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Newberry County, SC Arrest Records

Newberry County, SC is among the safest counties in the USA with 1.13 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has lower total crime rate than Richland, Greenville, Anderson, Spartanburg, Aiken counties in South Carolina.
Newberry County, SC property crime rate is 7.69 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 189 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that increased by 0.53% compared to 2015.

Newberry County, SC Crime Rate

Total arrests in Newberry County in 2016 decreased by 15.15% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes decreased from 103 to 43 while non-violent crime decreased by 0% from 293 to 293.

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

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 189
Burglary 87
Aggravated assault 35
Motor vehicle theft 17
Robbery 6

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Newberry County decreased by 58.25% from 2015 and decreased by 20.37% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 54 to 43. In 2016 violent crime rate in Newberry County was 75.94% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.113%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Newberry County decreased by 0% from 2015 and decreased by 41.52% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 501 to 293. In 2016 property crime rate in Newberry County was 72.93% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.769%.

How Newberry stands up against other counties

Newberry vs. Colleton

You’ll be in more safety in Newberry compared to Colleton county that had 203.33% higher crime rate compared to Newberry county according to the FBI.
Rape rates of 0.0263 per 1,000 people is higher than national of 0.0199 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.4483 in Colleton county.
Larceny rates of 4.9634 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 20.5437 per 1,000 people and lower than average 13.3165 in Colleton county.

Newberry vs. Clarendon

You’ll be in more safety in Newberry compared to Clarendon county that had 124.65% higher crime rate compared to Newberry county according to the FBI.
Assault rates of 0.9191 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8422 per 1,000 people and lower than average 1.7967 in Clarendon county.
Motor Vehicle Theft rates of 0.4464 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8637 per 1,000 people and lower than average 1.3843 in Clarendon county.

Names with the most arrests in Newberry

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Newberry, South Carolina, the most crimes, that's 35.67% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 21-30.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Newberry County is 0.73% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 2.42 daily crimes that occur in Newberry County.
  • Newberry, SC is safer than Colleton.
  • In Newberry County you have a 1 in 113 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Newberry, SC have decreased by 15.15%.

Newberry Police Departments

Cities in Newberry County

Names in Newberry County