Surfside Beach, SC Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Surfside Beach in green. The most dangerous areas in Surfside Beach are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Surfside Beach, SC Safe from Assault?

The C- grade means the rate of assault is slightly higher than the average US city. Surfside Beach is in the 32nd percentile for safety, meaning 68% of cities are safer and 32% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Surfside Beach's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in Surfside Beach is 2.485 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Surfside Beach generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Surfside Beach may be as high as 1 in 244 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 3,476 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the southwest parts of Surfside Beach, SC: about 5 per year. The southeast part of Surfside Beach has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.

How Surfside Beach's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Surfside Beach to the South Carolina state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the assault rate, Surfside Beach is safer than the South Carolina state average and as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Assault in Surfside Beach, SC

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Surfside Beach about $397,396 in 2025, or roughly $71 per resident. This is part of Surfside Beach's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Surfside Beach, including every crime type and how Surfside Beach compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Surfside Beach's crime maps on the Surfside Beach overall crime page.

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Individual Surfside Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in Surfside Beach is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Surfside Beach.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Socastee, SC	D-	D	D	D
Garden City, SC	F	D	F	D
Myrtle Beach, SC	D-	D	D-	D
Murrells Inlet, SC	D+	C	C	C
Red Hill, SC	D	D+	D	D
Ocean Forest, SC	B	C+	A	C
Yauhannah, SC	C-	C-	C	D+
Plantersville, SC	D-	D-	D	D-
Briarcliffe Acres, SC	F	D	F	D-
Outland, SC	D	D	D+	D

Assault in City with Similar Populations

Surfside Beach is higher versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Oak Hill, TN	D-	D	D	D
Paradise, PA	A-	A	A	A-
Palisade, CO	D	D-	D-	D-
Painted Post, NY	A-	C+	C+	C+
Oxford, ME	C+	B	B	B-
Ottawa Hills, OH	C	C	C	C
Osage, IA	C+	B-	B-	C+
Olivet, MI	B-	C-	C-	C-
Okolona, MS	B-	B+	B+	C+
Ojus, FL	C-	C	C	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Surfside Beach, SC average SchoolGrade of B+, with 52% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Surfside Beach schools on SchoolGrade

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