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South Carolina
Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 25 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Myrtle Beach for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.
The city violent crime rate for Myrtle Beach in 2025 was higher than the
national violent crime rate
average by 234.73% and the city property crime rate in Myrtle Beach was higher than the
national property crime rate
average by 249.3%.
In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Myrtle Beach was higher than the
violent crime rate in South Carolina
by 182.94% and the city property crime rate in Myrtle Beach was higher than the
property crime rate in South Carolina
by 219.83%.
Property and Violent Crime
Myrtle Beach Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2025 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
345
Arson
6
Burglary
124
Larceny and Theft
1,971
Motor Vehicle Theft
144
Murder and Manslaughter
1
Rape
52
Robbery
60
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
2,720
Property Crime
2,239
Violent Crime
458
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
294
Arson
8
Burglary
75
Larceny and Theft
1,528
Motor Vehicle Theft
121
Murder and Manslaughter
3
Rape
64
Robbery
41
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
2,205
Property Crime
1,724
Violent Crime
403
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime Comparison
* The source of
actual
data on this Myrtle Beach, South Carolina crime rate report is the
FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement
for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The
projected
crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Myrtle Beach crime report data for 2026 was projected from 25 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.
The
FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data
solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.
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