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)	2,883 (estimate)	3,746	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Oswego_{/100k people}	South Carolina_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	7.4	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	48.1	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	81.3	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	365.0	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	386 (estimate)	502	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	664.7	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,298.5	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	280.6	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,496 (estimate)	3,244	2,451

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Stateburg, SC	1,764	110	710	819
Lakewood, SC	2,821	220	1,421	1,641
Oakland, SC	852	224	1,448	1,672
Cane Savannah, SC	915	231	1,494	1,725
East Sumter, SC	1,191	236	1,528	1,764
Wedgefield, SC	1,828	249	1,608	1,857
Cherryvale, SC	2,148	277	1,792	2,069
Oswego, SC	27	386	2,496	2,883

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Oswego is 2% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 7.9 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 1%.

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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 259

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Oswego is 1 in 41

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	558,732
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.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
S.N.P.J., PA	27	511	2,817	3,327
Strathcona, MN	27	329	2,888	3,217
Goldville, AL	27	748	4,142	4,890
Vilas, SD	27	460	2,182	2,643
Ohiopyle, PA	27	428	2,360	2,788
Oswego, SC	27	386	2,496	2,883

Source: The Oswego, SC crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. 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.