Walterboro, SC Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

The rate of murder in Walterboro is 0.1704 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Walterboro generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Walterboro may be as high as 1 in 3,889 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 8,415 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Walterboro, SC: about 1 per year. The northwest part of Walterboro has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Walterboro's Murder Rate Compares

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

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Walterboro about $6,459,664 in 2025, or roughly $320 per resident. This is part of Walterboro's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Walterboro, including every crime type and how Walterboro 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 Walterboro's crime maps on the Walterboro overall crime page.

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Individual Walterboro Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Hendersonville, SC	F	D	F	D-
Stokes, SC	D-	D-	D-	D
Round O, SC	D-	D	D-	D+
Ruffin, SC	F	D-	F	D-
Canadys, SC	D-	D	D-	C-
Cottageville, SC	D	C-	D	C
Sniders Crossroads, SC	F	D-	F	D+
Williams, SC	F	D-	F	F
Islandton, SC	D-	D-	F	D+
Lodge, SC	D-	D+	F	F

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Walterboro 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
Emmaus, PA	A-	A-	A-	A-
East Amherst, NY	A+	A+	A+	A+
East Falmouth, MA	A	B+	B+	A+
East Lake, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
East Rancho Dominguez, CA	D+	D-	D-	D+
East St. Louis, IL	F	F	F	F
Eastchester, NY	B-	C+	C+	C+
Eastlake, OH	C-	B+	B+	A-
Elkins Park, PA	B-	C	C	D-
Dunn, NC	D	D	D	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Walterboro, SC average SchoolGrade of F, with 19% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Walterboro schools on SchoolGrade

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