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Adult Crime Index

The overall crime rates for Spartanburg County have continually decreased over the past ten years. Although violent crimes may receive more attention, property crimes are far more common. In 2003, Americans age 12 or older, experienced approximately 24 million crimes, according to findings from the National Crime Victimization Survey: 77% (18.6 million) were property crimes, 22% (5.4 million were crimes of violence, 1% were personal thefts.