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

Crime per Capita in Hampton

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Hampton. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Hampton, SC Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

F
F
Other Crime Grade
F

$4.64 million

Cost of Crime™ for Hampton, SC

In 2025, crime will cost $2,833 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Hampton 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 Hampton, SC Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Hampton's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Hampton sits in the 2nd percentile, ahead of 2% of cities and behind 98%. The grade covers only Hampton's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Hampton is 74.64 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 6 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 22 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Hampton, SC report the most crime, about 44 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 15 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Hampton, SC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Hampton for 2025 is $4,636,595, about $1,207 per resident and $2,833 per household. That equals 4.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.3%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.8%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.9%

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

Hampton, SC: $1207
Denmark, SC: $1981
Little River, SC: $310
South Carolina: $666
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Hampton is $1,207 per year, which is $742 more than the national average and $541 more than South Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Hampton:
  • In Denmark, SC, crime costs $1,981 per person, which is $774 more than in Hampton.
  • In Little River, SC, crime costs $310 per person, which is $897 less than in Hampton

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Hampton for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Hampton
Cost per Hampton Resident
Murder
$1.89 million
$491
Rape/Sexual Assault
$172,599
$45
Robbery
$111,720
$29
Assault
$676,857
$176
Kidnapping
$44,941
$12
Vehicle Theft
$280,203
$73
Burglary
$172,048
$45
Theft
$755,908
$197
Arson
$15,644
$4
Vandalism
$258,640
$67
Animal Cruelty
$4,866
$1
Drug Crimes
$242,326
$63
Identity Theft
$14,271
$4
Total Cost of Crime
$4,636,595
$1,207

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Hampton, 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 Hampton totals $13,529,856 ($3,521 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $18,166,451 ($4,727 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 Hampton has 2, do the same, and of Hampton's 3,843 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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Hampton 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 Hampton residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
6.133
Robbery
0.9242
Rape
0.7407
Murder
0.2612
Total Violent Crime
8.059 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
37.98
Vehicle Theft
4.709
Burglary
4.936
Arson
0.1686
Total Property Crime
47.79 (F)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1929
Drug Crimes
8.525
Vandalism
9.421
Identity Theft
0.4798
Animal Cruelty
0.1712
Total "Other" Rate
18.79 (F)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
F
F
D-
F
F
F
F
F
F
D-
F
D
D-
D+
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
D
F
D+
D-
D-
D-
F
F
F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Hampton 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
D+
D+
D+
C-
D+
D+
B
D+
D+
B
B
B
A+
A-
A-
F
F
F
C+
C-
C-
B
C-
C-
B
A
A
B+
C
C

Considering only the crime rate, Hampton is less safe than 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 Hampton, SC average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 18% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Hampton schools on SchoolGrade

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