The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Garden City, SC: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$4.78 million

Cost of Crime™ for Garden City, SC

In 2025, crime will cost $1,144 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Garden City with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Garden City, SC Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Garden City's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Garden City sits in the 5th percentile, ahead of 5% of cities and behind 95%. The grade covers only Garden City's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Garden City is 60.66 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 12 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 21 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Garden City, SC report the most crime, about 101 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 8 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Garden City, SC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Garden City for 2025 is $4,780,222, about $599 per resident and $1,144 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 66.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 22.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Garden City Compared to Other Cities?

Garden City, SC:	$599
Denmark, SC:	$1981
Little River, SC:	$310
South Carolina:	$666
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Garden City is $599 per year, which is $134 more than the national average and $67 less than South Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Garden City:

In Denmark, SC, crime costs $1,981 per person, which is $1,382 more than in Garden City.
In Little River, SC, crime costs $310 per person, which is $289 less than in Garden City

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Garden City for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Garden City	Cost per Garden City Resident
Murder	$188,479	$24
Rape/Sexual Assault	$388,816	$49
Robbery	$105,808	$13
Assault	$776,495	$97
Kidnapping	$93,201	$12
Vehicle Theft	$553,881	$69
Burglary	$263,039	$33
Theft	$994,314	$124
Arson	$39,826	$5
Vandalism	$379,031	$47
Animal Cruelty	$10,378	$1
Drug Crimes	$950,609	$119
Identity Theft	$36,346	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$4,780,222	$599

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Garden City, SC

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Garden City totals $3,377,280 ($423 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $8,157,503 ($1,021 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southwest part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Garden City has 6, do the same, and of Garden City's 7,987 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Garden City Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Garden City residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.385
Robbery	0.4212
Rape	0.8029
Murder	0.0126
Total Violent Crime	4.622 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	24.04
Vehicle Theft	4.478
Burglary	3.631
Arson	0.2065
Total Property Crime	32.35 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1925
Drug Crimes	16.09
Vandalism	6.643
Identity Theft	0.5879
Animal Cruelty	0.1757
Total "Other" Rate	23.69 (F)

Individual Garden City Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Murrells Inlet, SC	D+	C	C
Surfside Beach, SC	D-	D+	C-
Socastee, SC	D-	D	D
North Litchfield Beach, SC	C+	D+	A+
Plantersville, SC	D-	D-	D
Pawleys Island, SC	D+	C-	D+
Waverly Mills, SC	D+	D	D+
Yauhannah, SC	C-	C-	C
Oatland, SC	D-	D-	C-
Kensington, SC	D+	F	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Garden City is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Watford City, ND	D+	D+	D+
Weldon Spring, MO	B	A-	A-
Welcome, SC	F	D-	D-
Hanson, MA	A	A-	A-
Harlem, GA	A-	B-	B-
Harold, FL	A+	A	A
Harrington, DE	C-	C	C
Wedgefield, FL	A+	A+	A+
Waverly, NY	B+	B-	B-
Waveland, MS	A-	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Garden City is less safe than the South Carolina state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Garden City, SC average SchoolGrade of A, with 65% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Garden City schools on SchoolGrade

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