Coward, SC Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Coward in green. The most dangerous areas in Coward 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 Coward, SC Safe from Murder?

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Coward is in the 15th percentile for safety, meaning 85% of cities are safer and 15% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Coward's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Coward is 0.1152 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Coward generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Coward may be as high as 1 in 7,066 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 9,907 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Coward, SC: about 0 per year. The north part of Coward has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Coward's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Coward 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 murder rate, Coward is as safe as the South Carolina state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Coward, SC

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Coward about $687,807 in 2025, or roughly $216 per resident. This is part of Coward's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Coward, including every crime type and how Coward compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Coward's crime maps on the Coward overall crime page.

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Individual Coward Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Scranton, SC	D	D-	D+	D-
Effingham, SC	C-	D+	C-	D-
Danwood, SC	C-	D	C-	D-
Hyman, SC	D+	D	C	D
Peniel Crossroads, SC	B-	C	B-	D
Pamplico, SC	F	F	F	F
Olanta, SC	D-	D	D	F
Orum, SC	D+	D	C-	D-
Sardis, SC	D+	C-	C-	F
Florence, SC	D-	D-	D-	D-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

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

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Whitehall, WI	B	C	C	A
Waterloo, NE	B+	A	A	A
New Bloomfield, MO	B+	B-	B-	B+
Corrigan, TX	F	F	F	D-
Paden City, WV	C	C-	C-	D+
Helmetta, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A-
Hamilton, IN	A	B+	B+	B
Greenville, NY	A	A-	A-	A+
Shelbyville, MI	A	B+	B+	B
Andover, OH	D+	D	D	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Coward, SC average SchoolGrade of D-, with 25% actual proficiency versus 22% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Coward schools on SchoolGrade

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