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West Columbia Crime Rate Report (South Carolina)

West Columbia crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 22 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in West Columbia for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for West Columbia in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 65.28% and the city property crime rate in West Columbia was higher than the national property crime rate average by 160.24%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in West Columbia was higher than the violent crime rate in South Carolina by 39.71% and the city property crime rate in West Columbia was higher than the property crime rate in South Carolina by 138.29%.

Property and Violent Crime
West Columbia Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
West Columbia Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

West Columbia Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault84
Arson4
Burglary42
Larceny and Theft669
Motor Vehicle Theft34
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape6
Robbery11
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,019
Property Crime745
Violent Crime101
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault99
Arson2
Burglary64
Larceny and Theft771
Motor Vehicle Theft73
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape7
Robbery14
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,182
Property Crime908
Violent Crime122

Property and Violent Crime Totals

West Columbia Property Crime

West Columbia Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

West Columbia Crime 2025

West Columbia Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

West Columbia Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

West Columbia Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this West Columbia, 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 West Columbia crime report data for 2026 was projected from 22 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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