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North Myrtle Beach, SC Crime and Crime Rate

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The North 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, #165

North Myrtle Beach, SC	4,275.22
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.

North Myrtle Beach, SC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	0	14	20	86	279	1,153	136	4
	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	95.4	136.3	586.2	1,901.6	7,858.5	926.9	27.3	4,648
	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
2011	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	3	13	43	49	376	1,032	93	2
	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	21.6	93.4	309.1	352.2	2,702.7	7,418.1	668.5	14.4	5,147
	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	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	0	11	31	59	476	1,183	154	3
	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	65.4	184.2	350.5	2,827.9	7,028.3	914.9	17.8	4,583
	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
2008	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	2	6	28	42	350	1,348	35	2
	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	12.4	37.3	174.2	261.3	2,177.6	8,386.7	217.8	12.4	4,191
	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	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	0	3	17	37	291	1,264	21	0
	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	19.3	109.1	237.5	1,868.1	8,114.5	134.8	0.0	3,528
	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	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	0	12	19	29	222	1,049	42	0
	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	83.8	132.7	202.6	1,550.8	7,328.0	293.4	0.0	3,575
	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	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	2	6	16	37	258	1,136	67	1
	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	15.0	45.0	119.9	277.4	1,934.2	8,516.4	502.3	7.5	4,255
	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

North Myrtle Beach, SC	7.78
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.

North Myrtle Beach, SC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	1.0	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	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	North 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	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	7.2	7.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	71
	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	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.4	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	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	North 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	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	North Myrtle 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	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.9	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	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.5	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

North Myrtle Beach, SC	5.88
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.

North Myrtle Beach, SC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	97	69	28
	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	643.4	457.7	185.7	5.51
	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	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	93	67	26
	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	633.9	456.7	177.2	5.45
	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	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	92	67	25
	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	645.5	470.1	175.4	5.58
	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	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	123	72	51
	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	884.1	517.5	366.6	7.01
	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	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	124	73	51
	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	736.7	433.7	303.0	5.85
	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
2008	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	110	78	32
	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	684.4	485.3	199.1	5.85
	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	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	121	95	26
	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Per 100,000	776.8	609.9	166.9	6.93
	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	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	107	101	6
2005	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Count	144	79	65