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

Crime Index, #173

Lake City, SC	4,830.72
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.

Lake City, SC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lake City, SC	Count	3	8	19	67	180	431	18	2
	Lake City, SC	Per 100,000	44.5	118.8	282.1	994.8	2,672.6	6,399.4	267.3	29.7	5,751
	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	Lake City, SC	Count	0	9	10	49	149	420	20	1
	Lake City, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	133.8	148.7	728.5	2,215.3	6,244.4	297.4	14.9	4,439
	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	Lake City, SC	Count	1	3	12	46	115	399	32	3
	Lake City, SC	Per 100,000	14.7	44.2	176.8	677.6	1,693.9	5,877.2	471.4	44.2	3,939
	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	Lake City, SC	Count	0	4	13	76	124	320	24	4
	Lake City, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	59.2	192.5	1,125.4	1,836.2	4,738.6	355.4	59.2	3,994
	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	Lake City, SC	Count	1	3	13	52	121	327	14	4
	Lake City, SC	Per 100,000	14.9	44.6	193.5	773.9	1,800.9	4,866.8	208.4	59.5	3,735
	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	Lake City, SC	Count	1	5	17	80	124	330	23	6
	Lake City, SC	Per 100,000	15.0	74.8	254.2	1,196.4	1,854.3	4,934.9	344.0	89.7	4,513
	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	Lake City, SC	Count	0	10	14	85	113	361	39	3
	Lake City, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	149.5	209.3	1,270.7	1,689.3	5,396.9	583.0	44.8	4,820
	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	Lake City, SC	Count	2	8	15	69	126	510	35	2
	Lake City, SC	Per 100,000	29.9	119.5	224.1	1,030.9	1,882.6	7,619.9	522.9	29.9	5,522
	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	Lake City, SC	Count	1	3	18	111	113	589	37	4
	Lake City, SC	Per 100,000	14.7	44.2	264.9	1,633.8	1,663.2	8,669.4	544.6	58.9	5,747
	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	Lake City, SC	Count	0	10	29	83	151	480	40	5
	Lake City, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	149.1	432.3	1,237.3	2,251.0	7,155.6	596.3	74.5	5,847
	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

Lake City, SC		-0.11
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.

Lake City, SC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lake City, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake City, 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	Lake City, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake City, 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	Lake City, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake City, 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	Lake City, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake City, 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	Lake City, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake City, 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	Lake City, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake City, 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	Lake City, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake City, 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	Lake City, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake City, 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	Lake City, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake City, 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

Lake City, SC	3.11
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.

Lake City, SC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lake City, SC	Count	25	21	4
	Lake City, SC	Per 100,000	371.2	311.8	59.4	3.41
	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	Lake City, SC	Count	18	17	1
	Lake City, SC	Per 100,000	267.6	252.8	14.9	2.60
	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	Lake City, SC	Count	23	18	5
	Lake City, SC	Per 100,000	338.8	265.1	73.6	3.02
	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	Lake City, SC	Count	25	21	4
	Lake City, SC	Per 100,000	370.2	311.0	59.2	3.41
	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	Lake City, SC	Count	23	19	4
	Lake City, SC	Per 100,000	342.3	282.8	59.5	3.13
	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	Lake City, SC	Count	27	22	5
	Lake City, SC	Per 100,000	403.8	329.0	74.8	3.66
	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	Lake City, SC	Count	27	19	8
	Lake City, SC	Per 100,000	403.6	284.0	119.6	3.44
	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	Lake City, SC	Count	25	18	7
	Lake City, SC	Per 100,000	373.5	268.9	104.6	3.21
	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	Lake City, SC	Count	29	21	8