Georgetown County Crime & Safety

Georgetown County has a total crime rate of 2588.3 per 100,000 residents, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting data. This includes both violent crimes (525.2 per 100K) and property crimes (2063.1 per 100K).

Georgetown County has a safety score of 12/100, rated "High Crime". A higher safety score indicates lower crime rates relative to other counties nationwide. It ranks #15 out of 46 counties in South Carolina for safety (1 = safest).

The county's safety score of 95.9 is better than the South Carolina average of 95.4. Georgetown manages to keep crime rates lower than several of its coastal peers.

Property crime sits at 2,063.1 per 100K, which is very close to the national average. Violent crime is 525.2, higher than the national average of 369.8 but below the state average.

Crime data for Georgetown County comes from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program. Local law enforcement agencies submit data on violent crimes (murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault) and property crimes (burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft) to the FBI. Rates are calculated per 100,000 residents to allow fair comparison between counties of different sizes. The safety score (0-100) is derived from these rates, with higher scores indicating safer counties.

Georgetown County has a safety score of 12/100, which is below the South Carolina average of 14/100. Many counties with above-average crime rates invest in community policing, crime prevention programs, neighborhood watch initiatives, and social services aimed at reducing crime over time.