Photo: Justin Felder · CC BY-SA 3.0Crime reported in Bowman, SC
Bowman has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on.
18 crimes reported in 2022
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so we show counts rather than rates.
18 crimes reported in 2022
9 violent and 9 property, as reported to the FBI by Bowman’s police.
2022 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
The nearest South Carolina towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orangeburg | D− | 15 mi | 13.2 | 56.2 |
| Holly Hill | D− | 16 mi | 9.4 | 49.5 |
| Bamberg | D− | 20 mi | 13.3 | 52.1 |
| St. Matthews | C− | 22 mi | 4.9 | 15.5 |
| Denmark | D | 26 mi | 7.0 | 27.3 |
| Walterboro | D− | 31 mi | 12.0 | 58.2 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Bowman. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Bowman.
No one died in a crash on Bowman’s roads in 2019–2023
That is about what is typical for South Carolina towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (9.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Bowman’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Bowman’s own rate (0.0) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Bowman and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Bowman. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Bowman’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (766 in 2022); our figure for Bowman is 770 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Bowman
Is Bowman, SC safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Bowman. Bowman has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest South Carolina towns with a grade are Orangeburg (D−, 15 mi), Holly Hill (D−, 16 mi), Bamberg (D−, 20 mi).
Who polices Bowman?
Bowman’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Bowman”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
Heads-up board
Neighbors looking out for each other in Bowman.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Please don’t name or describe individuals. In an emergency, call 911.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2022, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.