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North Myrtle Beach Crime Rate Report (South Carolina)

North Myrtle Beach crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 22 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in North Myrtle Beach for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for North Myrtle Beach in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 8.27% and the city property crime rate in North Myrtle Beach was higher than the national property crime rate average by 150.89%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in North Myrtle Beach was lower than the violent crime rate in South Carolina by 22.46% and the city property crime rate in North Myrtle Beach was higher than the property crime rate in South Carolina by 129.73%.

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

North Myrtle Beach Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault42
Arson2
Burglary48
Larceny and Theft722
Motor Vehicle Theft50
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape14
Robbery7
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)906
Property Crime820
Violent Crime64
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault62
Arson2
Burglary5
Larceny and Theft616
Motor Vehicle Theft43
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape9
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)814
Property Crime728
Violent Crime72

Property and Violent Crime Totals

North Myrtle Beach Property Crime

North Myrtle Beach Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

North Myrtle Beach Crime 2025

North Myrtle Beach Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

North Myrtle Beach Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

North Myrtle Beach Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this North 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 North Myrtle Beach crime report data for 2026 was projected from 22 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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