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Walterboro, SC Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #179

Walterboro, SC	5,431.83
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.

Walterboro, SC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Walterboro, SC	Count	1	4	12	32	62	473	11	3
	Walterboro, SC	Per 100,000	18.9	75.7	227.0	605.3	1,172.7	8,946.5	208.1	56.7	4,538
	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	Walterboro, SC	Count	1	5	11	29	63	471	14	1
	Walterboro, SC	Per 100,000	18.9	94.7	208.3	549.1	1,193.0	8,918.8	265.1	18.9	4,579
	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	Walterboro, SC	Count	0	2	16	60	69	392	25	2
	Walterboro, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	37.0	295.7	1,108.9	1,275.2	7,244.5	462.0	37.0	4,419
	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	Walterboro, SC	Count	0	5	14	31	108	523	24	3
	Walterboro, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	91.6	256.4	567.7	1,977.7	9,577.0	439.5	54.9	5,016
	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	Walterboro, SC	Count	1	4	18	60	189	448	28	2
	Walterboro, SC	Per 100,000	17.1	68.5	308.2	1,027.2	3,235.7	7,669.9	479.4	34.2	5,865
	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	Walterboro, SC	Count	4	5	15	94	113	500	24	0
	Walterboro, SC	Per 100,000	68.7	85.8	257.5	1,613.7	1,939.9	8,583.7	412.0	0.0	6,781
	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	Walterboro, SC	Count	0	4	37	74	78	512	39	5
	Walterboro, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	69.2	640.5	1,280.9	1,350.2	8,862.7	675.1	86.6	5,820
	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	Walterboro, SC	Count	3	5	37	84	99	463	41	2
	Walterboro, SC	Per 100,000	53.6	89.3	660.6	1,499.7	1,767.5	8,266.4	732.0	35.7	7,059
	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	Walterboro, SC	Count	0	4	17	71	92	523	45	4
	Walterboro, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	71.0	301.7	1,260.2	1,632.9	9,282.9	798.7	71.0	5,608
	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	Walterboro, SC	Count	0	5	14	52	77	424	33	2
	Walterboro, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	89.4	250.4	930.1	1,377.2	7,583.6	590.2	35.8	4,634
	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

Walterboro, SC	955.11
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.

Walterboro, SC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Walterboro, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Walterboro, 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	Walterboro, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Walterboro, 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	Walterboro, SC	Count	9	0	5	3	1	0
	Walterboro, SC	Per 100,000	166.3	0.0	92.4	55.4	18.5	0.0	1,663
	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	Walterboro, SC	Count	17	4	11	1	1	0
	Walterboro, SC	Per 100,000	311.3	73.2	201.4	18.3	18.3	0.0	3,112
	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	Walterboro, SC	Count	9	0	8	1	0	0
	Walterboro, SC	Per 100,000	154.1	0.0	137.0	17.1	0.0	0.0	1,540
	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	Walterboro, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Walterboro, 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	Walterboro, SC	Count	7	1	6	0	0	0
	Walterboro, SC	Per 100,000	121.2	17.3	103.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	1,211
	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	Walterboro, SC	Count	6	1	3	0	2	0
	Walterboro, SC	Per 100,000	107.1	17.9	53.6	0.0	35.7	0.0	1,071
	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	Walterboro, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Walterboro, 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

Walterboro, SC	6.00
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.

Walterboro, SC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Walterboro, SC	Count	43	29	14
	Walterboro, SC	Per 100,000	813.3	548.5	264.8	6.81
	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	Walterboro, SC	Count	43	29	14
	Walterboro, SC	Per 100,000	814.2	549.1	265.1	6.82
	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	Walterboro, SC	Count	45	32	13
	Walterboro, SC	Per 100,000	831.6	591.4	240.3	7.12
	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	Walterboro, SC	Count	43	30	13
	Walterboro, SC	Per 100,000	787.4	549.3	238.1	6.68
	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	Walterboro, SC	Count	43	28	15
	Walterboro, SC	Per 100,000	736.2	479.4	256.8	6.08
	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
2008	Walterboro, SC	Count	30	23	7
	Walterboro, SC	Per 100,000	519.3	398.1	121.2	4.59
	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	Walterboro, SC	Count	31	24	7
	Walterboro, SC	Per 100,000	553.5	428.5	125.0	4.91
	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	Walterboro, SC	Count	29	20	9
2005	Walterboro, SC	Count	31	22	9