Crime & Safety in Rock Hill
Rock Hill's crime data shows a real, disclosed elevated reading on one specific measure -- NeighborhoodScout's violent-crime rate runs 57% above the national average -- alongside a genuinely positive, cited 17-year downward trend in both violent and property crime.
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Learn moreA real, elevated violent-crime reading
NeighborhoodScout cites Rock Hill's violent crime rate at 596.6 per 100,000 residents, 57% higher than the national average, with 1-in-225 annual odds of violent-crime victimization and 1-in-42 for property crime (March/April 2026 data) -- a real, current, elevated reading that should not be minimized.
A more moderate overall safety grade
A separately cited overall safety grade of C- reads somewhat more moderate than the violent-crime-specific figure alone might suggest -- both are disclosed together rather than picking the more or less flattering figure.
A genuine, positive long-run trend
A cited 17-year downward trend in both violent and property crime means the current elevated reading represents a real improvement over Rock Hill's own recent history, not a worsening one -- worth reading alongside, not instead of, the current-snapshot figures above. No specific neighborhood is named as unsafe, per site policy; check a specific address directly with more than one source.
Key takeaways
- NeighborhoodScout cites Rock Hill's violent crime rate at 596.6/100,000, 57% above the national average -- a real, current, elevated reading.
- A separately cited overall safety grade (C-) reads more moderate; both figures are disclosed together.
- A genuine, cited 17-year downward trend in both violent and property crime means today's reading is an improvement over recent history, not a worsening one. No specific area is named as unsafe -- check a specific address with more than one source.
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