Taxahaw, SC Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Taxahaw is in the 12th percentile for safety, meaning 88% of cities are safer and 12% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Taxahaw's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Taxahaw is 0.1258 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Taxahaw generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Taxahaw may be as high as 1 in 5,486 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 23,068 in the south part of the city.

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

How Taxahaw's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Taxahaw 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, Taxahaw 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 Taxahaw, SC

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Taxahaw about $188,197 in 2025, or roughly $236 per resident. This is part of Taxahaw's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Taxahaw, including every crime type and how Taxahaw 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 Taxahaw's crime maps on the Taxahaw overall crime page.

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Individual Taxahaw Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Kershaw, SC	F	D	F	F
Oakhurst, SC	D	D+	C-	D-
Westville, SC	D	D+	D+	D+
Catarrh, SC	F	D-	F	D-
Pleasant Hill, SC	C+	B	C	D-
Bethune, SC	D	D-	D+	F
Heath Springs, SC	C-	C	C-	D+
Primus, SC	D-	D-	D	F
Stoneboro, SC	B	B+	B+	A+
Jefferson, SC	D-	C-	F	D+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Taxahaw 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
Tazlina, AK	F	F	F	F
Fort Union, FL	A+	A-	A-	A
Gamaliel, AR	D	D	D	A+
Gas, KS	C-	D	D	B-
Stoops, KY	A+	A	A	C+
Susan Moore, AL	C+	B+	B+	C
Sycamore Hills, MO	F	D-	D-	F
Sylvia, TN	C+	D	D	D-
Syracuse, SC	D-	D-	D-	F
Forestburg, TX	D	C+	C+	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Taxahaw, SC average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Taxahaw schools on SchoolGrade

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