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Crime rate in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (SC): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

 

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Crime rates in Mount Pleasant by Year

Type

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011
Murders
(per 100,000)		0
(0.0)		1
(1.9)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(1.6)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		2
(2.9)		2
(2.9)
Rapes
(per 100,000)		1
(2.1)		6
(11.2)		12
(21.6)		12
(21.0)		11
(18.7)		7
(11.5)		17
(25.4)		3
(4.4)		4
(5.8)		3
(4.4)
Robberies
(per 100,000)		34
(69.8)		24
(44.8)		21
(37.9)		36
(63.0)		22
(37.4)		48
(79.0)		32
(47.7)		23
(34.0)		24
(35.0)		27
(39.3)
Assaults
(per 100,000)		55
(112.8)		63
(117.5)		119
(214.6)		146
(255.6)		167
(283.9)		168
(276.6)		166
(247.7)		113
(167.1)		125
(182.3)		126
(183.6)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)		169
(346.7)		162
(302.2)		190
(342.6)		181
(316.9)		191
(324.6)		201
(330.9)		202
(301.4)		204
(301.6)		192
(280.1)		175
(255.0)
Thefts
(per 100,000)		1,427
(2,927.8)		1,153
(2,150.6)		1,072
(1,932.9)		1,006
(1,761.4)		996
(1,692.9)		1,127
(1,855.3)		1,114
(1,662.0)		1,116
(1,649.9)		1,040
(1,517.0)		998
(1,454.1)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)		110
(225.7)		80
(149.2)		67
(120.8)		108
(189.1)		60
(102.0)		72
(118.5)		88
(131.3)		55
(81.3)		45
(65.6)		61
(88.9)
Arson
(per 100,000)		8
(16.4)		1
(1.9)		2
(3.6)		2
(3.5)		2
(3.4)		3
(4.9)		1
(1.5)		6
(8.9)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)
City-data.com crime rate (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 299.9)215.5177.7192.3205.0191.2209.0191.9148.3150.6148.5
City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

See how dangerous Mount Pleasant, SC is compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)
Mount Pleasant:

148.5
Isle of Palms:

247.5
Folly Beach:

492.9
North Charleston:

458.0
Charleston:

233.8
Hanahan:

197.7
Goose Creek:

189.2
Summerville:

284.3
Moncks Corner:

477.0
Violent crime rate in 2011
Mount Pleasant:

128.2
U.S. Average:

213.6

Violent crime rate in 2010
Mount Pleasant:

126.8
U.S. Average:

223.2

Violent crime rate in 2009
Mount Pleasant:

110.6
U.S. Average:

238.0

Violent crime rate in 2008
Mount Pleasant:

182.3
U.S. Average:

252.4

Violent crime rate in 2007
Mount Pleasant:

202.9
U.S. Average:

259.7

Violent crime rate in 2006
Mount Pleasant:

188.9
U.S. Average:

264.1

Violent crime rate in 2005
Mount Pleasant:

190.0
U.S. Average:

258.9

Violent crime rate in 2004
Mount Pleasant:

155.7
U.S. Average:

256.0

Violent crime rate in 2003
Mount Pleasant:

101.2
U.S. Average:

262.6

Violent crime rate in 2002
Mount Pleasant:

98.3
U.S. Average:

272.2

Property crime rate in 2011
Mount Pleasant:

144.3
U.S. Average:

273.7

Property crime rate in 2010
Mount Pleasant:

149.3
U.S. Average:

276.4

Property crime rate in 2009
Mount Pleasant:

163.3
U.S. Average:

285.6

Property crime rate in 2008
Mount Pleasant:

171.8
U.S. Average:

302.2

Property crime rate in 2007
Mount Pleasant:

186.1
U.S. Average:

309.2

Property crime rate in 2006
Mount Pleasant:

173.7
U.S. Average:

317.3

Property crime rate in 2005
Mount Pleasant:

189.4
U.S. Average:

322.3

Property crime rate in 2004
Mount Pleasant:

193.1
U.S. Average:

327.4

Property crime rate in 2003
Mount Pleasant:

200.5
U.S. Average:

334.1

Property crime rate in 2002
Mount Pleasant:

262.9
U.S. Average:

336.9


Mount Pleasant, SC forum
Recent posts about crime in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users:
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Murders per 100,000 population

Rapes per 100,000 population

Robberies per 100,000 population

Assaults per 100,000 population

Burglaries per 100,000 population

Thefts per 100,000 population

Auto thefts per 100,000 population

Arson per 100,000 population

City-data.com crime rate per 100,000 population


Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 176 (138 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.01
South Carolina average:

2.48

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 183 (141 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.06
South Carolina average:

2.45

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2009, including police officers: 173 (134 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.98
South Carolina average:

2.53

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2008, including police officers: 170 (133 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.98
South Carolina average:

2.53

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2007, including police officers: 175 (137 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.26
South Carolina average:

2.50

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2006, including police officers: 171 (130 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.09
South Carolina average:

2.48

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2005, including police officers: 165 (125 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.11
South Carolina average:

2.64

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2004, including police officers: 166 (126 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.18
South Carolina average:

2.52

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2003, including police officers: 167 (127 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.26
South Carolina average:

2.44


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in Mount Pleasant

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees (per 1,000 residents)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees (per 1,000 residents) - Officers

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees (per 1,000 residents) - Civilians

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Zip codes: 29429, 29464, 29466.


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