Shoals Junction, SC Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$285,696

Cost of Crime™ for Shoals Junction, SC

In 2025, violent crime will cost $951 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Shoals Junction 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 Shoals Junction against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Shoals Junction sits in the 14th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 14% of cities and behind 86%. The grade covers only Shoals Junction's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Shoals Junction is 5.761 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 121 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 338 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Shoals Junction, SC report the most violent crime, about 2 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Shoals Junction, SC

The tangible cost of violent crime in Shoals Junction is projected at $285,696 for 2025, about $331 per resident and $951 per household. That equals 1.2% 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): 41.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.0%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Shoals Junction Compared to Other Cities?

Shoals Junction, SC:	$331
Denmark, SC:	$1305
Little River, SC:	$116
South Carolina:	$378
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $331 per resident each year in Shoals Junction, which is $72 more than the national average and $47 less than South Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Shoals Junction:

In Denmark, SC, crime costs $1,305 per person, which is $974 more than in Shoals Junction.
In Little River, SC, crime costs $116 per person, which is $214 less than in Shoals Junction

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Shoals Junction	Cost per Shoals Junction Resident
Murder	$125,534	$145
Rape/Sexual Assault	$33,876	$39
Robbery	$15,094	$17
Assault	$111,191	$129
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$285,696	$331

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Shoals Junction, 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 Shoals Junction totals $1,029,547 ($1,192 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,315,243 ($1,522 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Shoals Junction, 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 city has few 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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Shoals Junction Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.481
Robbery	0.5554
Rape	0.6467
Murder	0.0773
Total Violent Crime	5.761 (D-)

Individual Shoals Junction Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Donalds, SC	D+	D-	C
Ware Shoals, SC	D-	F	D-
Hodges, SC	D-	D+	D-
Due West, SC	D	D-	D+
Mount Gallagher, SC	D	C	D
Honea Path, SC	D-	C-	D
Level Land, SC	C-	B-	C+
Waterloo, SC	D-	D-	D-
Greenwood, SC	D-	D-	D-
Maddens, SC	D	D+	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Shoals Junction 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
Wilkinsville, SC	D	C	C
Buckley, IL	A	B+	B+
Cameron, OK	B-	B	B
Camp Wood, TX	D-	D	D
Canehill, AR	C	D	D
Carlotta, CA	D+	F	F
Caspar, CA	D-	F	F
Charleston, ME	A+	A+	A+
Charleston, PA	B	A+	A+
Chase Mills, NY	A-	B+	B+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Shoals Junction is less safe than the South Carolina state average and less safe than the national average.

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