Chester, SC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Chester, SC Summary

Crime in Chester research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Chester 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 Chester:

  • There were 288 total crimes committed in Chester the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,515.1 total crimes per 100K people in Chester.
  • The overall crime rate in Chester is 137.29% above the national average.
  • Chester ranks #134 safest out of 168 cities in South Carolina.
  • Chester ranks #9,526 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.

Additional research about crime in South Carolina

Chester Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Chester is 5,515.1 per 100,000 people. That's 137.29% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 69.60% higher than the South Carolina total crime rate of 3,251.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Chester
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 288 5,515.1 3,251.8 2,324.2
Murder 2 38.3 10.5 6.3
Robbery 2 38.3 59.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 125 2,393.7 420.3 268.2
Violent Crime 134 2,566.1 530.7 369.8
Burglary 37 708.5 448.0 269.8
Larceny 107 2,049.0 1,991.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 10 191.5 282.1 282.7
Property Crime 154 2,949.1 2,721.1 1,954.4

Chester 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 Chester

134
Violent Crimes
2,566.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
593.91%
Above The National Average
  • There were 134 violent crimes in Chester in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Chester is 2,566.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Chester each year. That compares to a 1 in 188.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 593.91% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 383.54% higher than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 530.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Chester

154
Property Crimes
2,949.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
50.89%
Above The National Average
  • There were 154 property crimes in Chester in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Chester is 2,949.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Chester each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 50.89% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 8.38% higher than the South Carolina property crime rate of 2,721.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Chester

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Matthews, NC 29,739 935 3,144.0 2,979.3 164.8
Mint Hill, NC 26,728 282 1,055.1 969.0 86.1
Lexington, SC 24,880 469 1,885.0 1,643.9 241.2
Stallings, NC 16,758 174 1,038.3 942.8 95.5

Chester SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
3
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
5
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