Ridgeland, SC Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ridgeland, SC Summary

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

  • There were 50 total crimes committed in Ridgeland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,358.7 total crimes per 100K people in Ridgeland.
  • The overall crime rate in Ridgeland is -41.54% below the national average.
  • Ridgeland ranks #24 safest out of 168 cities in South Carolina.
  • Ridgeland ranks #4,898 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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Ridgeland Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ridgeland is 1,358.7 per 100,000 people. That's -41.54% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -58.22% lower than the South Carolina total crime rate of 3,251.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ridgeland
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 50 1,358.7 3,251.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 27.2 10.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 59.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 54.3 420.3 268.2
Violent Crime 3 81.5 530.7 369.8
Burglary 9 244.6 448.0 269.8
Larceny 38 1,032.6 1,991.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 282.1 282.7
Property Crime 47 1,277.2 2,721.1 1,954.4

Ridgeland 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 Ridgeland

3
Violent Crimes
81.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-77.96%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Ridgeland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ridgeland is 81.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,226.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ridgeland each year. That compares to a 1 in 188.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -77.96% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -84.64% lower than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 530.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ridgeland

47
Property Crimes
1,277.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-34.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 47 property crimes in Ridgeland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ridgeland is 1,277.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 78.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ridgeland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -34.65% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.06% lower than the South Carolina property crime rate of 2,721.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ridgeland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bluffton, SC 36,064 236 654.4 585.1 69.3
Port Royal, SC 13,430 203 1,511.5 1,250.9 260.6
Beaufort, SC 13,003 439 3,376.1 3,045.5 330.7
Hardeeville, SC 9,995 277 2,771.4 2,531.3 240.1
Yemassee, SC 1,149 50 4,351.6 3,220.2 1,131.4

Ridgeland SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
7
Amenities
5
Education
4
Commute
6
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