Oswego, SC Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Oswego

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Oswego_{/100k people}	South Carolina_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,922 (estimate)	3,798	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Oswego_{/100k people}	South Carolina_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	8.1	4.9
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	46.9	38.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	80.3	101.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	369.1	237.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	388 (estimate)	505	373
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	705.7	491.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,322.7	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	264.9	220.2
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,534 (estimate)	3,293	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Oswego is 2% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 8.01 daily crimes that occur in Oswego.
Oswego is safer than 30% of the cities in the United States.
In Oswego you have a 1 in 35 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Oswego has decreased by 28%.

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Daily Crime In Oswego (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Oswego

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Oswego is 1 in 258

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Oswego is 1 in 40

The chance of being a victim of crime in Oswego is 1 in 35

Year Over Year Crime In Oswego (per 100,000 people)

Oswego police department

Item	Oswego	South Carolina	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	5,812	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	5.1	3.3

Sex offenders in South Carolina

State	Total offenders	South Carolina_/100K	National_/100K
South Carolina	12,678	314	222

There are a total of 12,678 sex offenders in South Carolina. This yields a total of 314 sex offenders in South Carolina per 100,000 residents which is 41% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Stateburg, SC	1,615	110	720	831
Lakewood, SC	2,942	221	1,443	1,664
Oakland, SC	1,267	225	1,469	1,694
Cane Savannah, SC	1,118	232	1,517	1,749
East Sumter, SC	1,275	237	1,551	1,788
Oswego, SC	62	388	2,534	2,922

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Rogers, NE	62	372	3,032	3,405
Mooresville, AL	62	191	1,204	1,394
Faywood, NM	62	1,060	5,974	7,034
Mound City, SD	62	506	2,569	3,075
Coppock, IA	62	380	2,720	3,100
Oswego, SC	62	388	2,534	2,922

Source: The Oswego, SC crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.