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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$3.52 million

Cost of Crime™ for Southern Shops, SC

In 2025, crime will cost $2,911 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Southern Shops 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 Southern Shops, 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 Southern Shops's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Southern Shops sits in the 3rd percentile, ahead of 3% of cities and behind 97%. The grade covers only Southern Shops's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Southern Shops is 69.70 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 north neighborhoods to 1 in 21 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Southern Shops, SC report the most crime, about 64 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Southern Shops, SC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Southern Shops for 2025 is $3,522,609, about $1,006 per resident and $2,911 per household. That equals 6.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Southern Shops Compared to Other Cities?

Southern Shops, SC:	$1006
Denmark, SC:	$1981
Little River, SC:	$310
South Carolina:	$666
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Southern Shops is $1,006 per year, which is $542 more than the national average and $340 more than South Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Southern Shops:

In Denmark, SC, crime costs $1,981 per person, which is $974 more than in Southern Shops.
In Little River, SC, crime costs $310 per person, which is $696 less than in Southern Shops

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Southern Shops	Cost per Southern Shops Resident
Murder	$882,159	$252
Rape/Sexual Assault	$145,537	$42
Robbery	$68,142	$19
Assault	$879,673	$251
Kidnapping	$43,796	$13
Vehicle Theft	$196,302	$56
Burglary	$274,230	$78
Theft	$431,597	$123
Arson	$11,105	$3
Vandalism	$267,123	$76
Animal Cruelty	$3,225	$1
Drug Crimes	$299,873	$86
Identity Theft	$19,846	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$3,522,609	$1,006

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Southern Shops, 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 Southern Shops totals $6,791,509 ($1,940 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $10,314,118 ($2,946 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 east 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 Southern Shops has 1, do the same, and of Southern Shops's 3,501 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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Southern Shops 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 Southern Shops residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	8.749
Robbery	0.6188
Rape	0.6856
Murder	0.1341
Total Violent Crime	10.19 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	23.80
Vehicle Theft	3.621
Burglary	8.636
Arson	0.1313
Total Property Crime	36.19 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2063
Drug Crimes	11.58
Vandalism	10.68
Identity Theft	0.7324
Animal Cruelty	0.1245
Total "Other" Rate	23.32 (F)

Individual Southern Shops Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Valley Falls, SC	D-	D-	D-
Saxon, SC	F	F	F
Arcadia, SC	D-	F	D-
Spartanburg, SC	D-	D-	D-
Holly Springs, SC	C	B	B
Wellford, SC	C	C+	B-
Inman, SC	C	C	B-
Startex, SC	D+	D+	C-
Moore, SC	C+	C-	B
Converse, SC	C-	D+	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Southern Shops 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
Angels, CA	C-	D	D
Westhampton Beach, NY	C	C-	C-
Tornillo, TX	C-	D-	D-
Shiner, TX	C+	C-	C-
Rice, TX	B	D-	D-
Provincetown, MA	F	F	F
New Ringgold, PA	A	A+	A+
McClure, PA	A	A	A
Madison, WV	D	D	D
Lincoln, ND	B+	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Southern Shops 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 Southern Shops, SC average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Southern Shops schools on SchoolGrade

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