The crime rate in Winnsboro is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 27 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Winnsboro is 1 in 37. Based on FBI crime data, Winnsboro is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to South Carolina, Winnsboro has a crime rate that is higher than 61% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Separately, it is always interesting and important to compare a town's crime rate with those of similarly sized communities - a fair comparison as larger cities tend to have more crime. NeighborhoodScout has done just that. With a population of 3,162, Winnsboro has a combined rate of violent and property crime that is very high compared to other places of similar population size. Regardless of whether Winnsboro does well or poorly compared to all other cities and towns in the US of all sizes, compared to places with a similar population, it fares badly. Few other communities of this size have a crime rate as high as Winnsboro.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Winnsboro does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Winnsboro.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Winnsboro occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Winnsboro; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 264. This equates to a rate of 4 per one thousand inhabitants.

Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the town, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Winnsboro experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Winnsboro's rate for property crime is 23 per one thousand population. This makes Winnsboro a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Winnsboro is one in 43.