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

Crime per Capita in Hemingway

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Hemingway. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Hemingway, SC Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

F
F
Other Crime Grade
F

$6.84 million

Cost of Crime™ for Hemingway, SC

In 2025, crime will cost $3,029 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Hemingway 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 Hemingway, 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 Hemingway's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Hemingway sits in the 4th percentile, ahead of 4% of cities and behind 96%. The grade covers only Hemingway's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Hemingway is 66.71 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 9 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 31 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Hemingway, SC report the most crime, about 96 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 9 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Hemingway, SC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Hemingway for 2025 is $6,841,464, about $1,170 per resident and $3,029 per household. That equals 4.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 50.8%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.8%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Hemingway Compared to Other Cities?

Hemingway, SC: $1170
Denmark, SC: $1981
Little River, SC: $310
South Carolina: $666
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Hemingway is $1,170 per year, which is $706 more than the national average and $504 more than South Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Hemingway:
  • In Denmark, SC, crime costs $1,981 per person, which is $810 more than in Hemingway.
  • In Little River, SC, crime costs $310 per person, which is $860 less than in Hemingway

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Hemingway for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Hemingway
Cost per Hemingway Resident
Murder
$2.62 million
$448
Rape/Sexual Assault
$264,420
$45
Robbery
$138,152
$24
Assault
$1.35 million
$231
Kidnapping
$87,154
$15
Vehicle Theft
$349,730
$60
Burglary
$353,663
$60
Theft
$747,637
$128
Arson
$25,743
$4
Vandalism
$540,993
$93
Animal Cruelty
$6,290
$1
Drug Crimes
$322,722
$55
Identity Theft
$32,609
$6
Total Cost of Crime
$6,841,464
$1,170

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Hemingway, 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 Hemingway totals $19,014,068 ($3,252 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $25,855,532 ($4,422 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 west 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 Hemingway has 1, do the same, and of Hemingway's 5,847 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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Hemingway 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 Hemingway residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
8.043
Robbery
0.7512
Rape
0.7459
Murder
0.2386
Total Violent Crime
9.779 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
24.69
Vehicle Theft
3.863
Burglary
6.669
Arson
0.1823
Total Property Crime
35.40 (F)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.2458
Drug Crimes
7.462
Vandalism
12.95
Identity Theft
0.7206
Animal Cruelty
0.1454
Total "Other" Rate
21.52 (F)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D
D
D+
F
F
F
F
F
D-
F
F
F
F
D-
D-
D
D-
D+
D-
D-
D
C-
C-
C
D-
C-
D
F
F
F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Hemingway 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
C-
C-
C-
D
D-
D-
A+
A+
A+
C-
D+
D+
D
F
F
D+
C-
C-
A
A+
A+
B+
A-
A-
A+
A-
A-
B-
C-
C-

Considering only the crime rate, Hemingway 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 Hemingway, SC average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 23% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Hemingway schools on SchoolGrade

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