Photo: Bernardgeorgeh · CC BY-SA 4.0The police behind Red Bank’s crime figures
The closest graded town is Lexington, 4 miles away, at B. Red Bank has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Lexington County. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Red Bank alone, and no Safety Grade. 5 towns with a Safety Grade lie within 10 miles.
What stands out about safety in Red Bank
Policed by the county
Red Bank is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Red Bank. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest South Carolina towns with their own police figures are Lexington (B, 4 mi), South Congaree (C, 6 mi), Springdale (D, 7 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Red Bank. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Lexington County without police of their own, which include Red Bank.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest South Carolina towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington | B | 4 mi | 1.0 | 9.4 |
| South Congaree | C | 6 mi | 2.5 | 18.0 |
| Springdale | D | 7 mi | 6.4 | 24.8 |
| Pine Ridge | A− | 8 mi | 0.6 | 7.7 |
| West Columbia | D− | 9 mi | 6.5 | 43.1 |
| Gaston | D | 11 mi | 6.5 | 31.5 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Red Bank. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Red Bank.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Seven people died in crashes on Red Bank’s roads in 2019–2023
Red Bank had 7 fatal crashes in five years, in which seven people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is about what is typical for South Carolina towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (8.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Red Bank’s size would see about 5 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Red Bank’s own rate (12.4) 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.
Red Bank and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington | B | 1.0 | 9.4 |
| White Knoll | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. White Knoll is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
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.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- 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 Red Bank
Is Red Bank, SC safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Red Bank. The nearest South Carolina towns with a grade are Lexington (B, 4 mi), South Congaree (C, 6 mi), Springdale (D, 7 mi).
Who polices Red Bank?
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Office. Red Bank is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Lexington County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Red Bank.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 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.