Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
North Myrtle Beach, SC Crime Grade
How North Myrtle Beach grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of South Carolina — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
South Carolina
6/10
vs. South Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in North Myrtle Beach, SC was 300.5 per 100,000 residents (64 incidents over a population of 21,295). That puts North Myrtle Beach 8% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 8% below the South Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. North Myrtle Beach (red), South Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
North Myrtle Beach vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 572.3(101) | 447.5(89) | 452.7(92) | 365.6(76) | 300.5(64) |
| Murder | 5.7(1) | 10.1(2) | 4.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 4.7(1) |
| Rape | 96.3(17) | 55.3(11) | 64.0(13) | 62.5(13) | 65.7(14) |
| Robbery | 34.0(6) | 60.3(12) | 24.6(5) | 14.4(3) | 32.9(7) |
| Aggravated assault | 436.3(77) | 321.8(64) | 359.2(73) | 288.6(60) | 197.2(42) |
| Property crime | 5819.4(1,027) | 4359.4(867) | 4020.5(817) | 3237.1(673) | 3860.1(822) |
| Burglary | 651.6(115) | 377.1(75) | 221.4(45) | 216.5(45) | 225.4(48) |
| Larceny | 4623.8(816) | 3695.7(735) | 3498.8(711) | 2770.6(576) | 3390.5(722) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 521.3(92) | 281.6(56) | 290.3(59) | 235.7(49) | 234.8(50) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: North Myrtle Beach's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to South Carolina cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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