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Aiken County, SC Arrest Records

Aiken County, SC is among the safest counties in the USA with 3.28 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has higher total crime rate than Spartanburg, Lexington, Berkeley, Beaufort, York counties in South Carolina.
Aiken County, SC property crime rate is 18.54 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 1,791 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that decreased by 3.03% compared to 2015.

Aiken County, SC Crime Rate

Total arrests in Aiken County in 2016 decreased by 3.64% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes increased from 510 to 549 while non-violent crime decreased by 5.39% from 3,282 to 3,105.

5 Crimes In Aiken County, SC in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 1,791
Burglary 902
Motor vehicle theft 412
Aggravated assault 399
Revised rape 90

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Aiken County increased by 7.65% from 2015 and increased by 29.48% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 424 to 549. In 2016 violent crime rate in Aiken County was 30.14% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.328%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Aiken County decreased by 5.39% from 2015 and decreased by 17.66% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 3,771 to 3,105. In 2016 property crime rate in Aiken County was 34.77% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 1.854%.

How Aiken stands up against other counties

Aiken vs. Beaufort

You’ll be in more risk in Aiken compared to Beaufort county that had 30.41% lower crime rate compared to Aiken county according to the FBI.
Rape rates of 0.5374 per 1,000 people is higher than national of 0.0199 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.3167 in Beaufort county.
Motor Vehicle Theft rates of 2.4603 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8637 per 1,000 people and higher than average 1.0210 in Beaufort county.

Aiken vs. Florence

You’ll be in more risk in Aiken compared to Florence county that had 6.49% lower crime rate compared to Aiken county according to the FBI.
Robbery rates of 0.2986 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 1.3602 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.5334 in Florence county.
Burglary rates of 5.3864 per 1,000 people is higher than national of 5.0167 per 1,000 people and lower than average 5.6508 in Florence county.

Names with the most arrests in Aiken

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Aiken, South Carolina, the most crimes, that's 66.67% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 51-60.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Aiken County is 0.34% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 5.98 daily crimes that occur in Aiken County.
  • Aiken, SC is more violent than Beaufort.
  • In Aiken County you have a 1 in 46 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Aiken, SC have decreased by 3.64%.

Aiken Police Departments

Cities in Aiken County

Names in Aiken County