Myrtle Beach, SC Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D-

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$31.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for Myrtle Beach, SC

In 2025, violent crime will cost $561 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Myrtle Beach 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 D grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Myrtle Beach against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Myrtle Beach sits in the 22nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 22% of cities and behind 78%. The grade covers only Myrtle Beach's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Myrtle Beach is 4.647 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 76 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 387 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Myrtle Beach, SC report the most violent crime, about 175 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Myrtle Beach, SC

The tangible cost of violent crime in Myrtle Beach is projected at $31,757,215 for 2025, about $228 per resident and $561 per household. That equals 0.6% 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): 45.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.1%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Myrtle Beach Compared to Other Cities?

Myrtle Beach, SC:	$228
Denmark, SC:	$1305
Little River, SC:	$116
South Carolina:	$378
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $228 per resident each year in Myrtle Beach, which is $30 less than the national average and $149 less than South Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Myrtle Beach:

In Denmark, SC, crime costs $1,305 per person, which is $1,076 more than in Myrtle Beach.
In Little River, SC, crime costs $116 per person, which is $112 less than in Myrtle Beach

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Myrtle Beach	Cost per Myrtle Beach Resident
Murder	$9.72 million	$70
Rape/Sexual Assault	$6.52 million	$47
Robbery	$2.14 million	$15
Assault	$13.4 million	$96
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$31,757,215	$228

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Myrtle Beach, 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 Myrtle Beach totals $100,277,816 ($721 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $132,035,031 ($949 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Myrtle Beach, 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 central 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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Myrtle Beach Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.349
Robbery	0.4888
Rape	0.7729
Murder	0.0372
Total Violent Crime	4.647 (D)

Individual Myrtle Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Socastee, SC	D-	D	D
Surfside Beach, SC	D-	D+	C-
Ocean Forest, SC	B	C+	A
Red Hill, SC	D	D+	D
Bucksville, SC	D+	C-	C-
Nixonville, SC	C	B	B-
Conway, SC	C-	C-	C
Briarcliffe Acres, SC	F	D	F
Homewood, SC	C	C-	C+
Shell, SC	C-	C-	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Myrtle Beach is higher 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
Worcester, MA	B+	C+	C+
Yakima, WA	D	C-	C-
Winston-Salem, NC	D	D+	D+
Youngstown, OH	D	D	D
Woodbury, MN	B-	A-	A-
Williamsburg, VA	C	B+	B+
Ypsilanti, MI	C	D	D
Yuba City, CA	C-	D+	D+
Wilmington, NC	D-	D+	D+
Winter Haven, FL	A-	B	B

Considering only the violent crime rate, Myrtle Beach is safer than the South Carolina state average and less safe than the national average.

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