Florence, South Carolina - Crime

Crime

According to the "Crime In the United States" publication released by the FBI, in 2010 there were 2 murders, 8 rapes, 108 robberies and 236 aggravated assaults in the Florence area. Additionally, there were 2891 property crimes, including burglaries, thefts and motor vehicle thefts, placing the city 10th out of 320 metropolitan areas in the U.S. The population of the area included in the survey was 32,273.

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