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

Crime Index, #112

Ridgeland, SC	2,950.88
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.

Ridgeland, SC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Ridgeland, SC	Count	0	0	2	5	34	127	8	2
	Ridgeland, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	48.4	121.1	823.6	3,076.6	193.8	48.4	1,474
	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	Ridgeland, SC	Count	3	1	8	3	35	108	7	1
	Ridgeland, SC	Per 100,000	73.7	24.6	196.5	73.7	859.5	2,652.3	171.9	24.6	2,776
	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	Ridgeland, SC	Count	2	1	7	1	30	108	3	0
	Ridgeland, SC	Per 100,000	48.5	24.3	169.8	24.3	727.6	2,619.5	72.8	0.0	2,183
	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	Ridgeland, SC	Count	3	0	1	4	6	47	0	1
	Ridgeland, SC	Per 100,000	73.5	0.0	24.5	98.0	147.0	1,151.1	0.0	24.5	1,599
	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	Ridgeland, SC	Count	0	1	11	11	27	98	6	1
	Ridgeland, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	38.8	426.9	426.9	1,047.7	3,802.9	232.8	38.8	2,854
	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	Ridgeland, SC	Count	0	0	11	15	30	162	11	1
	Ridgeland, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	425.4	580.0	1,160.1	6,264.5	425.4	38.7	3,579
	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	Ridgeland, SC	Count	1	2	15	18	23	156	13	0
	Ridgeland, SC	Per 100,000	38.0	76.0	569.9	683.9	873.9	5,927.1	493.9	0.0	4,654
	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	Ridgeland, SC	Count	1	2	11	23	18	115	9	1
	Ridgeland, SC	Per 100,000	37.9	75.8	416.7	871.2	681.8	4,356.1	340.9	37.9	4,045
	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	Ridgeland, SC	Count	0	1	12	13	45	92	8	1
	Ridgeland, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	37.6	451.3	488.9	1,692.4	3,459.9	300.9	37.6	3,217
	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	Ridgeland, SC	Count	0	3	10	9	27	95	13	0
	Ridgeland, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	113.3	377.8	340.0	1,020.0	3,589.0	491.1	0.0	3,126
	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

Ridgeland, 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.

Ridgeland, SC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Ridgeland, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ridgeland, 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	Ridgeland, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ridgeland, 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	Ridgeland, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ridgeland, 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	Ridgeland, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ridgeland, 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	Ridgeland, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ridgeland, 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	Ridgeland, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ridgeland, 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	Ridgeland, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ridgeland, 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	Ridgeland, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ridgeland, 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	Ridgeland, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ridgeland, 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

Ridgeland, SC	4.61
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.

Ridgeland, SC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Ridgeland, SC	Count	15	14	1
	Ridgeland, SC	Per 100,000	363.4	339.1	24.2	3.51
	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	Ridgeland, SC	Count	13	12	1
	Ridgeland, SC	Per 100,000	319.3	294.7	24.6	3.07
	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	Ridgeland, SC	Count	15	14	1
	Ridgeland, SC	Per 100,000	363.8	339.6	24.3	3.52
	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	Ridgeland, SC	Count	17	17	0
	Ridgeland, SC	Per 100,000	416.4	416.4	0.0	4.16
	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	Ridgeland, SC	Count	17	16	1
	Ridgeland, SC	Per 100,000	659.7	620.9	38.8	6.40
	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
2009	Ridgeland, SC	Count	16	14	2
	Ridgeland, SC	Per 100,000	618.7	541.4	77.3	5.80
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	340.8	253.0	87.8	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Ridgeland, SC	Count	16	15	1
	Ridgeland, SC	Per 100,000	607.9	569.9	38.0	5.89
	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	Ridgeland, SC	Count	15	14	1
	Ridgeland, SC	Per 100,000	568.2	530.3	37.9	5.49
	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	Ridgeland, SC	Count	14	13	1
2005	Ridgeland, SC	Count	12	11	1