Surfside Beach, SC Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder 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 Murder?

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Surfside Beach is in the 68th percentile for safety, meaning 32% of cities are safer and 68% 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 murder in Surfside Beach is 0.0417 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 murder in Surfside Beach may be as high as 1 in 10,180 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 79,013 in the southeast part of the city.

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

How Surfside Beach's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder 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 murder rate, Surfside Beach is safer than the South Carolina state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Surfside Beach, SC

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Surfside Beach about $436,610 in 2025, or roughly $78 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 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 Surfside Beach's crime maps on the Surfside Beach overall crime page.

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Individual Surfside Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder 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	Murder Crime Grade
Socastee, SC	D-	D	D	A+
Garden City, SC	F	D	F	A+
Myrtle Beach, SC	D-	D	D-	B+
Murrells Inlet, SC	D+	C	C	A-
Red Hill, SC	D	D+	D	A
Ocean Forest, SC	B	C+	A	A+
Yauhannah, SC	C-	C-	C	D-
Plantersville, SC	D-	D-	D	D-
Briarcliffe Acres, SC	F	D	F	A
Outland, SC	D	D	D+	F

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Surfside Beach is lower 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
Oak Hill, TN	D-	D	D	D-
Paradise, PA	A-	A	A	B
Palisade, CO	D	D-	D-	C-
Painted Post, NY	A-	C+	C+	B+
Oxford, ME	C+	B	B	B-
Ottawa Hills, OH	C	C	C	B+
Osage, IA	C+	B-	B-	A+
Olivet, MI	B-	C-	C-	B+
Okolona, MS	B-	B+	B+	C
Ojus, FL	C-	C	C	D

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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