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Best Safety Counties in South Carolina

Violent and property crime rates per 100K residents Compare rankings across all 46 counties.

Average Safety Score
14/100
Top County
Edgefield County
Counties Ranked
46

Top 10

#1
Edgefield County
SC
67/100
#2
McCormick County
SC
63/100
#3
Dorchester County
SC
57/100
#4
Saluda County
SC
54/100
#5
Pickens County
SC
48/100
#6
Beaufort County
SC
22/100
#7
York County
SC
20/100
#8
Newberry County
SC
20/100
#9
Abbeville County
SC
17/100
#10
Jasper County
SC
17/100

All South Carolina Counties Ranked

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Edgefield County, SC
67.1
59
2McCormick County, SC
63
59.4
3Dorchester County, SC
57.1
48.5
4Saluda County, SC
54
50.1
5Pickens County, SC
48.4
50.4
6Beaufort County, SC
21.8
45.5
7York County, SC
19.8
44.5
8Newberry County, SC
19.5
43.4
9Abbeville County, SC
17
51
10Jasper County, SC
16.5
34.6
11Allendale County, SC
15.8
43.9
12Lancaster County, SC
15.3
44.8
13Richland County, SC
14.4
36.7
14Charleston County, SC
13.7
43.4
15Georgetown County, SC
12.2
41.8
16Aiken County, SC
11.7
44.5
17Hampton County, SC
11.2
39.2
18Calhoun County, SC
11
47.8
19Kershaw County, SC
10.9
42.5
20Chester County, SC
10.8
40.3
21Oconee County, SC
10.5
48
22Spartanburg County, SC
10.4
40.3
23Greenville County, SC
10.1
40.8
24Laurens County, SC
9.6
43.8
25Cherokee County, SC
9.1
44.8
26Fairfield County, SC
8.9
45.3
27Horry County, SC
8.4
39.4
28Williamsburg County, SC
8.1
39.3
29Bamberg County, SC
7.8
39.5
30Greenwood County, SC
7.5
39
31Lee County, SC
7.1
43.9
32Barnwell County, SC
5.8
39.8
33Chesterfield County, SC
5.4
43.2
34Marion County, SC
5.2
46.2
35Sumter County, SC
5.1
35.2
36Colleton County, SC
5
31.7
37Marlboro County, SC
4.3
39.8
38Union County, SC
3.9
38.6
39Anderson County, SC
3.3
40.9
40Clarendon County, SC
3.2
42.6
41Berkeley County, SC
2.8
35.1
42Florence County, SC
2.4
39.5
43Lexington County, SC
2.2
38.3
44Darlington County, SC
2
44.9
45Orangeburg County, SC
1.9
36.4
46Dillon County, SC
1.7
40.3

Data Source

Safety data from CrimeByCounty. See full details at CrimeByCounty. Data updated February 2026.