What is the crime rate in Williamston, SC?

In 2025, the Williamston Police Department reported 21 violent crimes and 91 property crimes to the FBI.

That is 483 violent and 2,095 property crimes per 100,000 of the 4,344 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: 483
Property per 100,000: 2,095
Violent crimes: 21
Property crimes: 91

Crime reported by the Williamston 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	20	477	110	2,621	4,197
2024	29	678	91	2,129	4,275
2025	21	483	91	2,095	4,344

Violent crimes reported went from 20 in 2023 to 21 in 2025.

Property crimes reported went from 110 in 2023 to 91 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.

Williamston against South Carolina and the nation

Crimes per 100,000 residents, 2025
	Violent crime	Property crime
Williamston	483	2,095
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 Williamston, 2025

Each place’s own police department; rates per 100,000 residents served
Place	Distance	Violent per 100,000	Property per 100,000
Williamston	—	483	2,095
West Pelzer	1.8 mi	192	2,111
Anderson	11 mi	581	4,138
Honea Path	13 mi	737	1,703
Simpsonville	15 mi	225	2,093
Mauldin	15 mi	164	1,143
Easley	15 mi	185	1,352
Greenville	16 mi	465	2,866
Fountain Inn	17 mi	244	956

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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