Fort Lawn, SC Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Fort Lawn is in the 26th percentile for safety, meaning 74% of cities are safer and 26% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Fort Lawn's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Fort Lawn is 0.0879 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Fort Lawn generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Fort Lawn may be as high as 1 in 9,761 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 13,100 in the south part of the city.

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

How Fort Lawn's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Fort Lawn 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, Fort Lawn is safer 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 Fort Lawn, SC

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Fort Lawn about $500,238 in 2025, or roughly $165 per resident. This is part of Fort Lawn's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Fort Lawn, including every crime type and how Fort Lawn 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 Fort Lawn's crime maps on the Fort Lawn overall crime page.

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Individual Fort Lawn Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Landsford, SC	C	D+	C-	D
Grace, SC	C-	D	C+	D+
Caskey, SC	C-	D	C+	D+
Richburg, SC	D-	D-	D	B+
Edgemoor, SC	C	D+	C+	C
Lando, SC	D-	D-	D-	C-
Great Falls, SC	D-	D-	D	D-
Riverside, SC	C+	D	B-	C
Jones Crossroads, SC	B-	B-	B	C
Lancaster, SC	D+	D	D+	D

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Fort Lawn 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
Bonduel, WI	A-	B	B	C+
Casselton, ND	C-	B	B	A+
Roseland, LA	D+	D-	D-	F
Lake View, AL	A	A	A	A
Albrightsville, PA	A+	A	A	B+
Linden, TX	D	D-	D-	D
Loma, CO	B	C-	C-	D+
Lyndon Station, WI	A-	B-	B-	C-
New Bloomfield, PA	A+	A+	A+	A+
New Milford, PA	B+	C	C	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Fort Lawn, SC average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Fort Lawn schools on SchoolGrade

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