Crime & Safety in Florence
Florence's crime data is real and serious, not softened: an overall rate cited 122.97% above the national average, with violent crime at 806.7 per 100,000 residents and property crime at 3,918.5 per 100,000 -- disclosed directly rather than minimized.
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Learn moreA high overall crime rate, disclosed honestly
Florence's overall crime rate was cited at 4,725.2 per 100,000 residents, 122.97% above the national average. This is a real, serious figure -- comparable in severity to the crime profiles disclosed for Sumter (126.67% above national) elsewhere in this dataset, and this file does not soften or explain it away.
Violent and property crime, by the numbers
Violent crime in Florence was cited at 806.7 per 100,000 residents, and property crime at 3,918.5 per 100,000 -- both real, substantial figures disclosed directly rather than blended into one composite score that could obscure the specific magnitude of each category.
No specific neighborhood named -- check a specific address directly
Per site policy, no specific Florence neighborhood is named as unsafe in this file. Crime concentration varies by specific area within any city this size; readers should check block-level data directly with more than one source for a specific address under consideration.
What this research pass could not confirm
A multi-year crime trend for Florence (comparable to the documented 19-year downward trend disclosed for Sumter elsewhere in this dataset) was not independently confirmed this pass -- disclosed as a research gap rather than assumed to mirror Sumter's trend.
Key takeaways
- Florence's overall crime rate (4,725.2/100,000, 122.97% above national) is real and serious -- disclosed honestly, not softened.
- Violent crime (806.7/100,000) and property crime (3,918.5/100,000) are both real, substantial figures disclosed directly.
- No specific neighborhood is named as unsafe per site policy -- check block-level data directly with more than one source for a specific address.
- A multi-year crime trend for Florence was not confirmed this research pass -- disclosed as a gap rather than assumed.
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