What is the crime rate in West Columbia, SC?

In 2025, the West Columbia Police Department reported 100 violent crimes and 752 property crimes to the FBI.

That is 536 violent and 4,032 property crimes per 100,000 of the 18,652 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: 536
Property per 100,000: 4,032
Violent crimes: 100
Property crimes: 752

Crime reported by the West Columbia 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	116	655	803	4,535	17,707
2024	139	748	827	4,448	18,591
2025	100	536	752	4,032	18,652

Violent crimes reported went from 116 in 2023 to 100 in 2025.

Property crimes reported went from 803 in 2023 to 752 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.

West Columbia against South Carolina and the nation

Crimes per 100,000 residents, 2025
	Violent crime	Property crime
West Columbia	536	4,032
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 West Columbia, 2025

Each place’s own police department; rates per 100,000 residents served
Place	Distance	Violent per 100,000	Property per 100,000
West Columbia	—	536	4,032
Springdale	2.2 mi	507	1,522
Cayce	4.4 mi	573	2,607
South Congaree	6.0 mi	209	1,128
Pine Ridge	6.1 mi	85	550
Lexington	7.0 mi	171	1,182
Forest Acres	7.8 mi	375	3,368
Irmo	9.5 mi	245	1,487
Columbia	12 mi	791	3,157

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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