Abbeville, SC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Abbeville, SC Summary

Crime in Abbeville research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Abbeville over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Abbeville:

  • There were 122 total crimes committed in Abbeville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,506.2 total crimes per 100K people in Abbeville.
  • The overall crime rate in Abbeville is 7.83% above the national average.
  • Abbeville ranks #61 safest out of 168 cities in South Carolina.
  • Abbeville ranks #7,489 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Abbeville Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Abbeville is 2,506.2 per 100,000 people. That's 7.83% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -22.93% lower than the South Carolina total crime rate of 3,251.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Abbeville
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 122 2,506.2 3,251.8 2,324.2
Murder 3 61.6 10.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 59.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 23 472.5 420.3 268.2
Violent Crime 28 575.2 530.7 369.8
Burglary 11 226.0 448.0 269.8
Larceny 76 1,561.2 1,991.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 143.8 282.1 282.7
Property Crime 94 1,931.0 2,721.1 1,954.4

Abbeville Crime Compared To South Carolina Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in South Carolina.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Abbeville

28
Violent Crimes
575.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
55.54%
Above The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in Abbeville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Abbeville is 575.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 173.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Abbeville each year. That compares to a 1 in 188.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 55.54% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 8.39% higher than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 530.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Abbeville

94
Property Crimes
1,931.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-1.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 94 property crimes in Abbeville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Abbeville is 1,931.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 51.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Abbeville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -1.20% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -29.04% lower than the South Carolina property crime rate of 2,721.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Abbeville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mauldin, SC 26,576 576 2,167.4 1,873.9 293.5
Simpsonville, SC 25,847 1,030 3,985.0 3,671.6 313.4
Easley, SC 23,786 719 3,022.8 2,665.4 357.4
Greenwood, SC 22,145 1,080 4,876.9 4,055.1 821.9
Clemson, SC 18,174 395 2,173.4 1,947.8 225.6
Due West, SC 1,197 4 334.2 250.6 83.5

Abbeville SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
7
Education
3
Commute
6
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