What is the crime rate in Seneca, SC?
In 2025, the Seneca Police Department reported 43 violent crimes and 135 property crimes to the FBI.
That is 463 violent and 1,453 property crimes per 100,000 of the 9,290 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
- 463
- Property per 100,000
- 1,453
- Violent crimes
- 43
- Property crimes
- 135
Crime reported by the Seneca Police Department, 2023 to 2025
| Year | Violent crimes | Violent per 100,000 | Property crimes | Property per 100,000 | Residents served |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 36 | 398 | 150 | 1,659 | 9,042 |
| 2024 | 57 | 626 | 158 | 1,735 | 9,106 |
| 2025 | 43 | 463 | 135 | 1,453 | 9,290 |
Violent crimes reported went from 36 in 2023 to 43 in 2025.
Property crimes reported went from 150 in 2023 to 135 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.
Seneca against South Carolina and the nation
| Violent crime | Property crime | |
|---|---|---|
| Seneca | 463 | 1,453 |
| Oconee County | 266 | 1,344 |
| 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 Seneca, 2025
| Place | Distance | Violent per 100,000 | Property per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca | — | 463 | 1,453 |
| Westminster | 7.2 mi | 203 | 1,503 |
| Walhalla | 8.0 mi | 70 | 326 |
| Clemson | 8.8 mi | 127 | 1,375 |
| Pendleton | 11 mi | 240 | 2,134 |
| Central | 11 mi | 75 | 1,139 |
| Liberty | 17 mi | 209 | 897 |
| Lavonia | 19 mi | 552 | 2,485 |
| Pickens | 20 mi | 156 | 1,845 |
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 Seneca
What is the crime rate in Seneca?
In 2025, the Seneca Police Department reported 463 violent crimes and 1,453 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
How many crimes were reported in Seneca in 2025?
In 2025, the Seneca Police Department reported 43 violent crimes and 135 property crimes to the FBI.
Has crime gone up or down in Seneca?
Violent crimes reported went from 36 in 2023 to 43 in 2025.
Property crimes reported went from 150 in 2023 to 135 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: Seneca Police Department (ORI SC0370100)
- 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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