Syracuse, SC Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Violent Crime per Capita in Syracuse

Violent crime covers assault, robbery, rape, and murder, offenses that threaten people directly. Nationally it is rarer than property crime but carries far heavier consequences. The map below shows the violent crime rate per 1,000 Syracuse residents.

 

Syracuse, SC Map of Violent Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade
D-
D-
Other Crime Grade
D

$503,464

Cost of Crime™ for Syracuse, SC

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,366 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Syracuse with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Syracuse against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Syracuse sits in the 12th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 12% of cities and behind 88%. The grade covers only Syracuse's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Syracuse is 6.255 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 107 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 249 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Syracuse, SC report the most violent crime, about 2 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Syracuse, SC

The tangible cost of violent crime in Syracuse is projected at $503,464 for 2025, about $568 per resident and $1,366 per household. That equals 1.8% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 36.8%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 50.9%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.2%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Syracuse Compared to Other Cities?

Syracuse, SC: $568
Denmark, SC: $1305
Little River, SC: $116
South Carolina: $378
USA: $258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $568 per resident each year in Syracuse, which is $310 more than the national average and $191 more than South Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Syracuse:
  • In Denmark, SC, crime costs $1,305 per person, which is $736 more than in Syracuse.
  • In Little River, SC, crime costs $116 per person, which is $452 less than in Syracuse

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Syracuse, with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Syracuse
Cost per Syracuse Resident
Murder
$333,571
$376
Rape/Sexual Assault
$28,472
$32
Robbery
$9,785
$11
Assault
$131,635
$149
Total Cost of Violent Crime
$503,464
$568

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Syracuse, SC

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Syracuse totals $2,379,214 ($2,685 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,882,678 ($3,254 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Syracuse, SC, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the city has few retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Syracuse Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Syracuse residents in a standard year.

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
5.173
Robbery
0.3511
Rape
0.5300
Murder
0.2003
Total Violent Crime
6.255 (D-)

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D
D-
D-
D-
D-
D-
F
D-
F
B-
B
C
F
F
F
D-
D-
D-
F
F
F
F
D-
F
B-
C
B-
D-
D-
D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Syracuse is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
D
B
B
C+
C-
C-
B+
C+
C+
B-
B
B
A-
C+
C+
D
D
D
A+
B+
B+
B-
C+
C+

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

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