Pickens County, SC Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Pickens County in green. The most dangerous areas in Pickens County 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 Pickens County, SC Safe from Murder?

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. Pickens County is in the 27th percentile for safety, meaning 73% of counties are safer and 27% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Pickens County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Pickens County is 0.0940 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Pickens County generally consider the northeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Pickens County may be as high as 1 in 8,857 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 14,759 in the northeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Pickens County, SC: about 4 per year. The southeast part of Pickens County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Pickens County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Pickens County 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, Pickens County is safer 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 Pickens County, SC

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Pickens County about $24,769,331 in 2025, or roughly $177 per resident. This is part of Pickens County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Pickens County, including every crime type and how Pickens County compares to other counties.

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 Pickens County's crime maps on the Pickens County overall crime page.

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Individual Pickens County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Pickens County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Pickens County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Anderson County, SC	D+	D+	C-	D+
Oconee County, SC	C-	C-	C+	C-
Greenville County, SC	D	C	D+	B-
Transylvania County, NC	B-	B-	B	B-
Hart County, GA	B	B+	C	A-
Stephens County, GA	B	B-	C+	C+
Henderson County, NC	B+	A-	A-	B
Spartanburg County, SC	D+	D+	C-	D+
Franklin County, GA	B-	B	C+	B-
Rabun County, GA	B-	B-	C+	B

Murder in County with Similar Populations

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

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Florence County, SC	D-	D-	D-	D-
Boone County, KY	A	A+	A+	B-
Brunswick County, NC	B-	B-	B-	A-
Calhoun County, MI	B	C-	C-	B+
Cambria County, PA	A	A-	A-	C
Clark County, OH	B-	C+	C+	B
Kendall County, IL	A+	A+	A+	A
Berkeley County, WV	A+	A	A	A
Linn County, OR	B-	B+	B+	A+
Madison County, IN	A-	B+	B+	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Pickens County, SC average SchoolGrade of B+, with 51% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Pickens County schools on SchoolGrade

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