Columbia, SC Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in the Columbia area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Columbia area are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Columbia, SC Safe from Murder?

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Columbia is in the 7th percentile for safety, meaning 93% of cities are safer and 7% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Columbia area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in the Columbia area is 0.1623 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Columbia area generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in the Columbia area may be as high as 1 in 3,763 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 10,260 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Columbia, SC: about 38 per year. The east part of the Columbia area has fewer cases of murder with only 7 in a typical year.

How Columbia's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in the Columbia area to the South Carolina state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, the Columbia area is less safe than the South Carolina state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Columbia, SC

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Columbia about $257,966,662 in 2025, or roughly $305 per resident. This is part of the Columbia area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Columbia, including every crime type and how Columbia compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Columbia's crime maps on the Columbia overall crime page.

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Individual Columbia Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in the Columbia area is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Columbia area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Arcadia Lakes, SC	F	D-	F	F
Forest Acres, SC	F	D-	F	F
Dentsville, SC	F	F	F	F
Woodfield, SC	F	D-	D-	F
Hollywood Hills, SC	D+	C+	D+	D-
Killian, SC	D	B-	D-	D-
Olympia, SC	F	F	F	F
St. Andrews, SC	F	F	F	F
Cayce, SC	D-	D-	D	D-
Seven Oaks, SC	F	F	F	F

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Columbia is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Sarasota, FL	A+	A-	A-	A+
Oxnard, CA	C	D+	D+	B
Dayton, OH	C-	C	C	C+
Baton Rouge, LA	D	D-	D-	F
Knoxville, TN	D+	D	D	D+
Charleston, SC	D-	D	D	C-
Allentown, PA	B	B	B	B
New Haven, CT	C	A-	A-	B-
El Paso, TX	D-	D	D	B
McAllen, TX	D-	D-	D-	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Columbia, SC average SchoolGrade of C+, with 37% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Columbia schools on SchoolGrade

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