Pickens, SC Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pickens, SC Summary

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

  • There were 140 total crimes committed in Pickens the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,160.5 total crimes per 100K people in Pickens.
  • The overall crime rate in Pickens is 79.01% above the national average.
  • Pickens ranks #103 safest out of 168 cities in South Carolina.
  • Pickens ranks #9,055 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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Pickens Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pickens is 4,160.5 per 100,000 people. That's 79.01% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 27.95% higher than the South Carolina total crime rate of 3,251.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pickens
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 140 4,160.5 3,251.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 59.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 534.9 420.3 268.2
Violent Crime 20 594.4 530.7 369.8
Burglary 3 89.2 448.0 269.8
Larceny 113 3,358.1 1,991.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 118.9 282.1 282.7
Property Crime 120 3,566.1 2,721.1 1,954.4

Pickens 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 Pickens

20
Violent Crimes
594.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
60.72%
Above The National Average
  • There were 20 violent crimes in Pickens in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pickens is 594.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 168.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pickens each year. That compares to a 1 in 188.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 60.72% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 12.00% higher than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 530.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pickens

120
Property Crimes
3,566.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
82.47%
Above The National Average
  • There were 120 property crimes in Pickens in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pickens is 3,566.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pickens each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 82.47% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 31.06% higher than the South Carolina property crime rate of 2,721.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pickens

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Greenville, SC 73,311 3,093 4,219.0 3,677.5 541.5
Easley, SC 23,786 719 3,022.8 2,665.4 357.4
Clemson, SC 18,174 395 2,173.4 1,947.8 225.6
Central, SC 5,335 96 1,799.4 1,780.7 18.7
Liberty, SC 3,310 84 2,537.8 2,296.1 241.7

Pickens SnackAbility

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