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Atlantic Beach, SC Crime and Crime Rate

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The Atlantic 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, #185

Atlantic Beach, SC	8,431.21
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.

Atlantic Beach, SC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2008	Atlantic Beach, SC	Count	0	1	4	7	6	13	2	0
	Atlantic Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	253.2	1,012.7	1,772.2	1,519.0	3,291.1	506.3	0.0	6,392
	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	Atlantic Beach, SC	Count	0	2	8	13	14	20	6	0
	Atlantic Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	519.5	2,077.9	3,376.6	3,636.4	5,194.8	1,558.4	0.0	12,987
	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	Atlantic Beach, SC	Count	0	1	3	11	11	17	5	1
	Atlantic Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	263.9	791.6	2,902.4	2,902.4	4,485.5	1,319.3	263.9	8,654
	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	Atlantic Beach, SC	Count	0	0	2	10	4	16	4	0
	Atlantic Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	542.0	2,710.0	1,084.0	4,336.0	1,084.0	0.0	5,691
	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

Atlantic Beach, SC	577.80
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.

Atlantic Beach, SC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Atlantic Beach, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Atlantic Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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
2012	Atlantic Beach, SC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Atlantic Beach, SC	Per 100,000	289.0	289.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2,890
	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
2008	Atlantic Beach, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Atlantic Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Atlantic Beach, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Atlantic Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Atlantic Beach, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Atlantic Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

Atlantic Beach, SC	10.75
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.

Atlantic Beach, SC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Atlantic Beach, SC	Count	3	1	2
	Atlantic Beach, SC	Per 100,000	854.7	284.9	569.8	5.70
	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	Atlantic Beach, SC	Count	4	4	0
	Atlantic Beach, SC	Per 100,000	1,156.1	1,156.1	0.0	11.56
	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	Atlantic Beach, SC	Count	4	4	0
	Atlantic Beach, SC	Per 100,000	1,183.4	1,183.4	0.0	11.83
	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
2008	Atlantic Beach, SC	Count	5	5	0
	Atlantic Beach, SC	Per 100,000	1,265.8	1,265.8	0.0	12.66
	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	Atlantic Beach, SC	Count	5	5	0
	Atlantic Beach, SC	Per 100,000	1,298.7	1,298.7	0.0	12.99
	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	Atlantic Beach, SC	Count	4	4	0