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Surfside Beach, SC Crime and Crime Rate

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The Surfside Beach crime rate is higher than the South Carolina average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #118

Surfside Beach, SC	3,025.85
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.

Surfside Beach, SC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	0	0	4	3	57	156	8	0
	Surfside Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	95.5	71.6	1,360.7	3,724.0	191.0	0.0	1,922
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.4	30.6	82.7	365.8	759.9	2,433.4	267.0	NA	1,861
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	0	2	4	13	68	174	18	2
	Surfside Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	49.2	98.5	320.1	1,674.5	4,284.7	443.2	49.2	2,847
	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
2012	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	0	3	5	11	89	294	13	0
	Surfside Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	75.5	125.8	276.7	2,238.4	7,394.4	327.0	0.0	3,974
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.9	35.5	95.0	421.4	954.5	2,588.3	279.5	NA	2,109
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	0	3	4	17	104	263	13	1
	Surfside Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	77.3	103.0	437.9	2,679.0	6,774.9	334.9	25.8	4,181
	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	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	0	2	4	13	90	230	42	1
	Surfside Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	41.0	81.9	266.2	1,842.8	4,709.3	860.0	20.5	3,123
	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
2009	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	0	0	7	15	68	212	41	0
	Surfside Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	145.1	311.0	1,409.9	4,395.6	850.1	0.0	2,758
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.3	35.3	125.7	503.4	992.8	2,598.4	297.4	NA	2,258
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	0	2	6	10	79	196	51	0
	Surfside Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	41.8	125.5	209.1	1,652.0	4,098.7	1,066.5	0.0	2,990
	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	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	0	2	8	17	75	255	24	0
	Surfside Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	41.3	165.1	350.8	1,547.7	5,262.1	495.3	0.0	3,142
	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	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	0	1	5	12	114	208	37	0
	Surfside Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	20.6	103.2	247.6	2,352.5	4,292.2	763.5	0.0	3,137
	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	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	0	0	4	10	53	201	21	0
	Surfside Beach, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	84.7	211.7	1,121.9	4,254.9	444.5	0.0	2,186
	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

Surfside Beach, SC		-0.11
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.

Surfside Beach, SC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Surfside 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	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Surfside 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	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Surfside 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	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Surfside 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	1.4	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	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Surfside 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	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Surfside 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	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Surfside 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	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Surfside 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	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Surfside 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

Surfside Beach, SC	5.15
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.

Surfside Beach, SC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	27	21	6
	Surfside Beach, SC	Per 100,000	644.5	501.3	143.2	5.73
	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	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	27	21	6
	Surfside Beach, SC	Per 100,000	664.9	517.1	147.7	5.91
	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
2011	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	27	21	6
	Surfside Beach, SC	Per 100,000	695.5	541.0	154.6	6.18
	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	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	25	19	6
	Surfside Beach, SC	Per 100,000	511.9	389.0	122.9	4.50
	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
2009	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	29	22	7
	Surfside Beach, SC	Per 100,000	601.3	456.1	145.1	5.29
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	340.8	253.0	87.8	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	28	21	7
	Surfside Beach, SC	Per 100,000	585.5	439.1	146.4	5.12
	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	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	24	18	6
	Surfside Beach, SC	Per 100,000	495.3	371.4	123.8	4.33
	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	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	25	17	8
2005	Surfside Beach, SC	Count	23	17	6