It is located in Chester County, SC. It has a population of 5,452 inhabitants. The crime rate is - 508.07 per 10.000 people. There have been 277 arrests in 2017. The city has seen a downtick in arrest records since last year by 0.002%. The majority of crimes committed in Chester are larceny/theft crimes - 186 incarcerations, whereas the least popular crime is the murder and non negligent manslaughter - only 1 arrests.
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The city has seen more non-violent crimes than violent. There have been 43 felony charges and 234 non-violent crimes.
For the time period of 2007-2017, the city of Chester averaged 905 violent crimes. Of that total, 6 was for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, another 32 was for legacy rape, 165 was for robbery, and 702 was for aggravated assault.