Tatum, SC Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D-

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

Which crimes are included?

$253,315

Cost of Crime™ for Tatum, SC

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,666 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Tatum 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 F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Tatum against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Tatum sits in the 6th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 6% of cities and behind 94%. The grade covers only Tatum's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Tatum is 8.246 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 69 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 141 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Tatum, SC report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Tatum, SC

The tangible cost of violent crime in Tatum is projected at $253,315 for 2025, about $672 per resident and $1,666 per household. That equals 3.3% 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): 37.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 49.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.4%

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

Tatum, SC:	$672
Denmark, SC:	$1305
Little River, SC:	$116
South Carolina:	$378
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $672 per resident each year in Tatum, which is $414 more than the national average and $294 more than South Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Tatum:

In Denmark, SC, crime costs $1,305 per person, which is $633 more than in Tatum.
In Little River, SC, crime costs $116 per person, which is $556 less than in Tatum

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Tatum	Cost per Tatum Resident
Murder	$156,988	$416
Rape/Sexual Assault	$16,373	$43
Robbery	$9,538	$25
Assault	$70,416	$187
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$253,315	$672

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Tatum, 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 Tatum totals $1,139,264 ($3,022 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,392,579 ($3,694 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Tatum, 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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Tatum Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	6.504
Robbery	0.8043
Rape	0.7163
Murder	0.2216
Total Violent Crime	8.246 (F)

Individual Tatum Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
McColl, SC	F	F	F
Clio, SC	F	F	F
Masons Crossroads, NC	D+	C-	D
Bennettsville, SC	F	F	F
Hasty, NC	D+	F	C
Lester, SC	D-	D-	D-
McArthur Crossroads, NC	D+	D-	D+
Gibson, NC	D	D+	D
Marlboro, SC	F	F	D-
Johns, NC	D	F	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Tatum 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
Swainton, NJ	B-	D-	D-
Dighton, OK	D+	D	D
Dinsmore, TX	D+	B-	B-
Douglas, ND	D+	C-	C-
Downieville, CA	F	F	F
Stony Brook University, NY	B-	C-	C-
Stonyford, CA	F	F	F
Stratford, IL	C+	B	B
Sugar City, CO	F	F	F
Sulphur Springs, AL	A+	A+	A+

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

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