South Carolina ยท 56,647 residents

Crime Map and Safety Score for Cherokee County, South Carolina

Browse neighborhood-by-neighborhood crime scores for every Census block group in Cherokee County. Severity-weighted and rate-normalized, built for real estate, PropTech, and location intelligence workflows.

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Cherokee County, South Carolina local context

Cherokee County, South Carolina is a mid-sized county market, with an estimated 56,647 residents across 22,063 households based on 2024 ACS 5-year profile data.

Owner-occupied housing makes up the larger share of occupied homes at 73.8%, while renter-occupied housing accounts for 26.2%.

The county profile also includes broad socioeconomic context, including a 21.7% poverty rate, a 6.3% unemployment rate, 18.4% bachelor's degree or higher attainment.

Commute context is included as well, with 7.5% of workers reporting commutes of 60 minutes or more.

CrimeScore pairs this county profile with neighborhood-level safety scores and block group map layers so teams can compare local areas inside Cherokee County without relying on one broad county-level view.

County profile data uses 2024 ACS 5-year estimates.

Population 56,647
Households 22,063
Block Groups 47
Bachelor's+ 18.4%
Owner occupied 73.8%
Renter occupied 26.2%
Poverty rate 21.7%
Unemployment 6.3%
60+ min commute 7.5%

How to read the map

Each colored polygon is a Census block group, typically 600 to 3,000 residents. Greener regions score safer; orange and red indicate higher modeled risk. Click any block group to see its score and grade. A free account unlocks component breakdowns and API access for production use.

About the model

Scores in Cherokee County come from the same gradient-boosted ensemble we ship through the CrimeScore crime data API, crime score API, and embeddable crime map. Built from normalized national location signals and validated across geography. Protected attributes are excluded from scoring, and prohibited/high-impact uses are explicitly out of scope.