Folly Beach, SC Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Folly Beach is in the 6th percentile for safety, meaning 94% of cities are safer and 6% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Folly Beach's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Folly Beach is 0.1707 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Folly Beach generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Folly Beach may be as high as 1 in 4,011 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 12,992 in the northwest part of the city.

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

How Folly Beach's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Folly 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 murder rate, Folly Beach is less safe than 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 Folly Beach, SC

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Folly Beach about $381,473 in 2025, or roughly $321 per resident. This is part of Folly Beach's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Folly Beach, including every crime type and how Folly Beach 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 Folly Beach's crime maps on the Folly Beach overall crime page.

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Individual Folly Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Kiawah Island, SC	D-	D+	D	D+
Johns Island, SC	C-	C+	C	B+
Legareville, SC	F	D-	D-	D-
Charleston, SC	D-	D	D	C-
Sullivans Island, SC	D-	C	D	A+
Fenwick Hills, SC	C-	B+	C-	B+
Wadmalaw Island, SC	D-	D+	D-	D
Seabrook Island, SC	D-	D-	D-	D
Rockville, SC	D+	C	C-	C-
Yonges Island, SC	D+	C-	C-	C-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Folly Beach 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
Woodway, VA	C+	C	C	D+
Polk, OH	A+	A	A	B+
Allenton, WI	A-	B	B	A
Sigourney, IA	C	C	C	A-
Stonewood, WV	B-	A-	A-	A-
Thompsontown, PA	B+	B+	B+	C
Farley, IA	A-	C+	C+	A+
Vernon, VT	B-	B	B	C
Elmwood Place, OH	F	F	F	D-
East Brookfield, MA	A+	A+	A+	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Folly Beach, SC average SchoolGrade of B+, with 50% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Folly Beach schools on SchoolGrade

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