What is the crime rate in Anderson, SC?

In 2025, the Anderson Police Department reported 182 violent crimes and 1,296 property crimes to the FBI.

That is 581 violent and 4,138 property crimes per 100,000 of the 31,319 residents it serves.

Across South Carolina the rates were 390 and 1,717.

Nationally they were 330 and 1,552.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Violent per 100,000: 581
Property per 100,000: 4,138
Violent crimes: 182
Property crimes: 1,296

Crime reported by the Anderson Police Department, 2023 to 2025

Offenses known to law enforcement, reported to the FBI; rates per 100,000 residents of the area the department serves
Year	Violent crimes	Violent per 100,000	Property crimes	Property per 100,000	Residents served
2023	182	608	1,662	5,554	29,923
2024	176	584	1,750	5,804	30,150
2025	182	581	1,296	4,138	31,319

Violent crimes reported went from 182 in 2023 to 182 in 2025.

Property crimes reported went from 1,662 in 2023 to 1,296 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.

Anderson against South Carolina and the nation

Crimes per 100,000 residents, 2025
	Violent crime	Property crime
Anderson	581	4,138
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 Anderson, 2025

Each place’s own police department; rates per 100,000 residents served
Place	Distance	Violent per 100,000	Property per 100,000
Anderson	—	581	4,138
Pendleton	11 mi	240	2,134
Williamston	11 mi	483	2,095
West Pelzer	13 mi	192	2,111
Clemson	15 mi	127	1,375
Iva	15 mi	249	3,645
Honea Path	15 mi	737	1,703
Central	16 mi	75	1,139
Liberty	19 mi	209	897

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.

FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use

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