| Statistic | Reportedincidents | /100k people | Burton/100k people | South Carolina/100k people | National/100k people | 
| Total crime | 0 | n/a (estimate) | 2,687 (estimate) | 2,664 | 2,281 | 
| Murder | n/a | n/a | n/a | 9.0 | 5.7 | 
| Rape | n/a | n/a | n/a | 36.4 | 38.0 | 
| Robbery | n/a | n/a | n/a | 39.2 | 66.5 | 
| Assault | n/a | n/a | n/a | 386.4 | 264.1 | 
| Violent crime | n/a | n/a (estimate) | 475 (estimate) | 471 | 364 | 
| Burglary | n/a | n/a | n/a | 321.3 | 250.7 | 
| Theft | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1,617.7 | 1,347.2 | 
| Vehicle theft | n/a | n/a | n/a | 254.1 | 318.7 | 
| Property crime | n/a | n/a (estimate) | 2,212 (estimate) | 2,193 | 1,917 | 

				
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				| Item | Burton | 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 | 
| State | Total offenders | South Carolina /100K | National /100K | 
| South Carolina | 15,193 | 377 | 266 | 
| City | Population | Violent crime/100k people | Property crime/100k people | Total crime/100k people | 
| Shell Point, SC | 2,991 | 159 | 741 | 900 | 
| Bluffton, SC | 23,176 | 76 | 954 | 1,030 | 
| Port Royal, SC | 13,265 | 142 | 1,220 | 1,362 | 
| Laurel Bay, SC | 6,388 | 390 | 1,817 | 2,207 | 
| Ridgeland, SC | 3,903 | 79 | 2,709 | 2,788 | 
| Beaufort, SC | 13,417 | 501 | 3,707 | 4,207 | 
| Burton, SC | 8,779 | 475 | 2,212 | 2,687 | 
| City | Population | Violent crime/100k people | Property crime/100k people | Total crime/100k people | 
| Edgewood, KY | 8,779 | 95 | 466 | 561 | 
| Collingdale, PA | 8,776 | 296 | 1,758 | 2,054 | 
| Palm Beach, FL | 8,776 | 102 | 532 | 634 | 
| Pitman, NJ | 8,785 | 34 | 314 | 347 | 
| Airmont, NY | 8,771 | 176 | 814 | 990 | 
| Burton, SC | 8,779 | 475 | 2,212 | 2,687 |