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Beaufort Crime Rate Report (South Carolina)

Beaufort crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 24 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Beaufort for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Beaufort in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 18.02% and the city property crime rate in Beaufort was higher than the national property crime rate average by 17.11%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Beaufort was lower than the violent crime rate in South Carolina by 30.71% and the city property crime rate in Beaufort was higher than the property crime rate in South Carolina by 7.23%.

Property and Violent Crime
Beaufort Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Beaufort Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Beaufort Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault27
Arson0
Burglary14
Larceny and Theft238
Motor Vehicle Theft9
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape4
Robbery8
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)432
Property Crime261
Violent Crime39
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault38
Arson1
Burglary13
Larceny and Theft256
Motor Vehicle Theft13
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape5
Robbery7
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)453
Property Crime282
Violent Crime51

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Beaufort Property Crime

Beaufort Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Beaufort Crime 2025

Beaufort Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Beaufort Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Beaufort Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Beaufort, South Carolina crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Beaufort crime report data for 2026 was projected from 24 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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