With a crime rate of 32 per one thousand residents, Beaufort has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 31. Within South Carolina, more than 71% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Beaufort.
Importantly, when you compare Beaufort to other communities of similar population, then Beaufort crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Beaufort does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Beaufort does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Beaufort.
From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Beaufort occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Beaufort; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 319. This equates to a rate of 3 per one thousand inhabitants.
In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Beaufort is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Beaufort, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 35, which is a rate of 29 per one thousand population.
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total Crime Index
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Beaufort Annual Crimes
| Violent | Property | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of Crimes | 43 | 396 | 439 |
Crime Rate | 3.13 | 28.86 | 31.99 |
Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
20151050
3.13
4.91
National Median: 4
Beaufort
South Carolina
Chances of Becoming a Victim of aViolentCrime
1 in319
inBeaufort
1 in204
inSouth Carolina
Beaufort Violent Crimes
Population:13,722
| Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 0 | 3 | 6 | 34 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.44 | 2.48 |
United States Violent Crimes
Population:333,287,557
| Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 21,156 | 133,294 | 220,450 | 893,980 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.40 | 0.66 | 2.68 |
Property Crime
Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
1007550250
28.86
23.08
National Median: 20
Beaufort
South Carolina
Chances of Becoming a Victim of aPropertyCrime
1 in35
inBeaufort
1 in43
inSouth Carolina
Property Crimes
Population:13,722
| burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 39 | 344 | 13 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 2.84 | 25.07 | 0.95 |
United States Property Crimes
Population:333,287,557
| burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 899,293 | 4,672,363 | 942,173 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 2.70 | 14.02 | 2.83 |
Beaufort Crimes Per Square Mile
200150100500
16
28
National Median: 27.0
Beaufort
South Carolina
