Isle Of Palms, SC Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	D-

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$1.55 million

Cost of Crime™ for Isle Of Palms, SC

In 2025, violent crime will cost $629 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Isle Of Palms with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The C+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Isle Of Palms against the average US city, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Isle Of Palms sits in the 49th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 49% of cities and behind 51%. The grade covers only Isle Of Palms's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Isle Of Palms is 2.942 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 218 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 667 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Isle Of Palms, SC report the most violent crime, about 5 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Isle Of Palms, SC

The tangible cost of violent crime in Isle Of Palms is projected at $1,545,141 for 2025, about $266 per resident and $629 per household. That equals 0.2% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 40.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.9%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Isle Of Palms Compared to Other Cities?

Isle Of Palms, SC:	$266
Denmark, SC:	$1305
Little River, SC:	$116
South Carolina:	$378
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $266 per resident each year in Isle Of Palms, which is $7 more than the national average and $112 less than South Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Isle Of Palms:

In Denmark, SC, crime costs $1,305 per person, which is $1,039 more than in Isle Of Palms.
In Little River, SC, crime costs $116 per person, which is $149 less than in Isle Of Palms

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Isle Of Palms, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Isle Of Palms	Cost per Isle Of Palms Resident
Murder	$909,293	$156
Rape/Sexual Assault	$288,860	$50
Robbery	$72,160	$12
Assault	$274,827	$47
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,545,141	$266

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Isle Of Palms, SC

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Isle Of Palms totals $7,507,895 ($1,291 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $9,053,036 ($1,556 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Isle Of Palms, SC, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the southwest part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Isle Of Palms Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Isle Of Palms residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.645
Robbery	0.3944
Rape	0.8190
Murder	0.0832
Total Violent Crime	2.942 (C+)

Individual Isle Of Palms Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Isle Of Palms is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Isle Of Palms.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sullivans Island, SC	D-	C	D
Mount Pleasant, SC	D	C+	D
Awendaw, SC	C-	C	C
Wando, SC	C-	C	C
Charleston, SC	D-	D	D
Hanahan, SC	D	D+	D
North Charleston, SC	F	F	F
Charleston Afb, SC	F	F	F
Johns Island, SC	C-	C+	C
Fenwick Hills, SC	C-	B+	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Isle Of Palms is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Caruthersville, MO	D-	F	F
Black Hawk, SD	B-	C-	C-
Buffalo, MO	D	D+	D+
Buena Vista, MI	F	F	F
Blauvelt, NY	A-	B	B
Buena Vista, CO	F	F	F
Buellton, CA	D-	D	D
Bloomingburg, NY	A-	C+	C+
Carlisle, OH	B-	B	B
Bloomingdale, GA	B+	B	B

Considering only the violent crime rate, Isle Of Palms is safer than the South Carolina state average and safer than the national average.

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