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The Spartanburg crime rate is much higher than the South Carolina average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #176

Spartanburg, SC	4,975.75
South Carolina	2,253.24
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Spartanburg, SC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Spartanburg, SC	Count	2	25	101	237	415	1,878	143	26
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	5.3	66.1	267.2	627.1	1,098.0	4,968.9	378.4	68.8	3,422
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.4	30.6	82.7	365.8	759.9	2,433.4	267.0	NA	1,861
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Spartanburg, SC	Count	3	24	130	370	490	2,060	118	13
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	8.0	64.0	346.5	986.1	1,305.9	5,490.1	314.5	34.6	4,130
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.2	31.8	83.2	373.6	857.8	2,502.9	263.5	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Spartanburg, SC	Count	2	20	120	395	479	2,120	95	14
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	5.3	53.1	318.4	1,048.1	1,270.9	5,625.0	252.1	37.1	4,040
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.9	35.5	95.0	421.4	954.5	2,588.3	279.5	NA	2,109
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Spartanburg, SC	Count	5	12	127	513	684	1,952	220	24
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	13.4	32.0	339.2	1,370.0	1,826.7	5,213.1	587.5	64.1	4,753
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.8	34.5	92.2	438.4	1,002.8	2,609.4	292.0	NA	2,151
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Spartanburg, SC	Count	6	18	129	493	679	2,207	201	14
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	14.8	44.5	318.9	1,218.8	1,678.7	5,456.4	496.9	34.6	4,596
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.1	31.7	107.7	452.3	997.9	2,617.2	285.3	NA	2,159
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Spartanburg, SC	Count	4	19	175	602	764	2,390	227	36
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	10.1	48.0	442.4	1,521.7	1,931.2	6,041.3	573.8	91.0	5,344
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.3	35.3	125.7	503.4	992.8	2,598.4	297.4	NA	2,258
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Spartanburg, SC	Count	6	23	203	570	953	2,352	267	38
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	15.5	59.4	524.2	1,471.9	2,460.9	6,073.4	689.5	98.1	5,886
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.8	36.6	147.3	539.1	1,026.1	2,814.1	394.0	NA	2,459
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Spartanburg, SC	Count	6	22	219	582	919	2,422	269	27
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	15.6	57.3	570.5	1,516.1	2,394.0	6,309.3	700.7	70.3	6,021
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	8.0	39.5	144.0	596.9	1,025.8	2,859.6	386.3	NA	2,551
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Spartanburg, SC	Count	5	19	194	497	870	2,494	264	37
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	12.8	48.7	497.7	1,275.1	2,232.1	6,398.8	677.3	94.9	5,517
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	8.3	40.8	136.5	579.9	989.8	2,873.0	379.6	NA	2,516
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Spartanburg, SC	Count	11	28	149	504	939	2,866	292	34
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	28.1	71.6	380.9	1,288.2	2,400.1	7,325.6	746.4	86.9	6,048
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	7.4	42.5	132.1	579.0	1,000.9	2,954.1	384.4	NA	2,532
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Spartanburg, SC	25.44
South Carolina	24.00
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Spartanburg, SC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Spartanburg, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Spartanburg, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Spartanburg, SC	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	2.7	0.0	0.0	2.7	0.0	0.0	26
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	3.1	1.5	0.9	0.6	0.2	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Spartanburg, SC	Count	2	0	0	2	0	0
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	5.3	0.0	0.0	5.3	0.0	0.0	53
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.9	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Spartanburg, SC	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	2.5	0.0	0.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	24
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.4	1.2	0.4	0.6	0.1	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Spartanburg, SC	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	5.1	2.5	0.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	50
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.7	1.4	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.1	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Spartanburg, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	3.4	2.0	0.6	0.5	0.2	0.1	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Spartanburg, SC	Count	2	0	0	1	1	0
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	5.2	0.0	0.0	2.6	2.6	0.0	52
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.9	1.6	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.1	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Spartanburg, SC	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	2.6	0.0	0.0	2.6	0.0	0.0	25
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.5	1.4	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.2	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Spartanburg, SC	3.33
South Carolina	2.89
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Spartanburg, SC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Spartanburg, SC	Count	148	126	22
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	391.6	333.4	58.2	3.62
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	291.8	218.9	72.9	2.55
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Spartanburg, SC	Count	137	118	19
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	365.1	314.5	50.6	3.40
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	319.1	244.3	74.8	2.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2011	Spartanburg, SC	Count	143	121	22
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	381.9	323.1	58.8	3.53
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	335.3	247.7	87.6	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Spartanburg, SC	Count	147	122	25
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	363.4	301.6	61.8	3.33
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	332.4	245.3	87.1	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Spartanburg, SC	Count	145	120	25
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	366.5	303.3	63.2	3.35
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	340.8	253.0	87.8	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Spartanburg, SC	Count	150	131	19
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	387.3	338.3	49.1	3.63
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	341.9	253.4	88.6	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Spartanburg, SC	Count	147	121	26
	Spartanburg, SC	Per 100,000	382.9	315.2	67.7	3.49
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	340.4	250.4	90.0	2.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Spartanburg, SC	Count	140	120	20
2005	Spartanburg, SC	Count	141	121	20