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Myrtle Beach Crime Rate Report (South Carolina)

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 Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Myrtle Beach Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Myrtle Beach Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault345
Arson6
Burglary124
Larceny and Theft1,971
Motor Vehicle Theft144
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape52
Robbery60
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)2,720
Property Crime2,239
Violent Crime458
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault294
Arson8
Burglary75
Larceny and Theft1,528
Motor Vehicle Theft121
Murder and Manslaughter3
Rape64
Robbery41
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)2,205
Property Crime1,724
Violent Crime403

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Myrtle Beach Property Crime

Myrtle Beach Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Myrtle Beach Crime 2025

Myrtle Beach Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Myrtle Beach Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Myrtle Beach Violent Crime vs. State and National 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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