CityRating.com: Find the Best Places to Live in the USA

Charleston Crime Rate Report (South Carolina)

Charleston crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 25 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Charleston for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Charleston in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 14.58% and the city property crime rate in Charleston was higher than the national property crime rate average but only by 4.46%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Charleston was lower than the violent crime rate in South Carolina by 27.79% and the city property crime rate in Charleston was lower than the property crime rate in South Carolina by 4.35%.

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

Charleston Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault341
Arson10
Burglary172
Larceny and Theft2,155
Motor Vehicle Theft228
Murder and Manslaughter10
Rape32
Robbery63
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)3,431
Property Crime2,555
Violent Crime446
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault495
Arson16
Burglary151
Larceny and Theft2,261
Motor Vehicle Theft418
Murder and Manslaughter10
Rape44
Robbery62
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)3,706
Property Crime2,830
Violent Crime611

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Charleston Property Crime

Charleston Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Charleston Crime 2025

Charleston Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Charleston Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Charleston Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Charleston, 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 Charleston crime report data for 2026 was projected from 25 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.



Questions? Comments?
E-mail:
Copyright © 2026 CityRating.com. All rights reserved.