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Gaffney, SC Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #111

Gaffney, SC	2,944.42
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.

Gaffney, SC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Gaffney, SC	Count	0	16	19	50	115	335	49	2
	Gaffney, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	126.2	149.8	394.3	906.8	2,641.5	386.4	15.8	2,558
	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	Gaffney, SC	Count	1	12	13	40	75	275	27	2
	Gaffney, SC	Per 100,000	7.9	94.7	102.6	315.6	591.7	2,169.6	213.0	15.8	2,007
	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	Gaffney, SC	Count	2	11	7	57	105	322	26	0
	Gaffney, SC	Per 100,000	15.9	87.5	55.7	453.3	835.1	2,560.8	206.8	0.0	2,374
	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	Gaffney, SC	Count	4	10	20	42	99	315	30	2
	Gaffney, SC	Per 100,000	31.8	79.6	159.2	334.4	788.3	2,508.2	238.9	15.9	2,591
	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	Gaffney, SC	Count	1	3	23	61	105	279	46	3
	Gaffney, SC	Per 100,000	7.6	22.8	174.8	463.7	798.2	2,120.9	349.7	22.8	2,059
	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	Gaffney, SC	Count	4	12	31	78	89	223	27	2
	Gaffney, SC	Per 100,000	30.3	90.8	234.4	589.9	673.1	1,686.5	204.2	15.1	2,710
	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	Gaffney, SC	Count	0	8	27	90	159	584	69	4
	Gaffney, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	61.8	208.6	695.4	1,228.6	4,512.4	533.1	30.9	3,328
	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	Gaffney, SC	Count	2	8	39	109	218	703	44	3
	Gaffney, SC	Per 100,000	15.4	61.8	301.3	842.0	1,684.0	5,430.7	339.9	23.2	4,205
	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	Gaffney, SC	Count	0	11	35	91	174	756	64	3
	Gaffney, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	83.7	266.5	692.8	1,324.7	5,755.6	487.2	22.8	3,857
	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	Gaffney, SC	Count	2	12	25	87	131	758	48	3
	Gaffney, SC	Per 100,000	15.2	91.3	190.2	661.8	996.6	5,766.5	365.2	22.8	3,755
	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

Gaffney, SC		-0.11
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.

Gaffney, SC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Gaffney, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gaffney, 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	Gaffney, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gaffney, 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	Gaffney, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gaffney, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Gaffney, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gaffney, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Gaffney, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gaffney, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Gaffney, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gaffney, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Gaffney, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gaffney, 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	Gaffney, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gaffney, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Gaffney, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gaffney, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

Gaffney, SC	3.15
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.

Gaffney, SC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Gaffney, SC	Count	43	39	4
	Gaffney, SC	Per 100,000	339.1	307.5	31.5	3.23
	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	Gaffney, SC	Count	43	40	3
	Gaffney, SC	Per 100,000	339.3	315.6	23.7	3.27
	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
2012	Gaffney, SC	Count	46	43	3
	Gaffney, SC	Per 100,000	365.8	342.0	23.9	3.54
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	329.4	235.8	93.6	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Gaffney, SC	Count	44	41	3
	Gaffney, SC	Per 100,000	350.3	326.5	23.9	3.38
	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	Gaffney, SC	Count	45	41	4
	Gaffney, SC	Per 100,000	342.1	311.7	30.4	3.27
	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
2008	Gaffney, SC	Count	42	38	4
	Gaffney, SC	Per 100,000	324.5	293.6	30.9	3.09
	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	Gaffney, SC	Count	44	40	4
	Gaffney, SC	Per 100,000	339.9	309.0	30.9	3.24
	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	Gaffney, SC	Count	42	38	4
2005	Gaffney, SC	Count	44	40	4