Princeton, SC Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Princeton

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Princeton_{/100k people}	South Carolina_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	4,082 (estimate)	3,798	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Princeton_{/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)	542 (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)	3,540 (estimate)	3,293	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Princeton is 43% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 11.18 daily crimes that occur in Princeton.
Princeton is safer than 17% of the cities in the United States.
In Princeton you have a 1 in 25 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Princeton has decreased by 28%.

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Daily Crime In Princeton (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Princeton

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Princeton is 1 in 185

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Princeton is 1 in 29

The chance of being a victim of crime in Princeton is 1 in 25

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

Princeton police department

Item	Princeton	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}
Due West, SC	1,120	80	637	717
Fountain Inn, SC	8,031	315	1,890	2,205
Hodges, SC	129	525	3,428	3,953
Piedmont, SC	5,396	534	3,492	4,026
Ware Place, SC	83	611	3,993	4,604
Princeton, SC	60	542	3,540	4,082

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Erwin, SD	60	610	3,096	3,707
Orrum, NC	60	450	3,568	4,018
Abeytas, NM	60	1,054	5,940	6,994
Davis, SD	60	502	2,545	3,047
McKittrick, MO	60	663	3,808	4,472
Princeton, SC	60	542	3,540	4,082

Source: The Princeton, 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.