The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Gaffney, SC: Crime Maps and Statistics

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$25.7 million

Cost of Crime™ for Gaffney, SC

In 2025, crime will cost $1,830 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Gaffney with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Gaffney, SC Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Gaffney's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Gaffney sits in the 12th percentile, ahead of 12% of cities and behind 88%. The grade covers only Gaffney's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Gaffney is 45.71 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 13 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 33 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Gaffney, SC report the most crime, about 286 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 69 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Gaffney, SC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Gaffney for 2025 is $25,746,084, about $713 per resident and $1,830 per household. That equals 2.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Gaffney Compared to Other Cities?

Gaffney, SC:	$713
Denmark, SC:	$1981
Little River, SC:	$310
South Carolina:	$666
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Gaffney is $713 per year, which is $249 more than the national average and $48 more than South Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Gaffney:

In Denmark, SC, crime costs $1,981 per person, which is $1,267 more than in Gaffney.
In Little River, SC, crime costs $310 per person, which is $403 less than in Gaffney

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Gaffney for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Gaffney	Cost per Gaffney Resident
Murder	$8.17 million	$226
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.57 million	$43
Robbery	$401,693	$11
Assault	$5.39 million	$149
Kidnapping	$435,377	$12
Vehicle Theft	$416,114	$12
Burglary	$1.71 million	$47
Theft	$2.86 million	$79
Arson	$116,968	$3
Vandalism	$2.08 million	$58
Animal Cruelty	$25,369	$1
Drug Crimes	$2.09 million	$58
Identity Theft	$481,584	$13
Total Cost of Crime	$25,746,084	$713

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Gaffney, SC

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Gaffney totals $63,112,518 ($1,749 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $88,858,602 ($2,462 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The central part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Gaffney has 2, do the same, and of Gaffney's 36,094 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Gaffney Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Gaffney residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.199
Robbery	0.3538
Rape	0.7161
Murder	0.1205
Total Violent Crime	6.389 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	15.31
Vehicle Theft	0.7445
Burglary	5.226
Arson	0.1342
Total Property Crime	21.41 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1989
Drug Crimes	7.832
Vandalism	8.062
Identity Theft	1.724
Animal Cruelty	0.0950
Total "Other" Rate	17.91 (F)

Individual Gaffney Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Gaffney is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Gaffney.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
East Gaffney, SC	D-	F	D
Draytonville, SC	D	D	D+
Cherokee Falls, SC	D+	C	D+
Cowpens, SC	D+	C-	C
Clifton, SC	D	D	D
Blacksburg, SC	D	D+	D
Wilkinsville, SC	D	C	D+
Mayo, SC	D+	D	C+
Pacolet Mills, SC	D-	D	D-
Converse, SC	C-	D+	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Gaffney is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Burien, WA	F	D	D
Calumet City, IL	D	D	D
Central Islip, NY	B+	C-	C-
Ooltewah, TN	B-	C+	C+
Port Angeles, WA	D	D+	D+
Pleasant Hill, CA	D+	D+	D+
Patillas, PR	D-	D-	D-
Parkland, FL	A+	A+	A+
Paramus, NJ	C	B+	B+
Paragould, AR	D+	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, Gaffney is as safe as the South Carolina state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Gaffney, SC average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Gaffney schools on SchoolGrade

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