Edisto, SC Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 20%

Violent crime 21%

Property crime 20%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Edisto_{/100k people}	South Carolina_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,870 (estimate)	3,252	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	10.5	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	40.0	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	59.8	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	420.3	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	305 (estimate)	531	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	448.0	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,991.0	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	282.1	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,565 (estimate)	2,721	1,958

Key findings

Edisto crime rates are 20% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Edisto are 21% lower than the national average
In Edisto you have a 1 in 54 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Edisto is safer than 41% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Edisto has decreased by 6%

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Daily Crime In Edisto (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Edisto

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Edisto is 1 in 328

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Edisto is 1 in 64

The chance of being a victim of crime in Edisto is 1 in 54

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

Edisto police department

Item	Edisto	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	15,193	377	266

There are a total of 15,193 sex offenders in South Carolina. This yields a total of 377 sex offenders in South Carolina per 100,000 residents which is 42% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Wilkinson Heights, SC	2,411	302	1,547	1,849
Bowman, SC	809	455	1,477	1,932
Cameron, SC	440	0	2,020	2,020
Brookdale, SC	4,174	510	2,614	3,124
Denmark, SC	3,238	1,264	2,318	3,583
Cordova, SC	184	678	3,474	4,152
Norway, SC	297	703	3,603	4,306
Edisto, SC	2,366	305	1,565	1,870

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Cave City, AR	2,366	370	1,440	1,810
Farmington, MS	2,366	130	935	1,065
Broad Creek, NC	2,365	189	1,003	1,192
Dyer, TN	2,365	547	1,141	1,688
Shingletown, CA	2,367	252	1,220	1,472
Edisto, SC	2,366	305	1,565	1,870

Source: The Edisto, SC crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.