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Myrtle Beach, SC Crime and Crime Rate

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The Myrtle Beach crime rate is much higher than the South Carolina average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #184

Myrtle Beach, SC	7,794.24
South Carolina	2,253.24
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Myrtle Beach, SC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	8	43	153	220	511	3,681	544	6
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	26.9	144.8	515.4	741.1	1,721.4	12,399.8	1,832.5	20.2	7,521
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.4	30.6	82.7	365.8	759.9	2,433.4	267.0	NA	1,861
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	2	49	186	238	608	3,497	470	18
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	7.0	171.0	648.9	830.3	2,121.2	12,200.4	1,639.7	62.8	7,697
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.2	31.8	83.2	373.6	857.8	2,502.9	263.5	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	7	43	195	227	670	3,300	343	13
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	24.9	153.1	694.3	808.3	2,385.6	11,750.0	1,221.3	46.3	7,732
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.9	35.5	95.0	421.4	954.5	2,588.3	279.5	NA	2,109
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	4	36	160	243	590	3,243	354	2
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	14.6	131.3	583.4	886.1	2,151.3	11,825.0	1,290.8	7.3	7,314
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.8	34.5	92.2	438.4	1,002.8	2,609.4	292.0	NA	2,151
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	1	39	189	254	793	3,061	301	5
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	3.0	118.5	574.3	771.9	2,409.8	9,302.0	914.7	15.2	6,260
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.1	31.7	107.7	452.3	997.9	2,617.2	285.3	NA	2,159
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	4	29	154	188	664	3,056	264	3
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	12.7	92.2	489.4	597.5	2,110.3	9,712.4	839.0	9.5	5,886
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.3	35.3	125.7	503.4	992.8	2,598.4	297.4	NA	2,258
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	2	37	217	276	782	3,587	465	7
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	6.5	119.9	703.4	894.7	2,534.8	11,627.2	1,507.3	22.7	7,576
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.8	36.6	147.3	539.1	1,026.1	2,814.1	394.0	NA	2,459
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	2	49	222	233	1,011	3,998	479	10
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	6.8	166.9	756.1	793.6	3,443.3	13,616.7	1,631.4	34.1	8,808
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	8.0	39.5	144.0	596.9	1,025.8	2,859.6	386.3	NA	2,551
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	8	67	203	277	778	3,590	519	15
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	29.6	248.1	751.7	1,025.7	2,880.7	13,292.9	1,921.7	55.5	9,565
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	8.3	40.8	136.5	579.9	989.8	2,873.0	379.6	NA	2,516
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	3	54	193	251	851	3,834	456	16
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	11.6	209.7	749.4	974.6	3,304.2	14,886.4	1,770.5	62.1	9,584
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	7.4	42.5	132.1	579.0	1,000.9	2,954.1	384.4	NA	2,532
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Myrtle Beach, SC	67.33
South Carolina	24.00
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Myrtle Beach, SC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	3.4	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	33
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	3.6	0.0	0.0	3.6	0.0	0.0	35
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	3.1	1.5	0.9	0.6	0.2	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	10.9	10.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	109
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.9	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	5	0	3	1	1	0
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	15.2	0.0	9.1	3.0	3.0	0.0	151
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.4	1.2	0.4	0.6	0.1	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.7	1.4	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.1	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	3.2	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	32
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	3.4	2.0	0.6	0.5	0.2	0.1	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	4	1	1	0	2	0
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	13.6	3.4	3.4	0.0	6.8	0.0	136
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.9	1.6	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.1	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	3	0	0	2	1	0
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	11.1	0.0	0.0	7.4	3.7	0.0	111
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.5	1.4	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.2	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Myrtle Beach, SC	7.52
South Carolina	2.89
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Myrtle Beach, SC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	272	193	79
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	916.3	650.1	266.1	7.83
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	291.8	218.9	72.9	2.55
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	272	193	79
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	949.0	673.3	275.6	8.11
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	319.1	244.3	74.8	2.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	267	199	68
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	950.7	708.6	242.1	8.30
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	329.4	235.8	93.6	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	268	187	81
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	977.2	681.9	295.4	8.30
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	335.3	247.7	87.6	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	272	202	70
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	826.6	613.9	212.7	7.20
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	332.4	245.3	87.1	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	272	202	70
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	864.5	642.0	222.5	7.53
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	340.8	253.0	87.8	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	243	184	59
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	787.7	596.4	191.2	6.92
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	341.9	253.4	88.6	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	229	179	50
	Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	779.9	609.7	170.3	6.95
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	340.4	250.4	90.0	2.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	242	184	58
2005	Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	243	183	60