Crime & Safety in Fort Mill
Fort Mill's crime data shows a real, disclosed disagreement by source: NeighborhoodScout reads favorably (safer than 77% of South Carolina communities), while CrimeGrade's overall grade (D+, 30th percentile) reads considerably less favorable -- a genuine tension worth understanding rather than resolving to one figure.
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Learn moreNeighborhoodScout: a favorable overall reading
NeighborhoodScout cites Fort Mill's overall crime rate at 7 per 1,000 residents -- near the national average, with 1-in-144 annual victim odds -- and notes the town's crime rate runs lower than roughly 77% of South Carolina communities, a genuinely favorable comparative reading.
CrimeGrade: a more mixed, crime-type-specific picture
CrimeGrade.org grades Fort Mill's violent crime B- (60th percentile, safer than 60% of cities) and property crime C (43rd percentile) -- but its overall crime grade is D+ (30th percentile, safer than only 30% of cities), a notably less favorable read than NeighborhoodScout's figure. Both are disclosed together rather than picking the more flattering one.
Real neighborhood-level variance
Fort Mill residents generally consider the south part of the city safest, with violent-crime victim odds ranging from 1-in-303 in central neighborhoods to 1-in-690 in the south -- real, significant neighborhood-level variance. No specific area is named as unsafe, per site policy; check a specific address directly with more than one source.
Key takeaways
- NeighborhoodScout cites a favorable reading (safer than 77% of SC communities, 7/1,000 overall rate) while CrimeGrade's overall D+ grade (30th percentile) reads considerably less favorable -- a real, disclosed source disagreement.
- CrimeGrade's crime-type breakdown shows real variance: violent crime B- (60th percentile) vs. overall D+ (30th percentile).
- Real neighborhood-level variance exists within Fort Mill (1-in-303 to 1-in-690 victim odds by area). No specific area is named as unsafe -- check a specific address with more than one source.
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