The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in St. Stephen, SC: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$4.66 million

Cost of Crime™ for St. Stephen, SC

In 2025, crime will cost $2,144 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of St. Stephen 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 St. Stephen, 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 St. Stephen's combined rate is much higher than the norm. St. Stephen sits in the 7th percentile, ahead of 7% of cities and behind 93%. The grade covers only St. Stephen's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in St. Stephen is 56.43 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 11 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 30 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of St. Stephen, SC report the most crime, about 71 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 8 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in St. Stephen, SC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in St. Stephen for 2025 is $4,662,345, about $781 per resident and $2,144 per household. That equals 3.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in St. Stephen Compared to Other Cities?

St. Stephen, SC:	$781
Denmark, SC:	$1981
Little River, SC:	$310
South Carolina:	$666
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in St. Stephen is $781 per year, which is $317 more than the national average and $115 more than South Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to St. Stephen:

In Denmark, SC, crime costs $1,981 per person, which is $1,199 more than in St. Stephen.
In Little River, SC, crime costs $310 per person, which is $471 less than in St. Stephen

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to St. Stephen	Cost per St. Stephen Resident
Murder	$1.10 million	$185
Rape/Sexual Assault	$268,834	$45
Robbery	$63,065	$11
Assault	$1.20 million	$201
Kidnapping	$67,778	$11
Vehicle Theft	$196,403	$33
Burglary	$289,624	$49
Theft	$754,473	$126
Arson	$22,673	$4
Vandalism	$371,249	$62
Animal Cruelty	$5,892	$1
Drug Crimes	$293,157	$49
Identity Theft	$24,912	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$4,662,345	$781

The Intangible Cost of Crime in St. Stephen, 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 St. Stephen totals $8,918,328 ($1,494 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $13,580,673 ($2,275 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 do the same, and of St. Stephen's 5,969 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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St. Stephen 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 St. Stephen residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	7.010
Robbery	0.3359
Rape	0.7428
Murder	0.0983
Total Violent Crime	8.187 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	24.41
Vehicle Theft	2.125
Burglary	5.350
Arson	0.1573
Total Property Crime	32.04 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1873
Drug Crimes	6.640
Vandalism	8.706
Identity Theft	0.5392
Animal Cruelty	0.1334
Total "Other" Rate	16.21 (D-)

Individual St. Stephen Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bonneau, SC	D+	D+	D+
Macbeth, SC	C-	C-	C+
Santee Circle, SC	F	D-	F
Suttons, SC	F	F	F
Taft, SC	F	F	F
Pineville, SC	D-	F	D-
Russellville, SC	D	F	B+
Bethera, SC	C-	D	B+
Pinopolis, SC	C+	D+	B+
Jamestown, SC	D-	D-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

St. Stephen 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
Shermans Dale, PA	A+	A	A
Belvedere, SC	D	D	D
Ben Lomond, CA	C	D+	D+
Bennett, CO	C-	C-	C-
Bensley, VA	F	D-	D-
Berkeley, IL	C	C+	C+
Berlin, PA	A-	C-	C-
Bernville, PA	A	A+	A+
Bisbee, AZ	D-	F	F
Black Diamond, WA	B-	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, St. Stephen 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 St. Stephen, SC average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See St. Stephen schools on SchoolGrade

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