What is the crime rate in Aiken, SC?
In 2025, the Aiken Police Department reported 148 violent crimes and 1,117 property crimes to the FBI.
That is 451 violent and 3,402 property crimes per 100,000 of the 32,830 residents it serves.
Across South Carolina the rates were 390 and 1,717.
Nationally they were 330 and 1,552.
Figures last updated on .
- Violent per 100,000
- 451
- Property per 100,000
- 3,402
- Violent crimes
- 148
- Property crimes
- 1,117
Crime reported by the Aiken Police Department, 2023 to 2025
| Year | Violent crimes | Violent per 100,000 | Property crimes | Property per 100,000 | Residents served |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 111 | 340 | 1,235 | 3,783 | 32,644 |
| 2024 | 190 | 572 | 1,323 | 3,982 | 33,221 |
| 2025 | 148 | 451 | 1,117 | 3,402 | 32,830 |
Violent crimes reported went from 111 in 2023 to 148 in 2025.
Property crimes reported went from 1,235 in 2023 to 1,117 in 2025.
In a small town a handful of incidents moves these numbers a long way, so one year’s change says little on its own.
Aiken against South Carolina and the nation
| Violent crime | Property crime | |
|---|---|---|
| Aiken | 451 | 3,402 |
| Aiken County | 287 | 1,848 |
| South Carolina | 390 | 1,717 |
| United States | 330 | 1,552 |
These are rates per resident; they are not adjusted for visitors, commuters or the size of the area, which raise or lower a town’s figures without changing anybody’s risk.
Crime reported in places near Aiken, 2025
| Place | Distance | Violent per 100,000 | Property per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken | — | 451 | 3,402 |
| Burnettown | 8.1 mi | 31 | 673 |
| New Ellenton | 8.1 mi | 167 | 1,172 |
| North Augusta | 13 mi | 149 | 1,543 |
| Jackson | 15 mi | 60 | 1,082 |
| Williston | 20 mi | 626 | 3,443 |
| Edgefield | 21 mi | 243 | 1,054 |
Neighboring departments count the same offenses the same way, but their areas, populations and visitors differ, so a difference between two towns is a starting point for a question, not an answer.
How to read these numbers
These are offenses known to the police and reported to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program: crimes nobody reported, or that a department did not record, are not in them.
Violent crime is murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson.
A department reports the crimes in the area it polices, which can differ from the town’s boundaries, and the FBI estimates the population it serves.
The FBI asks that these figures not be used to rank places or to judge how safe a neighborhood is: crime depends on many local factors, and the counts describe a whole town, not any street or home.
A year is shown only when the department reported all twelve months.
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Questions about Aiken
What is the crime rate in Aiken?
In 2025, the Aiken Police Department reported 451 violent crimes and 3,402 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
How many crimes were reported in Aiken in 2025?
In 2025, the Aiken Police Department reported 148 violent crimes and 1,117 property crimes to the FBI.
Has crime gone up or down in Aiken?
Violent crimes reported went from 111 in 2023 to 148 in 2025.
Property crimes reported went from 1,235 in 2023 to 1,117 in 2025.
Where do these crime figures come from?
From the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program: each police department reports the offenses known to it every month, and the FBI publishes them in its Crime Data Explorer.
Sources
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Aiken Police Department (ORI SC0020100)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .
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