North Charleston, SC Crime Map

North Charleston Safety Overview: What the Data Actually Shows

With a population of 113,880 and an overall crime grade of C-, North Charleston sits below the national average on safety metrics — a reality shaped by a city-wide safety rating of D and a neighborhood landscape that splits evenly down the middle: exactly 50% of analyzed neighborhoods earned a B grade, while the other 50% landed at D. No neighborhood reached an A, and none fell to an F, which means the city avoids the extremes but still carries meaningful risk in roughly half its residential areas.

Neighborhood-by-Neighborhood Breakdown

The clearest bright spot in the data is the North Charleston neighborhood itself, which earned a B+ and is home to 3,337 residents with a median household income of $44,177 — the highest among the areas analyzed. Four Mile Hibernian follows with a solid B grade, though its median income of $24,412 and small population of 622 suggest a modest community that has managed to maintain relative safety despite limited economic resources. On the other end of the spectrum, both Rosemont and Silver Hill / Magnolia received D- grades. Rosemont, with just 393 residents and a median income of $17,743, and Silver Hill / Magnolia, with 926 residents earning a median of $22,259, represent the higher-risk pockets where residents face measurably greater exposure to crime.

Understanding the Grade Distribution

Of the four neighborhoods analyzed, none earned an A grade and none earned a C — the distribution skips the middle entirely. Two neighborhoods (50%) scored in the B range, qualifying as relatively safe by local standards, while the other two (50%) scored D-, placing them in the higher-crime tier. This binary split means there is little ambiguity when evaluating North Charleston by neighborhood: the data draws a fairly sharp line between areas that are managing safety reasonably well and those that are not. A poverty rate of 19.7% and an unemployment rate of 4.3% across the broader city provide some context for why lower-income neighborhoods like Rosemont and Silver Hill / Magnolia face greater challenges.

Property Crime vs. Violent Crime Patterns

In cities with North Charleston's income and density profile — a median household income of $47,201, a median home value of $182,650, and a population density of 566 residents per square mile — property crime typically drives overall crime grades more than violent crime does. Opportunistic theft, vehicle break-ins, and residential burglaries tend to concentrate in transitional corridors and areas with lower home values. Violent crime, while present, is generally more localized to specific blocks within higher-risk neighborhoods like Silver Hill / Magnolia and Rosemont rather than distributed evenly across the city. Residents in B-graded areas like Four Mile Hibernian and the North Charleston neighborhood face a substantially different risk profile than those in D- zones.

How the Crime Map Supports Smarter Decisions

For anyone navigating housing decisions in North Charleston, the interactive crime map on this page translates raw grade data into geographic context that is immediately actionable. A prospective home buyer comparing properties near the North Charleston neighborhood (B+, median income $44,177) against listings in Silver Hill / Magnolia (D-, median income $22,259) can see not just the grade difference but the spatial boundaries of each risk zone. Renters evaluating apartments near the median rent of $1,084 can filter by neighborhood grade before scheduling a single showing. Commuters who pass through multiple neighborhoods daily can identify which corridors carry higher incident rates and adjust their routines accordingly. The map does not replace personal judgment, but it anchors that judgment in verified, neighborhood-level data rather than impressions or hearsay.