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The Mount Pleasant crime rate is much lower than the South Carolina average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #21

Mount Pleasant, SC	936.96
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.

Mount Pleasant, SC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	2	9	19	109	140	1,138	73	1
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	2.6	11.7	24.8	142.1	182.5	1,483.7	95.2	1.3	787
	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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	0	11	16	90	169	1,195	64	7
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	15.0	21.9	123.0	230.9	1,632.6	87.4	9.6	799
	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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	0	5	6	142	172	1,000	58	3
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	7.1	8.6	202.8	245.7	1,428.2	82.8	4.3	773
	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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	2	3	27	126	175	998	61	0
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	2.9	4.4	39.3	183.6	255.0	1,454.1	88.9	0.0	844
	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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	2	4	24	125	192	1,040	45	0
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	2.9	5.8	35.0	182.3	280.1	1,517.0	65.6	0.0	860
	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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	0	3	23	113	204	1,116	55	6
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	4.4	34.0	167.1	301.6	1,649.9	81.3	8.9	845
	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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	0	17	32	166	202	1,114	88	1
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	25.4	47.7	247.7	301.4	1,662.0	131.3	1.5	1,078
	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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	1	7	48	168	201	1,127	72	3
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	1.6	11.5	79.0	276.6	330.9	1,855.3	118.5	4.9	1,166
	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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	0	11	22	167	191	996	60	2
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	18.7	37.4	283.9	324.6	1,692.9	102.0	3.4	1,070
	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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	0	12	36	146	181	1,006	108	2
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	21.0	63.0	255.6	316.9	1,761.4	189.1	3.5	1,149
	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

Mount Pleasant, SC	16.44
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.

Mount Pleasant, SC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mount Pleasant, 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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mount Pleasant, 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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	2	0	0	2	0	0
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	2.9	0.0	0.0	2.9	0.0	0.0	28
	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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	1.5	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	14
	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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	1.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14
	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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	1.5	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	14
	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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	1.5	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	14
	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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	4	3	1	0	0	0
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	6.6	4.9	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	65
	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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mount Pleasant, 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

Mount Pleasant, SC	2.12
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.

Mount Pleasant, SC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	159	135	24
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	207.3	176.0	31.3	1.92
	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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	167	141	26
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	228.1	192.6	35.5	2.10
	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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	168	134	34
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	239.9	191.4	48.6	2.16
	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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	176	138	38
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	256.4	201.1	55.4	2.29
	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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	183	141	42
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	266.9	205.7	61.3	2.36
	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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	173	134	39
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	255.8	198.1	57.7	2.27
	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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	170	133	37
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	253.6	198.4	55.2	2.26
	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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	175	137	38
	Mount Pleasant, SC	Per 100,000	288.1	225.5	62.6	2.57
	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	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	171	130	41
2005	Mount Pleasant, SC	Count	165	125	40