Crime & Safety in Spartanburg
Spartanburg's crime data reads genuinely, substantially above national and state averages across every source reviewed this pass -- this record discloses that honestly rather than softening it, while noting no specific neighborhood is named as unsafe per site policy.
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Learn moreFBI-based data: a real, substantial gap above national and state averages
City-Data's FBI-based total crime rate for Spartanburg is 6,709.0 per 100,000 residents -- 216.58% above the national rate (2,119.2) and 179.25% above the South Carolina statewide rate (2,402.5). This is a real, significant gap, not a marginal difference.
NeighborhoodScout: an independently consistent, unfavorable read
NeighborhoodScout's independent total crime rate of 67 per 1,000 residents places Spartanburg with a higher crime rate than more than 95% of South Carolina communities -- a 1-in-15 annual chance of being a victim of violent or property crime. The violent crime rate specifically is 1,480.1 per 100,000 (1 in 67.6 annual chance); the property crime rate is 5,228.9 per 100,000 (1 in 19.1).
No specific area named as unsafe -- verify a target address directly
As with every market in this dataset, no specific neighborhood is named as unsafe here per site policy, even though CrimeGrade's own city-level data shows central Spartanburg recording more total incidents than the city's east side. Total incident counts are not the same as per-capita area risk. Confirm a specific target address directly with current local crime-mapping tools.
Key takeaways
- Spartanburg's FBI-based total crime rate runs 216.58% above the national average and 179.25% above the SC statewide average -- a real, substantial, disclosed gap.
- NeighborhoodScout independently places Spartanburg above more than 95% of SC communities for crime, with a 1-in-15 annual chance of victimization.
- No specific neighborhood is named as unsafe here, per site policy -- verify a target address directly with current crime-mapping tools.
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