	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	Greenville, SC	Count	3	35	118	299	666	2,384	211	6
	Greenville, SC	Per 100,000	4.9	57.2	192.9	488.7	1,088.5	3,896.4	344.9	9.8	2,829
	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	Greenville, SC	Count	1	21	104	383	603	2,411	209	12
	Greenville, SC	Per 100,000	1.6	34.5	170.6	628.4	989.3	3,955.5	342.9	19.7	2,737
	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	Greenville, SC	Count	5	22	110	348	732	2,540	223	5
	Greenville, SC	Per 100,000	8.5	37.2	186.2	588.9	1,238.8	4,298.6	377.4	8.5	3,064
	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	Greenville, SC	Count	3	20	132	313	597	2,499	169	7
	Greenville, SC	Per 100,000	4.8	32.1	211.6	501.9	957.2	4,006.9	271.0	11.2	2,668
	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	Greenville, SC	Count	1	28	160	449	622	2,790	262	9
	Greenville, SC	Per 100,000	1.7	46.4	265.1	743.9	1,030.6	4,622.6	434.1	14.9	3,287
	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	Greenville, SC	Count	2	21	157	412	659	2,681	365	10
	Greenville, SC	Per 100,000	3.4	35.6	265.9	697.9	1,116.2	4,541.1	618.2	16.9	3,329
	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	Greenville, SC	Count	8	26	172	453	643	2,805	362	5
	Greenville, SC	Per 100,000	13.9	45.1	298.6	786.5	1,116.4	4,870.2	628.5	8.7	3,759
	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	Greenville, SC	Count	8	25	141	393	761	2,671	330	11
	Greenville, SC	Per 100,000	13.9	43.4	245.0	682.8	1,322.2	4,640.6	573.3	19.1	3,585
	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	Greenville, SC	Count	5	32	161	458	776	2,710	308	11
	Greenville, SC	Per 100,000	8.8	56.1	282.2	802.7	1,360.1	4,749.7	539.8	19.3	3,776
	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

Greenville, SC	3.44
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.

Greenville, SC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Greenville, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Greenville, 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	Greenville, SC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Greenville, SC	Per 100,000	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	16
	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	Greenville, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Greenville, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Greenville, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Greenville, 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	Greenville, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Greenville, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Greenville, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Greenville, 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	Greenville, SC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Greenville, SC	Per 100,000	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	16
	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	Greenville, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Greenville, 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	Greenville, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Greenville, 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

Greenville, SC	3.24
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.

Greenville, SC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Greenville, SC	Count	204	193	11
	Greenville, SC	Per 100,000	329.4	311.7	17.8	3.21
	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	Greenville, SC	Count	239	191	48
	Greenville, SC	Per 100,000	390.6	312.2	78.5	3.51
	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	Greenville, SC	Count	223	181	42
	Greenville, SC	Per 100,000	365.9	297.0	68.9	3.31
	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	Greenville, SC	Count	235	190	45
	Greenville, SC	Per 100,000	397.7	321.5	76.2	3.60
	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	Greenville, SC	Count	220	177	43
	Greenville, SC	Per 100,000	352.7	283.8	68.9	3.18
	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	Greenville, SC	Count	225	183	42
	Greenville, SC	Per 100,000	372.8	303.2	69.6	3.38
	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	Greenville, SC	Count	225	178	47
	Greenville, SC	Per 100,000	381.1	301.5	79.6	3.41
	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	Greenville, SC	Count	215	171	44
	Greenville, SC	Per 100,000	373.3	296.9	76.4	3.35
	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	Greenville, SC	Count	228	185	43
2005	Greenville, SC	Count	221	177	44